Deborah Chapin (Born in Fort Collins, Colorado – January 1954) first began exhibiting in November of 1982 at the Grand Central Galleries in New York. Since that time Ms. Chapin's works have been included in more than 40 Museum and Gallery exhibits including the Louvre, Grand Palais in Paris; RJ Schaffer Museum; Colorado Historical Museum; National Arts Club; the Audubon and American Embassies world wide. Her works have been acquired by the CEO's of corporations such as the John Nuveen Company, Federal Reserve Bank, Jewett Inc., Pardoe Properties among others. She has had over 12 solo exhibitions in museums and galleries in New York; Washington DC; California and Connecticut. Group exhibitions have included the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Salon des Independants, Mystic Internationals and Invitational, and National Art Club exhibitions to name a few. Recently her marines have been selected for inclusion in the "Ketterer Marine Exhibition/Auction" in Hamburg. The exhibition represents 17th - 20th paintings in the marine genre. Also her works were selected to exhibition in the California Art Club Spring Salon.

Deborah Chapin has been selected a signature/artist member of the following organizations: National Arts Club, Societe Nationale Des Beaux Arts, Artist Fellowship, Artist of America, American Artists Professional League, California Art Club, Southern Vermont Art Center and American Society of Marine Artists.

She has been a leader in the plein air painting genre and recently founded the Professional plein air Painters group. Her biographies have been included in the Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon* (56 Vol Dictionary of Artists), which is the standard for reference of Museum's worldwide; Dictionary of Sea Painters, book by Edward Archibald, London; Yacht Portraits, book published by Sheridan Press/Overseas Press, Milan, IT and in the 24th edition of Who's Who in American Art. She has written articles for the American Artist Magazine and interviewed by US Art, Chesapeake Bay Magazine etc.


Recently she studied at the National Academy with Raymond Kinstler in a master class, earlier with Harry Shokler (Vermont Artist who invented serigraphs), and Mary Ekroos. She apprenticed through critiques of her oils for several years. She also studied sculpture with Martine Vaugel who taught at the NY Academy. It was an exercise and she learned a great deal about the figure but prefers painting to sculpture. In order to maximize her efforts during the sojourns to France, she completed three years of the USDA graduate studies language program. She gives Classes in plein air painting.and recently published a handbook on plein air painting entitiled "Capturing Life and Movement en Plein Air". She has a BS degree from MWC/UVA in 1976 and graduate studies certificate in French Studies.

 

 

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Professional Credentials:
Museum Exhibitions:

  • Arts for the Parks Finalist - 2001
  • Ketterer 17th- 20th Century Marine Art Exhibition/Auction, - September 2000.
  • Louvre - Salon de Société Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris - June 1999, 2000, 2001
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  • California Art Club Spring Salon, Edenhurst Gallery, Los Angeles - June 2000, 2001
  • Southern Vermont Art Center, One Person Exhibition - June, 2000, 2001
  • Birdsnest Gallery, 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Bar Harbor, ME, May 2001
  • Kirsten Gallery, Maritime Exhibition, July 2001.
  • National Arts Club - Gregg Gallery, "Memories of France", One-Person Exhibition, New York - September 1998.
  • 99th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members’ Exhibition, National Arts Club, January 1998, December 1999.
  • Meridian International Center, One-Person Exhibition -1997, 1992.
  • Salmagundi Open, Salmagundi Club, NYC - 1996.
  • Grand National, American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, NYC - 1995.
  • Baku, Azerbaijan (formerly in USSR), American Embassy-1995-98.
  • Audubon Naturalist Society, One-Person Exhibitions -1995, 1994, 1992.
  • Grand Palais, <Salon des Indèpendants>, Paris, France - 1994, 1993.
  • Catharine Lorillard Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC- 1994, 1983, 1982.
  • Bogota, Colombia, American Embassy -1995-98. (catalog Published)
  • Sanaa, Yemen, American Embassy - 1995-98.
  • Quito, Ecuador, American Embassy - 1993-96.
  • United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, American Embassy - 1992-95. (catalog published)
  • RJ Schaffer Museum, Mystic, CT - 1992.
  • Colorado Historical Museum, "Artists of America Exhibition", Denver, CO - 1988. (catalogues published)
  • Maryland Historical Museum, Baltimore, MD - 1989.
  • San Diego Maritime Museum, one-person exhibit - 1988.
  • Carnegie Art Museum, one-person exhibit – 1988.
  • Ventura Co. Maritime Museum, one-person exhibit. 1988.
  • Mariners Museum, Fremantle, Western Australia - 1986.
  • Mystic Seaport Museum, "Mystic Invitational", Mystic, CT - 1984, 1986.
  • Grand Central Galleries, individual show, "Clear Air and Snug Harbors" - 1984.
  • Mystic Seaport Museum, "Mystic International", Mystic, CT - 1984, 1985,1987.
  • Greenwich Workshop Galleries, Of Ships and the Sea - 1983, 1984, 1985
  • Greenwich Workshop Galleries, one-person exhibition - 1987.
  • Grand Central Galleries, "ASMA Exhibit", NYC - 1982.
  • Baltimore Museum of Art, "Open Exhibition", Baltimore, MD - 1980.
 
 
 
 

Chapin’s biographical sketch is featured in the:
Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon (Dictionary of Artists), published by Saur in Leipzig, GE v. 15; Fall 1997 which is the standard for reference of Museum’s worldwide. It is a complete and exact biographical data spanning the entire world-wide spectrum of arts from antiquity up to present with over 300,000 artists and a selection of exhibitions by these artists . Based on the structured data of the encyclopedia Thieme-Becker and Vollmer (the predecessors of the AKL) complete from A to Z and the structured data of the AKL as the printed version goes on. Currently from A to "Campagnari". Data from Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, published in printed form by K. G. Saur Verlag.

  • Who's Who in American Art, 24th edition 2000-2001.
  • The Artists Blue Book, Bibliography summary, 2000.
  • Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Maritime Kunst Catalogue, Hamburg, GE -Auction 2 Sept, 2000.
  • International Artist, Masters Painters of the World, "Etude Des Roches", Australia - June 2000.
  • Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon (Dictionary of Artists), published by Saur in Leipzig, GE v. 15; Fall 1997
  • American Artist Magazine, Sea & Surf en plein air, NYC - October 1995 (copies available).
  • Exposition Catalogue, Catalogue listing, Salon des Ind`ependants, Paris - 1993,1994.
  • US Art, interview by Gillian Judge, Adams Publishing, Minnesota, December 1990.
  • Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Chesapeake Communications, Maryland, May 1983, May 1990.
  • Dictionary of Sea Painters, book by Edward Archibald, London - June 1989.
  • American Artist Magazine, Billboard Publications, NYC - January 1988.
  • Yacht Portraits, book published by Sheridan Press/Overseas Press, Milan, IT - October 1987.

She is authoring two books one of which focuses on the development of creative powers and the second on plein air painting.

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