Lesley University, Vandernoot Gallery: Mermeros, March 22-April 16, 2016

The work in Debra Weisberg’s “Mermeros” (“causing anxiety; mischievous”) spans over 15 years and highlights the artist’s long inquiry with improvisational drawing as the foundation for sculpture in which the imagery emerges in collaboration and in resistance to materials. How does the unexpected translate into abstractionism which triggers memories of imagined scapes? She was very excited to use this opportunity to show some older works that have never been shown before and place them in conversation with newer work, including a larger re-configured version of (un)Sea(n) Scape, originally shown at The Museum Complex in Duxbury.

From an educational standpoint, Weisberg hopes this exhibition provided students with a fruitful and meaningful conversation on maintaining a long term studio practice and keeping an idea fresh over decades.

Opening reception: Thursday, March 24, 6-8pm

University Hall Gallery
1815 Mass AveCambridge MA

Gallery Hours:
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 12-5pm
Thu 3-8pm

Work Showcase @ Voices of Hope Summit June 2015

Debra participated and exhibited her work at ivoh’s 2015 Restorative Narrative Summit: “Exploring Resilience Through the Media,” June 25-28 at the Peace Village in Haines Falls, NY.

Computational Making Workshop, University College London June 21- 22, 2014

As part of the 6th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, Weisberg presented her paper, “Material Drawing: Exploration and Connectivity,” at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning (2014) and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (2018). This paper which examined the material of making, preservation of the senses, and its educational implications in the digital age was also presented at University College, London (2014). An iteration of this talk was given at the Broad Institute (2018), a biomedical and genomic research center located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Material Drawing: Exploration and Connectivity.

Wheaton Biennial 2012

Debra Weisberg, artist in residence at Wheaton College, collaborated with Wheaton students on Swoop, a large scale tape/paper drawing installation as part of  2013 Wheaton Biennial, Drawing out of Bounds, curated by Judith Tannenbaum, curator of the RISD Museum. February 27-April 13, 2013

Paper Biennial Rijswijk 2012

Debra Weisberg’s paper and tape works were exhibited at the Paper Biennial Rijswijk 2012
September 2 – November 25

Opening reception: Sunday September 2, 3pm

Museum Rijswijk
Holland Paper Biennial 2012
Herenstraat 67
2282 BR Rijswijk
The Netherlands