ABOUT DEBRA
Debra
Tomaszewski is a fine art photographer living in Northern
California. She holds a MA in Fine
Art Photography and has worked as an art educator teaching art to
students in all grade levels in public school as well as college.
Her artwork has been exhibited internationally and has won numerous
awards. Debra's psychological portraits explore universal
experiences of life through visual metaphors.
Debra received 2nd Place in this year’s PX3
Prix De La Photgraphie Paris competition for her "Growing Up Girl” Series as well as 3 honorable mentions in
other catagories. Her work will be
featured in the Annual PX3 Book No. 2. She also received honorable
mention in the prestigious "Spectra
'07 Triennial" at the Silvermine
Guild Arts Center, CT for her image Gateway from the "Growing Up
Girl" Project. The juror was Peter MacGill, owner of Pace/MacGill Gallery,
NYC. More images from "Growing Up Girl Project" were on display as
well in "Extasy
On" at PrimoPiano
Livin Gallery, Lecce, Italy. Her "Family Reunion
Series" received third place in PX3
Prix De La Photgraphie Paris A partial portfolio of
Debra's "Ellis Island Abandoned Dreams" Series was included in the
exhibition, "Uncomfortable
Landscapes" at PrimoPiano
Livin Gallery, Lecce, Italy. FStop Magazine Exhibition,"Open
Theme" featured several "Ellis
Island Illuminated" images.
Debra was selected to
participate in the prestigious Critical
Mass Portfolio Review, associated with Photolucida as well as Review Santa Fe, the
only juried portfolio review in the country.
She was chosen as
the "Featured Artist”, Issue 13, at The F- Stop Magazine
Gallery, representing the group show titled, "Childhood/Adulthood".
These images are published in the newly released book, FStop,The First Four Years.
More of Debra's portraits can been seen in the book, Photos That Inspire:
PhotoWorkshop.com representing Double Exposure Magazine.
Debra received 3rd place for
her "Ellis Island Illuminated" portfolio in the prestigious International
Photography Awards/ Lucie Awards, which is published in the book, The Lucies, Annual IPA
Awards No.6, Debra received honorable mention in the International Photography Awards for her
portraits of children and for her "Growing Up Girl" Project
as well as her "Ellis Island Abandoned Dreams"
Series. Debra's "Growing Up Girl" portfolio was also
chosen to be screened at the Palm
Springs Photo Festival Outdoor Slide Show.
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