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Debra Lott | 2022 Year in Review

December 15, 2022 Didi Menendez

Debra Lott [b.1951] is an American figurative artist from South Florida, now based in Louisville, KY. Her work focuses on figurative paintings that empower women and reflect upon the human experience. Her portfolio includes socially conscious themes that communicate human values and emotions. Lott completed her undergraduate degree at Palm Beach Atlantic University and received her Masters of Art in Teaching Art from Florida Atlantic University. She studied privately under Graham Ingles, EC Comic illustrator. 

 Lott has practiced oil painting and portraiture while instructing art classes since 1971. Selected exhibitions include: Evansville Museum of Fine Art, KY, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, KY, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, Eastern Kentucky University, Xavier University, Cincinnati and Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin.

Selected awards include: International Artist Magazine Art Prize Competition, Finalist Award, American Women Artists Spring Show, Outstanding Figurative Award, 16th International ARC Salon Competition, Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Member’s only Competition, Finalist, and Save Art Space- Solo Public Art Exhibit installed in Louisville, KY and Seattle Washington. Recent publications include International Artist Magazine and New Visionary Magazine. Lott is a grant recipient from Kentucky Funds for the Arts and three-time recipient from Kentucky Foundation for Women. Notable collections include Norton Cancer Institute and Family Scholar House of Louisville, KY. 

Debra Lott is among a select group of artists to have their artwork going to the moon (digital and analog technology in time capsules) and the first of women artists to have her painting on the lunar surface. The Lunar Codex is the first project to put the work of women artists on the Moon and also represents the first figurative realist art on the lunar surface. Lott’s work was selected by Samuel Peralta the payload coordinator and curator for the Lunar Codex.

Was 2022 a good year for you?

2022 was a good year for my art career as many of my personal art goals were realized.  An important event for me was having my painting, Passage selected as a finalist in the figurative category of the 16th International Art Renewal Salon Competition. 

What were some of the highlights in your art career?

I’m among a select group of artists to have their artwork going to the moon (digital and analog technology in time capsules) and the first of women artists to have her painting on the lunar surface. The Lunar Codex is the first project to put the work of women artists on the Moon and also represents the first figurative realist art on the lunar surface. My painting, Blue Heron Dreams was selected by Samuel Peralta the payload coordinator and curator for the Lunar Codex.

Were you included in any shows?

My work was selected for an exhibition at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, KY and The Cressman Center, University of Louisville. In the month of October, I had a solo exhibit at PYRO Gallery in Louisville KY.  I exhibited 15 of my paintings including five new paintings in a new series titled, Tangled Threads.  

Were you published in any art magazines or periodicals?

I was delighted to open the new, beautiful Visionary Art Collective (Spring Issue 2) and see  a two-page spread featuring my bio, artist statement and two paintings.

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