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Light Revealed

12/17/2018

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Light Revealed Debra Van Tuinen
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Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
— EE CUMMINGS

From my first romantic realization that I wanted to be an artist, my life path has been set on a single course. In a career spanning more than forty years, this path continues to evolve in response to my personal landscapes.

These literal and metaphorical landscapes, my desire to create, and the skills I have diligently honed along the way, have combined to shape every aspect of my life, especially my art.

The origins of my creative desire had more to do with the process than the product. As a child, I loved to draw and paint because of how they made me feel. Even today, I find that when I hold fast to this motivation, my work is the most authentic.

Thus I find my new collection to be my most satisfying yet.

“Light Revealed” is the organic evolution of my previous work into a new flowing form. In these pieces, I have opened up my relationship with paint and canvas, allowing myself a greater freedom to explore the movement and the sensual aspects of my work.

It can be a curse to define your true north from such an early age, forsaking other conventional pathways that are more financially sound, but for me it has been a blessing that has nurtured my belief in myself and allowed me to take more risks and cultivate them in my creative process and thereby reflect an undaunted human spirit to all of those who enjoy my work.

Debra Van Tuinen
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Fall 2017 Olympia Arts Walk

10/5/2017

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Arts Walk 2017
Please join me at Waterstreet Cafe for the Fall 2017 Olympia Arts Walk.

Arts Walk Discount
Receive a 20% discount on all commissions and artwork sold on Friday and Saturday during Arts Walk.

Share a glass of wine and ask me questions about my new work. I'd love to see you.
Friday, October 6
5:00 — 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 7
1:00 — 5:00 pm

Waterstreet Cafe
610 Water St SW
Olympia, WA 98501
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Olympia Arts Walk LV
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Feature: Gray Pacific Northwest Design

6/14/2017

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PRIVATE RESIDENCE
SUN VALLEY, ID
I'm fortunate enough to have one of my recent commissioned pieces featured in the June / July 2017 Gray Pacific Northwest Design magazine.

It's a beautiful private residence with elegant interior design throughout.
Gray Magazine
Debra Van Tuinen
Two Panels, Encaustic/Gold Leaf on wood panels, 60" x 96"
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2016 Miami Art Basel

12/28/2016

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Art Basel
Photo Credit © Carl Juste, Miami Herald

New work—new opportunities

November 30 — December 5,  2016 
​I participated in the Spectrum / Red Dot Show during the Miami Art Basel and showed three of my new acrylic and sumi ink on canvas paintings.

As a result, in 2017 my work will be represented by Steidel Fine Art Gallery in London, England. They will show my work in the 2017 May AFF show in Hampstead, London and at aFall show at  Steidel Fine Art Gallery  in Austin, Texas.
We enjoyed viewing wonderful work at the galleries and talking to the curators, at the Miami Basel, Art Miami, Concepts, Aqua and Pulse shows. I am currently following up on opportunities with galleries that are interested in representing my work.

Each piece is available. Please send a note to start the conversation.
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What is Art Basel?

While Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to collectors, museum directors, and curators, it also attracts a large international audience of art spectators and students.
Art Basel is an international art fair with four shows staged annually in Basel, Switzerland; Miami Beach, Florida; the Wynwood Art District in Miami, Florida; and Hong Kong, China. Each show is organized into sectors which showcase contemporary artworks by established and newly emerging artists.
In addition to the artworks shown by participating galleries, the shows offer parallel programming produced in collaboration with the host city’s local institutions.

The New Red Dot Miami

Red Dot Miami, is a juried contemporary art show featuring 50+ international galleries exhibiting paintings, sculpture, photography, and secondary market works.
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