Education & Honors
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Diploma, 2009
MFA in Printmaking: Cumulative GPA: 3.9
* Pratt Circle Award of Distinction, Excellence in Academic Achievement Award
* Awarded merit-based graduate scholarship for 2007-2008 school year
* Awarded Robert Calrow Memorial Scholarship for 2008-2009 school year
Art Institute of Pittsburg, Online division
Diploma, 2007
Diploma in Web Design: Cumulative GPA: 3.5
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Diploma, 2005
BA in Fine Arts: Printmaking, Concentration in Feminist and Gender Studies: Cumulative GPA: 3.5
* Graduate Cum Laude
Lorenzo De’Medici, Florence, Italy
Study Abroad, Spring 2004
Cumulative GPA: 3.86
*Class representative in Final Show, Fashion Design and Drawing: Monsters & Myths of the Middle Ages
RElated Experience
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
2018 - Present
Manages Arrowmont’s marketing, public relations, recruitment and fundraising through social media and digital technology, and traditional marketing and PR.
Part-Time Assistant Professor, KennesSaw State University
2013 - 2018
Instruct studio classes in all levels of printmaking, foundations, & art appreciation. Guide students in the creation of a giant woodblock print for Print Big 2014 and the Spring Festival in 2015. Contribute to the development of the printmaking & foundation programs at KSU.
Registration Coordinator, SGC International
2015 - 2018
Create sophisticated registration portal using eTouches software for SGCI conferences. Serve on the board as the website content manager. Liaise with onsite steering committees and assist the SGCI Conference Coordinator in conference planning & implementation.
Relief/Letterpress Instructor, Atlanta Printmakers Studio
2013 - Present
Teach introductory and advanced relief & letterpress printing courses in a community studio to continuing education and amateur artists, including introductory carving & type setting, multiple-color prints and hand-printed and press-printed editions.
Program Manager, C4 AtlantA
2013 - 2014
Oversaw and updated course-based programs at C4 Atlanta. Research and develop new programs for the organization, including fiscal sponsorship, grant writing- and fundraising courses, and outreach. Assist in grant writing, facility maintenance, and participated in advisory and board committees.
Selected Exhibitions
2019
Off the Clock, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2018
Time Like the Present, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Pressing Matters VIIII, Hudgens Art Center, Atlanta, GA
9th INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING BIENNIAL - DOURO 2018, Alijó, Portugal
2017
Orpheus: Never Look Back, Orpheus Brewery & Drip Coffee Shop, Atlanta & Hapeville,
GA HOTLANTA, SGC International Conference, Atlanta GA
South, The Grand Salon, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
* Juried by Ben Goldman
The 3rd Global Print 2017, Bienal du Douro, Alijó, Portugal *
Curated by Nuno Canelas
Pressing Matters VIII, Abernathy Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2016
27th Annual International Small Print Exhibition, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL
* Juried by Deborah Maris Lader
The Imaginary Million, Le Fais do-do, Atlanta, GA
Percolate, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
Left Behind, Dorchester Art Project, Boston, MA
Deep South & Down Under, FireStation Print Studio, Melbourne, Australia
SOUTH, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta GA
Paying it Forward: KSU artists and their protégés, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw GA
Pressing Matters VII, Paper Plane Gallery, College Park GA
ArtFields, Lake City, SC
* Juried by Graham Boettcher, Stephanie Cash, Emily Smith, Leslie Umberger
2015
Pressing Matters VI, J Gallery, Atlanta GA
Selected Works from Atlanta Printmakers Studio, City Gallery at Chastain, Atlanta, GA
Defying Gravity, Aviation Community Cultural Center, Atlanta GA
Pressing Issues: The Political Print, J Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Transformation, Callanwolde Fine Art Center, Atlanta, GA
*Juried by Candice Greathouse and William Downs
New Spaces, Limelight Gallery, Atlanta, GA
*Juried by Julie Delliquanti, Carlton Mackey & Suzanne Darrow
Arrivals/Departures, Atrium Gallery at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, GA
2014
Pressing Matters V, 2 Rules Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Opposites Attract Print Exchange, Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Exhibit I, Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA
Transferred: Ink to Paper/Teacher to Student, Blue Mark Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Art & Social Engagement Project, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Triage Juried Art Exhibit, Fuse Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
*Juried by Louise Shaw, Wyatt Williams & Stuart Shapiro
2013
Brighten Up Broad Street Pop Up Gallery, Atlanta GA
Pressing Matters IV, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglass Co, Atlanta GA
Short Shorts, Whitespace, Atlanta GA
*Juried by Susan Bridges
Deborah Sosower: Retrospec, [Solo Exhibition] Fuse Arts Center, Atlanta GA
One One Walthall Fellowship Exhibit, MOCA GA, Atlanta GA
“aplicação” Lines of Work exhibit, WonderRoot, Atlanta GA
Flight, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Exhibit, Atlanta GA
Tension -Intention, Fuse Art Center, Atlanta GA
2012
Ex Libris Print Exchange, Atlanta Printmakers Studio & Spudnik Press, Atlanta, GA & Chicago, IL
Pressing Matters III, City Gallery at Chastain, Atlanta, GA
12x12, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Nana’s Artist Exhibit, Nana’s Next Door, Durham, NC
2011
12x12, Golden Belt, Durham, NC
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Sherman Mills Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Resident Exhibition, Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT
Durham Art Walk 2011, Golden Belt, Durham, NC
Board Service
Atlanta Printmakers Studio (2020)
Member since 2018. Appointed as membership committee chair position on the board in 2020.
Atlanta Printmakers Studio (2015 - 2018)
Member since 2012. Appointed to the Board in 2015. Elected President of the board in 2016.
SGC International (2015 - 2017)
Member since 2007. Appointed to the Board as the Web Coordinator in 2015.
Professional Memberships
Press & Reviews
Wonderroot, “Loose Change: Volume 3, Issue 4 Featured artist,” Atlanta, GA December, 2013
http://issuu.com/loosechangemag/docs/lc_v3.4_final/1?e=7048106/6034780
Jerry Cullum, “Review: Two MOCA GA exhibitions show evolution of Georgia art from 1980s to now,” ArtsAtl, Atlanta, GA May, 2013
http://www.artsatl.com/2013/05/review-mocaga/
Floyd Hall, “Wonderroot Podcast: Deborah Sosower,” Burnaway, Atlanta, GA May, 2013
http://burnaway.org/2013/05/wonderroot-podcast-deborah-sosower/
Professional References
Valerie Dibble
Professor of Art, Kennesaw StateUniversity
Coordinator of Undergraduate Printmaking
404-702-2960
Eun Lee
Printmaking Department Chair, Savannah College of Art & Design
Conference Coordinator & Executive Board Member, SGC International
912-414-2909
Kathy Garrou
Executive Director, Atlanta Printmakers Studio
404-849-2106
Residencies, visiting Artist/lectures, Fellowships & Awards
Emory University’s Carlos Museum Workshop Facilitator (Fall, 2016)
Organized letterpress workshops for the Carlos Museum Advisory Board and homeschool children using a small tabletop, clamshell letterpress, in conjunction with Shakespeare’s First Folio! exhibit.
SPACE Symposium Presenter (Summer, 2016)
Conference speaker at the inaugural Symposium for Part-Time, Adjunct and Contingent Educators symposium in Atlanta, GA. Presented research on “Printmaking Innovations: Researching the creative potential of typography, 3D printing and Letterpress."
Emory University’s Carlos Museum Workshop Facilitator (Spring, 2016)
Led silkscreen workshops for children & adults, "The Silkscreen Art of Susanne Wegner," a workshop for K-12 teachers, as well as a silkscreen printing workshop for adults. Participants examined Wenger's imagery and technique, then created their own compositions using screens inspired by Wenger's prints, in conjunction with special exhibition, "Between the Sweet Water and the Swarm of Bees: Works by Susanne Wenger."
Emory University Visiting Artist Lecture Series (Spring, 2015)
An artist talk that is free & open to the public on Monday, February 9th at 6 pm in the Visual Arts Building, discussing the role of printmaking processes in my work, followed by two, two-day relief print workshop with students of the Foundation in Art Practices classes.
Guest Speaker, Georgia Tech (Spring, 2015)
Guest lecturer, discussing my art career & the professional development opportunities available in Atlanta to the Career Class in the Literature, Media, & Communication Dept.
SNAG Symposium Presenter (Fall, 2014)
Co-presented The Importance of Strategic Business Planning & Lean Marketing for Artists at the High Museum for the 2014 SNAG: The Society of American Goldsmiths symposium.
Macon Arts Alliance Presenter (Fall, 2014)
Led a 3-hour presentation for artist and creative entrepreneurs at the Macon Arts Alliance on the topic of fundraising and grant-writing, as a representative of C4 Atlanta.
Emory University’s Carlos Museum Workshop Facilitator (Fall, 2014)
Worked with the Michael C. Carlos Museums’ Education staff to create a 2-day workshop, Concept & Creation: Printmaking Workshop for Adults, in conjunction with special exhibition God Spoke the Earth: Stories of Genesis in Prints and Drawings.
Art & Social Engagement Project (2013-2014)
Chosen to be the Artist Facilitator working with Trees Atlanta & Emory students in the inaugural program to create an art project that impacts the communities of metro Atlanta.
Ossobow Walthall Residency (Spring, 2013)
5-day residency for individual work and collective writing & thinking with the other artists of the 2012 Walthall Fellowship.
Ignite Program Scholarship (January, 2013)
Full scholarship to take an 8-week program for creative individuals aiming to develop sustainable business plans.
APS Open House Featured Artist, Atlanta, GA (December, 2012)
Atlanta Printmakers Studio 2012 Featured Artist for their annual Open House
Walthall Artist Fellowship, Atlanta, GA (2012-2013)
1-year Professional Development program through WonderRoot
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson Vermont (July, 2011)
4-week studio residency and scholarship
Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland (Spring, 2010)
1-week residency collaboration with Margaret Coleman
