Debra Zelenak - Sculptor & Textile Artist
Education:
2011 B.A. Visual & Performing Arts, Visual Arts University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
1985 M.A. History University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX
1982 B.S. International Affairs, East Asian Area Study United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Exhibitions:
2021 Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, CA Vibrant Landscapes Virtual Exhibit
Sheridan Veterans Medical Center, Sheridan WY 2021 Sheridan Veterans Creative Arts Festival
Edward A. Dixon Gallery, Dayton, OH JOY (This is Just What I Needed)
Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL Bird is the Word! - A Virtual Art Show
Library 21c, Colorado Springs, CO Elevated Threads
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY Lander Art Center Member's Show
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY 41st Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2020 Northcutt Steel Gallery Montana State University, Billings, MT Broad Spectrum 2020
2019 Alamosa, CO Artscape
2018 Gillette, WY Avenues of Art
2017 Sheridan, WY Sheridan Public Arts
Sheridan Veterans Medical Center, Sheridan WY 2017 Sheridan Veterans Creative Arts Festival
Sioux Falls, SD Washington Pavilion Sculpture Garden
Hutchinson, KS Sculpture Walk Downtown Hutchinson
Alamosa, CO Artscape
E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park, Northglenn, CO Northglenn's Art on Parade
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY 37th Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2016 Sheridan, WY Sheridan Public Arts
Sioux Falls, SD Washington Pavilion Sculpture Garden
Eau Claire, WI Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
Mason City, IA River City Sculptures on Parade
2015 Sioux Falls, SD University of Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk
Mankato, MN City Art Walking Sculpture Tour
Eau Claire, WI Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
Mason City, IA River City Sculptures on Parade
Gillette, WY Avenues of Art
2014 St. George, UT Art Around the Corner
Sioux Falls, SD Sculpture Walk
Sioux Falls, SD University of Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk
Mankato, MN City Art Walking Sculpture Tour
Evergreen, CO Art for the Mountain Community
Headwaters Arts & Conference Center, Dubois, WY Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
2013 Cheyenne, WY Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition
Sioux Falls, SD Sculpture Walk
Mankato, MN City Art Walking Sculpture Tour
Eau Claire, WI Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY 33rd Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2012 Permanent Professors Art Gallery, United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Co Recent Work:
Debra Zelenak
Mankato, MN City Art Walking Sculpture Tour
Eau Claire, WI Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY The Small Things
2011 E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park, Northglenn, CO Northglenn's Art on Parade
Sioux Falls, SD Sculpture Walk
The Compass Galleries at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, CO
GOCA 1420 / UCCS, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO Rectify
University Village Center, Colorado Springs, CO Public Art Sculpture Evolution
Smokebrush, Colorado Springs, CO CoFusion
The Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO Finding Our Voices
Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO Studio Artist Show
2010 Avera Mckennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD Avera McKennan Sculpture Walk
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY 31st Annual Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO Studio Artists Show
2009 Headwaters Arts & Conference Center, Dubois, WY Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
Sixth Annual Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum, Colorado Springs, CO
2008 Headwaters Arts & Conference Center, Dubois, WY Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
Lander Art Center, Lander, WY 29th Annual Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2007 Holiday Inn West, Westlake, OH Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association Competition,
Ronald E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
Headwaters Arts & Conference Center, Dubois, WY Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
2006 Ronald E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
2002 Ronald E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
2001 Ronald E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
Awards:
2021 1st Place in Original Design in Needlework Sheridan Veterans Creative Arts Festival
2nd Place Professional 41st Annual Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2017 2nd Place Fiber 2017 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
1st Place in Fiber, Needlework and Carving Divisions Sheridan Veterans Creative Arts Festival
People’s Choice Sculpture Walk Downtown Hutchinson
2014 3rd Place: Professional Sculpture Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
2013 Best of Show Bronze City Art Walking Sculpture Tour
Best of Show 33rd Annual Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2012 Best of Show Bronze & People's Choice City Art Walking Sculpture Tour
2011 2nd Place People's Choice Sculpture Walk
Campus Excellence Award Flight Selected for extended exhibition at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
2010 2nd Place People's Choice Avera McKennan Sculpture Walk
Best of Show, 1st Place Professional Sculpture 31st Annual Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2009 1st & 3rd Place: Miniature Sculpture Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
3rd Place & Honorable Mention: Professional Sculpture Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
2008 1st & 3rd Place: Professional Wood Sculpture Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
1st , 2nd & 3rd Place Professional Sculpture 29th Annual Red Desert Audubon Wildlife Art Show
2007 1st Place Species Intermediate, Third Best of Show Miniatures Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association Competition
3rd Place Species Novice Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
1st Place Amateur Sculpture Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Art Show
2006 1st Place Bench Class Novice Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
2002 2nd Place Species Novice Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
2001 2nd Place Species Novice Ward World Waterfowl Carving Championships
Bibliography:
Riverrun, Student Arts Journal, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Spring 2010, number 37.
Riverrun, Student Arts Journal, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Spring 2009, number 36.