Solo Exhibitions:

Visions of New Hampshire, Peterborough Town House through the Sharon Arts Center Gallery, Peterborough, NH, May-Nov 2006

Visions of New Hampshire, District Congressional Offices-NH02, Jan-April, 2007, invitation of U.S. Congressman Paul W. Hodes

New Work, Lawrence Library Gallery, Pepperill, MA, Aug, 2007

Highland Landscapes, Inchrie Castle, Aberoyle, Scotland, August 2007-June 2008

Recent Selected Exhibitions:
“Each Unique: Studies of America’s Lighthouses,” Ponce Inlet Fine Arts Show, Davies Lighthouse, March 2004

“Bear Woman,” Black and White Show, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, October 2005 Jurors Robert Seaman and Dustin Knight

“Advice to My Younger Self”. What’s Bugging You? Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, dates, Juror Rick Fitzgerald, November 2006

Newburyport Art Association Annual Juried Members Show, Newburyport, Mass., dates, juror Kate Dempsey, March 2008

Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Arts Association, Newburyport, MA, juror Andrew Witkin, May-June, 2008

Selected New Hampshire Artists, Congressional District Office, NH-02, Concord, NH, May-August, 2007, juror U.S. Congressman Paul Hodes

Three Artists, Gallery at Intermezzo, Peterborough, NH, May 2008


Bodies of Work:

“The Naked Landscape:” landscapes using human forms to create fantasy landscapes in oil and pastel. 2006-current

“Highland Scenes:” scenes of the Scottish Highlands accomplished on site during my 2007-8 fellowship, both oil and pastel.

“From Ordinary to Art:” simple still lifes using everyday kitchen items-- 2004-2008

“Each Unique: Studies of America’s Lighthouses:” oil and pastel paintings featuring unique qualities of selected lighthouses--2003-2004

“Bear Women:” American Indian style pottery and ceramics-- 1999-2005

“Rural Japanese Landscapes:” drawings and watercolors produces in peaceful, rural settings of four Japanese islands—1991-1995

“Beyond Ganja:” Jamaican fiber arts produced with indigenous fibers and dyes--1982

Education:

University of Missouri, Bachelor of Journalism, Design, B.A.,
New York Institute of Finance, M.B.A.
New Hampshire Institute of Art, Painting and Drawing Program

Additional Studies:

Watercolor painting, Louise Bartlet, Kirkwood, Missouri
Pottery, Clinton Polacca, Nampeyo family, First Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Arizona
Jewelry, Tom Yellowhorse, Navajo Reservation, New Mexico
Life Studies, Manny Schwartz, Chicago Institute of Art
Acrylic painting, T. Reyes, Daytona Beach, Florida
Ceramics and acrylic painting, June Davenport Studio, Oklahoma City, OK
Drawing, painting, Robert Seaman, Sharon, New Hampshire
Oil Painting, Alex Farquharson and Mary Iselin, Sharon, New Hampshire
Pastel Painting, Robert Carston, Kittery, ME and Sharon, NH
Oil Painting, Numael Pulido Studio, Hancock, New Hampshire
Jewelry Design, Joy Raskin, Sharon, New Hampshire

Grant:

James Daniel Fellowship, Aberfoyle, Scotland

Associations:

New Hampshire Pastel Society
Sharon Arts Center
Newburyport Art Association

Private Collections:

The works of Debra Blore are held in private collections throughout the United States, The Bahamas, Jamaica and Europe