Debbie Ma at HFAF24 - Hamptons Fine Arts Fair - Booth 424
Go to www.debbiema.com for more information about the artist and her work.
Go to www.debbiema.com for more information about the artist and her work.
Ball State’s David Owsley Museum of Art Showcases Contemporary New York Abstract Artist Debbie Ma
MUNCIE, Indiana – The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., will display a selection of paintings by New York artist Debbie Ma from Sept. 28 through Dec. 21, 2023.
DOMA is open to the public 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturdays. There is no admission fee. The exhibition and related events are part of Ball State’s Arts Alive Series, presented by the University’s College of Fine Arts
The exhibition features more than 50 paintings on canvas and paper informed by Ma’s studies in graphic design, fascination with grids and surfaces, and influences from Italian frescoes to American Minimalists and topography. The abstract works often display an imaginative use of black and white or muted tones over marble dust, the artist’s signature material that creates sculptural effects on a canvas support.
As noted by art critic and curator Barbara A. Macadam, Ma speaks several languages and filters these into her work, which is both varied and consistent. Her images incorporate Cy Twombly-like marks and calligraphic jottings, as well as Jackson Pollock-evoking gestures and layering. The show provides endless opportunity for study and eye-opening visits for Ball State’s diverse community and the people of East Central Indiana.
“I invite everyone to discover Debbie Ma’s mesmerizing works, which were first pointed out to me by the museum’s namesake benefactor,” Robert G. La France, DOMA’s director, said. “A man of few words and a decisive collector of action, David T. Owsley instinctively responded to the perfect arrangement of shapes and complex interactions between visual elements in Ma’s marble dust paintings. I think that our visitors will too.”
Visit DOMA’s website for more information and details on related programs and events, including a free public talk by featured artist Debbie Ma, who will speak at the museum at 6:00 p.m. on October 12, 2023, about her work, inspirations, and art as a vehicle for mindfulness and introspection.
Debbie Ma at work in her studio (2023) (jpg)
Download"Past Tense" (2022) by Debbie Ma. Marble dust on canvas. 48 in x 48 in.
Debbie Ma, American, born in the Philippines of Chinese descent, is a graduate of Parsons School of Design (New York). She is both graphic artist and fine artist whose designs have successfully graced products of major cosmetic companies. She has worked in New York City for many years and her studio specialized in packaging design.
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Debbie Ma, American, born in the Philippines of Chinese descent, is a graduate of Parsons School of Design (New York). She is both graphic artist and fine artist whose designs have successfully graced products of major cosmetic companies. She has worked in New York City for many years and her studio specialized in packaging design.
Her list of clients included Revlon, Almay, Maybelline, Elizabeth Arden, Cosmair/ L’Oreal, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Paloma Picasso, Esteee Lauder, Donna Karan, Aveda, Marc Jacobs. Michael Kors, Givenchy/Louise Vuitton, Kenneth Cole, and Godiva.
She has painted all her life and has used her extensive experience in graphic design in her paintings. She currently lives and works on the North Shore East End of Long Island, and owns an art gallery in New York.
Her large abstract paintings in marble dust on canvas explore the complex multidimensionality of geometric forms, in a monochromatic palette and texture. She creates a tapestry of quiet patterns that exude expressiveness through the application of a palpapble matrix of marble dust and pigments. Her contemporary abstract paintings are visual two-dimensional sculptures.
She has exhibited at:
Barcelona, Spain, School of Visual Arts, July 1997
Gallery No, Riverhead, New York, Solo Exhibition, August 1999
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Group Show, October 2001
RVS Gallery, Southampton, New York, Solo Exhibition, August 2002
RVS Gallery, Southampton, New York, Group Show, October 2003
Ice House Gallery, Greenport , New York, Two Man Show, April 2005
West Side Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show, January 2008
Art Sites Gallery, Riverhead, New York, Solo Exhibit, July 2008
RVS Gallery, Southampton, New York, Group Show, August 2008
Art Sites Gallery, Riverhead, New York, Group Show, June 2009
China Institute, New York, NY, Group Show, July 2009
Kappel Gallery, Greenport , NY, Solo Exhibit, August 2009
China Institute, New York, NY, Group Show, July 2011
Art Sites Gallery, Riverhead, New York, Group Show, September 2011
Art Sites Gallery, Riverhead, New York, Solo Exhibit, August 2013
Art Southampton, Southampton, Solo Exhibit, New York, July 2016
Market Art + Design, Southampton, Solo Exhibit, New York, July 2018
Art New York 2019, New York, NY, Solo Exhibit, May 2019
Her Paintings can be found in numerous private collections and the
David Owsley Museum of Art in Muncie, Indiana.
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