Deborah Butterfield

(American, born 1949)

red forest by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

RED FOREST, 2013

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wao'kele by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Wao'Kele, 2016

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maka'ala by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Maka'ala, 2016

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pine forest by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Pine Forest, 2016

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three sorrows (earthquake, tsunami, meltdown) by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Three Sorrows (Earthquake, Tsunami, Meltdown), 2016

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powder by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Powder, 2016

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storm castle by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Storm Castle, 2012

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lemon drop by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Lemon Drop, 2014

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rockford by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Rockford, 2013

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chew by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

CHEW, 2022

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ukabu  by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Ukabu , 2017

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kuhi lani by deborah butterfield

Deborah Butterfield

Kuhi Lani, 2018

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Biography

Timeline

1949
Born May 7, in San Diego, CA
1966 - 1968
San Diego State College, San Diego, CA
1970 - 1972
BFA, University of California, Davis, CA
1972
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Scholarship
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Purchase Award for Sculpture and Student Jury Award for Sculpture
1973
MFA, University of California, Davis, CA
1977
National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship
1980
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship
1992
UC Davis and Cal Aggie Alumni Association, Davis, California, Citation for Excellence Award

Exhibitions

2012
New Sculptures, LA Louver, Venice, CA (solo)
Essence: The Horses of Deborah Butterfield, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Pak (solo)
2011
Greg Kucera Gallery
2010
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ (solo)
2008
The Horse, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007
Deborah Butterfield: Horses, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV (solo)
Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (solo)
2006
LA Louver, Venice, CA (solo)
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo)

Public Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Literature

2003
Gordon, Robert, et al. Horses: Deborah Butterfield. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
1992
Tucker, Marcia. The Art of Deborah Butterfield. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992.