Debi Pendell

243 Union Street, Suite 205, North Adams MA 01247 · 413.346.3362 • debipendell@msn.com debipendell.com

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SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2020
  • • All shows canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic
• 2018-19
  • • The Orchards Hotel & Gala Restaurant, Williamstown MA
• 2016
  • • Bright Ideas, MASSMoCA Way, North Adams MA
• 2014
  • • Gramercy Bistro, North Adams MA
• 2013
  • • Cultur’ Café Galerie, Ozolles, France
• 2011
  • • NAACO Gallery, North Adams MA
• 2010
  • • Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Groton CT
• 2009
  • • MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams MA
    • Allium Restaurant, Great Barrington MA
• 2008
  • • Hartford Fine Arts, East Hartford CT
• 2005
  • • Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Groton CT
    • Gramercy Bistro, North Adams MA
• 2004
  • • Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Art Gallery, Hamden CT
    • Chubb Specialty Insurance, Simsbury CT
    • Gallery In The Wood, South Windsor CT
• 2003
  • • Gallery at UCONN Health Center, Farmington CT
• 2002
  • • Gallery at Café Atlantique, Milford CT
    • Small Space Gallery, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, CT
• 2001
  • • Gallery In The Wood, South Windsor CT
    • Hartford Hospital Gallery, Hartford CT
    • The Promenade Gallery, The Bushnell, Hartford CT
    • It’s Only Natural Gallery, Middletown CT
    • Gallery Eleven, Fairfield CT
• 2000
  • • Gallery Eleven, Fairfield CT
    • It’s Only Natural Gallery, Middletown CT
• 1999
  • • Norman Stevens Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
    • Gallery at 10 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford CT
    • Exposure Ltd, Manchester CT
    • SmallWalls Gallery, Hartford CT
• 1998
  • • Pump House Gallery, Bushnell Park, Hartford CT
    • Exposure Ltd, Manchester CT
    • SmallWalls Gallery, Hartford CT
• 1997
  • • SmallWalls Gallery, Hartford CT
• 1996
  • • City Fare, Hartford CT
    • Naugatuck Valley Tech Community College, Waterbury CT

SELECT 2 & 3 PERSON & GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2021
  • • Eclipse Mill Gallery, N. Adams MA: Emergence, N. Adams Contemporary
• 2020
  • • All shows canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic
• 2019
  • • Eclipse Mill Artist Lofts, North Adams MA: Open Studio
    • Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams MA: 3-Person Show
    • Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams MA: Group Show
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
• 2018
  • • Eclipse Mill Artist Lofts, North Adams MA: Open Studio
    • Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams MA: Group Show
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
• 2017
  • • Art Mora NJ, 222 Main St, Ridgefield Park NJ: Beauty on Paper
    • Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams MA: Three Person Show
• 2016
  • • Art Mora NJ, 222 Main St, Ridgefield Park NJ: Art Blossom
    • Eclipse Mill Artist Lofts, North Adams MA: Open Studio
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
• 2015
  • • Art Mora NY, 547 W 27th St, New York NY: Vivid Mora
    • Art Mora NY, 547 W 27th St, New York NY: Wow Show II
    • Berkshire Artist Museum, North Adams MA
• 2014
  • • Art Mora NY, 547 W 27th St, New York, NY: Ink Art, Print Exhibition
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
    • Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams MA: Three Person Show
• 2013
  • • NAACO Gallery, North Adams MA
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
• 2012
  • • NAACO Gallery, North Adams MA
    • Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
    • Hartford Fine Arts, East Hartford CT: Three Person Show
    • Ulla Surland Gallery, Fairfield CT
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
• 2011
  • • Galerie Franck Cordier, Lyon, France
    • Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
    • Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington VT
    • Windsor Art Center, Windsor CT
    • Graphic Eye Gallery, Port Washington NY
    • Islington Art Society, London, England
• 2010
  • • NAACO Gallery, North Adams MA
    • Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
    • Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington VT
• 2009
  • • NAACO Gallery, North Adams MA
    • Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
    • Hygienic Art Galleries, New London CT
• 2008
  • • Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
    • Kolok Gallery, North Adams MA
    • Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs NY
• 2007
  • • Kolok Gallery, North Adams MA
    • Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs NY
• 2006
  • • Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams MA: Three Person Show
    • Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs NY
    • Gallery On The Green, Canton CT
    • Act II Gallery, New Hartford CT
• 2004
  • • Chameleon Gallery, Ipswich MA
• 2003
  • • Renana Gallery, Middletown CT: Two Person Show
    • EBK Gallery, West Hartford CT: Two Person Show
    • Chameleon Gallery, Ipswich MA
• 2002
  • • EBK Gallery, West Hartford CT: Two Person Show
    • Gallery at the Pen & Brush, New York NY
• 2001
  • • Mass Mutual, Springfield MA: Two Person Show
    • The Fisher Gallery, Avon CT
    • Gallery On The Green, Canton CT
• 2000
  • • 100 Pearl Gallery, Hartford CT: Three Person Show
• 1995/94/93
  • • Artworks Gallery, Hartford CT
• 1992
  • • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Norwich CT
• 1991
  • • Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown CT: Two Person Show

EDUCATION

• 1991 M.A.L.S. (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Fine Art), Wesleyan University, Middletown CT
• 1984 B.A. (Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design), Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT

BORN

• New Britain, CT, USA

• 2016 – Present MASSMoCA RESIDENCY WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams MA

FOUNDING MEMBER: North Adams Contemporary, an artist collaborative SELECT COLLECTIONS

• The District Art Gallery and Museum, Smolyan, Bulgaria
• Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore MD
• The D’Amour Center for Cancer Care, Springfield MA
• OppenheimerFunds Inc., 2 World Financial Center, New York NY
• Hartford Hospital, Hartford CT
• Naugatuck Valley Technical Community College, Waterbury CT
• Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, CT
• St. Francis Hospital, Hartford CT
• West Woods School, Farmington CT
• Private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Switzerland, France, London, Bulgaria, and Germany.

AWARDS

• 1999 Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, The Greater Hartford Arts Council, Hartford CT
• 2007 Artist Residency, Bulgaria; Griffis Foundation, New London, CT/Orpheus Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria.

PUBLICATIONS

• Rethinking Acrylic: Radical Solutions For Exploiting The World’s Most Versatile Medium by Patti Brady.
• Acrylic Innovation: Styles & Techniques Featuring 64 Visionary Artists by Nancy Reyner.
• Cover Art for: Family Resemblance: An Anthology and Exploration of 8 Hybrid Literary Genres, edited by Marcela Sulak and Jacquelie Kolosov
• Cover Art for: The Best of Brevity, edited by Zoë Bossiere and Dinty W. Moore. Rose Metal Press