“Thoroughly modern, yet rooted in tradition” - Guideposts.
“Filled with Renaissance resonances.” - Dr. Kathryn Barusch - Graduate Theological Union
“The work is filled with positivity and life enhancing energy.” - NYC Gallerist Nancy Hoffman
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Biography
Deborah Lanino was born in New York and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Early in her career, she illustrated over a dozen published book jackets and picture books. (her first was the Christmas classic, “The Littlest Angel”). Deborah taught college art for over 10 years and holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Pratt Institute and a Master’s Degree from Argosy University. She also studied art abroad at SACI in Florence, Italy. Deborah exhibits her paintings in galleries nationwide.
Artist Statement
I remember drawing as soon as I could hold a crayon and was fortunate that my family encouraged my love of the arts. My first sentence was “I See.” When I was a college junior at Pratt, studying abroad in Florence, Italy, I traveled north on a train, and saw the churches, museums and an exhibition in Vercelli, commemorating 400 years since the death of Renaissance painter Bernardino Lanino (1512-1583). I learned about the prolific Lanino Workshop near Milan and of direct ancestral connections. In my work, I use Renaissance techniques such as chiaroscuro (lights and darks), sfumato (blurring edges) pentimento (painting over), delicate layers of glazes and impasto. Some of my works have symbolic and metaphorical elements and other works are abstract, yet contain meditative and transcendent tones through light, color and design. The natural beauty of the west coast influences my palette. Themes from scripture can be found in my work, the goal of which is to uplift and bring positivity to the viewer.
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EXHIBITIONS
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2024
Solo exhibition
"Reimagining: Faith, Hope & Love" Blackfriars Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2024
"Indistinct Chatter" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Smalltime" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Turf" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Take Flight" GEO Gallery, Burbank, CA
"Spectrum" BG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Honoring the Feminine" Range Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Honoring the Feminine" Beverly Hills Art Show, Beverly Hills, CA
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2023
"Shape and Form" Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA
"A Keen Eye" The Range Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Beloved Planet” The Makery, Los Angeles, CA
“Holiday Show” The Makery , Los Angeles, CA
"The Berkeley Art & Interreligious Pilgrimage Project" Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
"Generations" Nan Rae Gallery, Burbank, CA
"Storytellers" Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"Reflections & Projections" The Encino Terrace Gallery, Encino, CA
"Artwork" The Encino Terrace Gallery, Encino, CA
"It Figures" Gain Federal Credit Union, North Hollywood, CA
"Smalltime" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Confection" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Words on Printed Page" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Full Bodied" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Aurora" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"New Baroque" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Past Exhibits:
The Huntington Art Museum & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
ADM Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
California Design College, Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Festival of Books, Los Angeles, CA
The Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA
San Fernando Art Association, Los Angeles, CA
The Art Institute Gallery, North Hollywood, CA
CSUN Gallery, Northridge, CA
The Acorn Store, Santa Monica, CA
The Montana Library, Santa Monica, CA
Every Picture Tells a Story, Santa Monica, CA
The Beverly Hills Library, Hernando, FL
Mitchell’s Books, Nantucket, MA
The Maria Mitchell Association, Nantucket, MA
The Atheneum, Nantucket, MA
Rubelle & Norman Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Puck Gallery, New York, NY
Pratt Gallery, New York, NY
Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
Picot Hall, Albany, NY
College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy
Vango Gallery, Online
Queen Elizabeth II, At Sea, Ocean Liner
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MUSEUMS
The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
New York Times
St. Petersburg Times
​Tampa Bay Times
Wine Spectator
UK House & Gardens
Intentfully FIT
​Angels on Earth
Nursing Magazine
La Maze Publishing
Golf Journal
Government Executive
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AWARDS
Gold UCDA Award. University and College Design Associates
Silver Medal for the National Case Awards
COVER ART
PennStater
Cornell Alumni
Pomona College Magazine
Simon & Schuster
Grolier
Clarion
Random House
Greenwillow
Barnes & Noble Classics
Scholastic
Farrar Strauss & Giroux
Henry Holt
Houghton Mifflin Books
Orchard
McDougal Littell
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
California Design College - Faculty
Los Angeles, CA 2005 – 2009
The Art Institute of California-Hollywood - Faculty
Los Angeles, CA 2009 – 2015
​Fremont College - Faculty
Los Angeles, CA 2011 - 2012
Milken Community Schools-Faculty
Los Angeles, CA 2014-2020
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​ART DIRECTION
Contemporanea Fine Art Publication New York, NY
New York Association for New Americans New York, NY
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute BFA 1986
Argosy University MA 2010
SACI Florence, Italy 1985
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