BIO
In her image-making, Deb Ehrens embraces both age-old artisan techniques and modern digital tools. She is an out-of-the-box thinker who pushes the boundaries of materials and processes to create a unique look. Although largely self-taught, an ongoing mentorship with painter Deborah Quinn-Munson has been instrumental in helping Ehrens develop her artistic eye. She has also taken classes at RISD and Maine Media College and studied with Harold Ross, Dan Burkholder, and Wendi Schneider. Deb is an Elected Artist of the Art League of RI, Juried Artist Member of the Cape Cod Art Center, and Exhibiting Member of RI Center for Photographic Arts. A resident of Dartmouth, MA, Deb has been a solo and featured artist at galleries throughout the region and participated in numerous national juried exhibits. Her award-winning images are held in private and corporate collections.
Recent Solo and Featured Artist Exhibitions:
Marine Heatwaves, Whaling Museum, 2023
Newport Ocean Race Education Center, 2023
European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 2023
Synergy II, Falmouth Art Center 2023
Synergy II, URI Providence, RI, July 2022
Gallery at Four, December 2021
Marine Heatwaves, South Coast Surface Design, 2021
Below the Surface, Falmouth Art Center, 2021
Behind the Lens, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Art, March 2020
Botanical Explorations, S&G Project Gallery, New Bedford, MA, 2018
Imago Gallery, Guest Artist, June 2018
Impressions, Marion Art Center, Marion, MA 2017
New Views, Reviews, Gallery 4, Tiverton, RI 2017
Selected Recent Juried Group Exhibitions:
Fifth Annual Juried Member Show, Jessica Burko Juror2024
Re/Framing the View: Nineteenth-Century American Landscapes, Naomi Slipp Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2022-2023,Minnesota Marine Art Museum 2023-2024
Still Life, Praxis Gallery, Juror Kimberly Witham
Newport Art Museum Bienniel, Juror, Dr. Kimberli Gant, 2022
Elected Artist Exhibit, Art League, RI, 2021
Botanical, PhotoPlace Gallery, Juror, LeeAnn White, 2021
Botanical, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX Juror, Wendi Schneider 2019
Visual Conversation Project, Florence T Little Gallery, South Coast Surface Design, RI Photo Arts 2019, 2020
All New England, Cape Cod Art Center, 2019, 2018
Favorite Things, Cape Cod Art Center, 2019
Photo 40, Mystic Museum of Art, Juror, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, 2018
Metamorphosis, Dark Room Gallery, Juror, Wendi Schneider, 2018
Flora, Rankin Art Photography Center, Columbus, GA Juror, Paula Tognarelli, 2018
Professional Affiliations:
Elected Artist Member, Art League of Rhode Island
Juried Artist Member, Cape Cod Art Association
Exhibiting Artist Member, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts
Awards:
Metcalf Award for Innovation, Art League RI, 2021
Director’s Award, Botanical, PhotoPlace Gallery, 2021
First Place, All New England Exhibit, Cape Cod Art Center, 2018
Juror’s Award, Metamorphosis, Darkroom Gallery, Wendi Schneider, Juror, 2018
Best of Show, Fall Color, Cape Cod Art Center, Dave Kaphammer, Juror, 2018
Honorable Mention, Favorite Things, Cape Cod Art Center, 2018