Occupation: Painter, Sculptor Media: Acrylic, Oil, All Media; Clay. Born St Louis, Missouri, November 24, 1951.
Education St Louis Coll, AA, studied painting with George Bartko, 69-71. Fontbonne Coll, Advan Studies, studied sculpture with Rudi Torrini, 71-72. St Louis Univ, Advan Studies, studied Baroque Art, 72-73.
Teaching Positions Lectr Sculpture, Paducah Art Guild Market House Mus, 73; instructor sculpture, Paducah Coll, Paducah, Kentucky, 77-79.
Business and Professional Positions Gallery asst, St Louis Coll, St Louis, Missouri, 71-72.
Commissioned Works Oil portrait (30"x40"), Dr Everett Lerwick, comn by friends of Dr Lerwick, Missouri Baptist Hosp, St Louis, Missouri, 80; Portrait (20"x24"), Dr Zemlyn, comn by Bd Dirs, Chester Member Hosp, Chester, Ill, 89; Portrait (50"x60"), Susan Lengsfield Kasper & Children, comn by Diane Lengsfield (Paducah, Kentucky), Washington, DC, 93; Portrait (20"x24"), President Len O'Hare, comn by board dirs W Kentucky Coll, Paducah, Kentucky, 2002; Pencil 24"x30"), M V Jayne Hougland, comn by Association Retired Marine Personnel, Paducah, Kentucky, 2004; Oil portrait (25"x30"), Juliette Grumley, comn by Dr Paul Grumley & Mary Louise Miller Ezzell Katterjohn, Kenmil Place, Paducah, Kentucky, 2006.
Public Works The White House, Washington, DC; Off of Congressman Ed Whitfield, Paducah, Kentucky; Waterstreet Gallery, Seamans Church Inst Hq, New York; Museu Carmin Miranda, Rio de Janerio, Brazil; Wisconsin Barge Lines Collection, Cassville, Wisconsin.
Exhibitions Solo exhibs, The Art of Debi Frueh, Paducah Art Guild, Market House Mus, Paducah, Kentucky, 73 & Debi Frueh Paintings/Sculptures, Arts Coun Gallery, Paducah, Kentucky, 79; 26th Midstates Art Exhib, Evansville Mus Arts & Sci, Evansville, Ind, 16th Ann Art Exhib, Paducah Art Guild, Market House Mus, Paducah, Kentucky, 73; Gallantly Streaming (artists respond to 9/11), Yeiser Art Center Mus, Paducah, Kentucky, 2002; Torrit Grey, 10th Ann, Gamblin Artists Colors Co, Portland, Oregon, 2003; Size Matters, Yeiser Art Center Mus, Paducah, Kentucky, 2006.
Bibliography Berry Craig (author), Artist Enjoys Reactions to Her Sculptures, Sun Democrat, 79; Erin Green (author), Debi Frueh, Portrait Artist, Film/Interview WPSD TV, 2000; Darlene Mazzone (author), From Wickliffe to the White House, Paducah Life Mag, 2003.
Publications Author, Illusr (art), Christmas Wish, Millennium Tribute, Paducah Life Mag, 2000; author, illustrator (art), Love Lady Liberty, Paducah Life Mag, 2002; contributor, illustrator (art), From the Gallery, (From Wickliffe to the White House), Paducah Life Mag, 2003; author, illustrator (art), Lets Give Thanks, Paducah Life Mag, 2003; author, illustrator (web), Torrit Grey, Allegory of Painting, Gamblin Artist Colors Co, 2004.
Honors and Awards Best of Show (oil painting), 41st Ann Art Exhib, City of Paducah, 76; 1st Place (oils), Celebrating Women, Lourdes Found, 2002; Special Award for Creativity (Torrit Grey), 10th Ann Gamblin Artists Color Co, 2003.
Memberships Mus Women in the Arts; America Soc Portrait Artists; Yeiser Art Center.
Dealers The Artist's Palate 40 Avenida Goya Tubac AZ 85646.
Address Debi Frueh Portrait Studio 1985 Deerfield Road Wickliffe KY 42087
