Deborah Baldizar

Education

• 2006 Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  • Thesis: Looking In: Liminal Spaces

• 1997 Bachelor of Science, Business, University of New Hampshire

Exhibition Record

• 2024 Miracles, Wedeman Gallery, Newton, MA

• 2024 Member’s Exhibit, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

• 2023 ORIGIN, National Juried Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

• 2023 Believe, Virtual Exhibition with Wedeman Gallery, Lasell University, Newton, MA   

  2022 Member’s Exhibit, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

  2022 Portraits of Leadership: Responses to the Obama Portraits, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA

• 2021 Sense of Place, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI

• 2021 Transformation (Juried Show), Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI (*Honorable Mention)

• 2021 Grace (Virtual Exhibition), Lasell University, Newton, MA

• 2020 13th Foundation Prize Exhibit (Juried Show), Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI

• 2020 Visions of Love, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell University, Newton, MA

• 2020 The Big Show, IMAGO Gallery, Warren, RI (*Best in Show)

• 2019 Impact, Barrington Public Library, Barrington, RI

• 2019 Growth, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA                                     

• 2019 Truth Stories, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA                          

• 2019 CAST: Art and Objects, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA                                            

• 2018 8 Visions, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

• 2018 Wishes, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA                                 

• 2018 Max 12, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI                                         

• 2018 Member’s Show, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

• 2017 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2017 Revelations, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2017 Figuratively Speaking, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery, Fall River, MA

• 2016 Timeline: Celebrating the Narrows, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA

• 2016 Silent Auction, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2015 Art/Word, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2015 deadWEST: Place and Identity, Lakeside, TX

• 2015 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2014 Night Swimming, (Solo Show), Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2014 Art/Word, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2013 Raw Potential, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

• 2013 12x12, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2012 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2012 The Art of Handmade Paper, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA

• 2012 Beyond Rodin:New Directions in Figurative Sculpture, Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY

• 2012 Haiku, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2011 Rock Paper Scissors, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT

• 2010 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2009 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2009 Delicate Terrestrials, Babson College, Babson Park, MA

• 2008 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2008 Glimpse, (Solo Show), Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA

• 2008 Fusion, The Spot, Providence, RI

• 2008 Pulp Function Traveling Exhibit, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA

• 2007 Creative Showcase, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2007 Pulp Function Traveling Exhibit, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

• 2007 Women of Influence, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2007 Faculty & Staff Art Show, Three Rivers Commuity College, Norwich, CT

• 2006 50th National Juried Exhibit, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT

• 2006 Little Girl in A Grown up World, MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA

• 2006 Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA

• 2006 MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, MA

• 2006 Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, North Dartmouth, MA

• 2006 Sculpture Survey, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA

• 2006 Bronze Exhibit, CVPA Campus Gallery, North Dartmouth, MA

• 2005 Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, North Dartmouth, MA

• 2005 ReWork, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA

• 2004 Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, North Dartmouth, MA

Relevant Experience              

• 2022-Present Associate Professor of Art, Lasell University, Newton, MA

• 2014-2022 Assistant Professor of Art, Lasell University, Newton, MA

• 2006-2014 Lecturer in Studio Art, Lasell College, Newton, MA

• 2006-2009 Adjunct Professor of Studio Art, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI

• 2006-2007 Adjunct Professor of Studio Art, Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT

• 2003-2006 Instructor of Record, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Graduate Assistant Gallery Coordinator, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

• 2000-2002 Sculpture Instructor, School of the Arts High School, San Francisco, CA

• 2001-2002 Mural Instructor, Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center, San Francisco, CA

• 1999–2000 Artist In Residence, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

Workshops/Artist Talks 

• 2019 Artist Talk, Impact, Barrington Public Library, Barrington, RI

• 2018 Artist Talk, 8 Visions, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

• 2014 Artist Talk, Night Swimming, Lasell University, Newton, MA

• 2009 Visiting Artist, Workshop & Lecture, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA

• 2009 Artist Talk, Delicate Terrestrials, Babson College, Babson Park, MA

• 2008 Artist Talk & Studio Visits, Glimpse, Lawrence Academy, Groton MA

• 2008 Artist Talk, Pulp Function, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA

Recognition

• July 2018, Article, Artscope, Eight Visions: Visceral Views at Attleboro Arts

• July 2018 Article, Artscope, “Cornered: Deborah Baldizar”

• June 2018 Artist Card, ArtProv Gallery

• June 2017, Book, 3 images included in CAST: Art and Objects Made Using Humanities Most Transformational Process, by Jen Townsend & Renee Zettle-Sterling, Schiffer Publishing

• Aug 2013 Article, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Commonly a canvas, paper becomes the art itself”

• Sept 2012 Video, Beyond Rodin: New Directions in Contemporary Figurative Sculpture

• Sept 2012 Article, Martha’s Vineyard Times, “Show to highlight many personalities of handmade paper”

• Dec 2011 Article, Greenwich Time, “Forces of nature inspire artists in 'Rocks Paper Scissors' exhibition”

• April 2009 Article, Morning Call, “Michener show gets creative with paper”

• Sept 2008 Article, Lawrence Academy Website, “Impressions of an Artist”

• Oct 2008 Article, The Free Library, Pulp Function

• Feb 2008 Article, Fall River Spirit, “'Pulp Function display at Narrows Center finds fiber transformed into art”

• Aug 2007 Picture, American Style Magazine

• June 2007 Article, The Providence Journal, "You'll never look at the paper quite the same way"

• April 2006 Article, The Standard Times, “UMD MFA thesis works are stellar”

Awards & Honors

• 2024 de Witt Spirit Award @ Lasell University

• 2023 Torchlight Award @ Lasell University, given to someone who embodies the Lasell values in their work - integrity, honesty, ethical decision making, social responsibility, mutual respect and kindness.

• 2021 Honorable Mention for UBUNTU, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI

• 2020 Awarded ‘Best In Show’ for Cossack Immigrant by IMAGO Gallery in Warren, RI

• 2004-2006 Teaching Assistantship, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

• 2005 Dedalus Foundation Scholarship Nominee

• 2003-2006 Graduate Assistantship, Gallery Coordinator, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

• 2003-2005 Graduate Assistantship, Provost’s Office, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth