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2023
Juried artist - Pastime: The Relationship Between our Past Creativity and our Current Selves exhibit, Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Featured artist – Longview Unplugged
Contributing artist – Texas Heat exhibit hosted by Women’s Caucus for Art – Texas Chapter at Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences, Clute, TX
Featured artist – Exclusive Art Gallery Pop-Up by Longview Unplugged, Longview, TX
Juried artist - Mujer Manifesto Volume II: Birthing Justice Zine, The Gallery, Austin, TX
Website designer - NWLA RASA (2022-2024); Debbie Hollis - Artist
2022
Featured artist - Marshall Place Gallery regional exhibit, Marshall, TX
Featured artist - REQUIEM: Minicine¿ A retrospective. exhibit, minicine?, Shreveport, LA
First place: Digital Media - Greenville Art League 2022 Art Exhibit Tour, Greenville, TX
Juried artist - Relocating Hope exhibit, Lake Street Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist: sponsor table centerpieces design/construction - Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) annual dinner gala
Contributing photographer – Peak Plastic Foundation documentary films
2020 - 2021
Residential Client Art Education Program Administrator/Instructor – Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA), Shreveport, LA
Creator - Toxic Masculinity photography project; in progress
Website designer – Basic Necessities Diaper Bank (2020-2022)
2019
Juried artist - Out of the Darkness exhibit, Donna Service Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Juried artist - Women’s History Month exhibit hosted by National Organization for Women Shreveport-Bossier Chapter, Shreveport, LA
Creator - Residential Client Art Education Program - Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana (CADA), Shreveport, LA
Featured artist - Off the Wall exhibit and fundraiser, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA
2018
Juried artist/recognized as one of the Top Three Exhibition Artists - Micro/Macro: Under the Microscope, Into the Cosmos exhibit hosted by Marlene Yu Museum & Rainforest Art Foundation, Shreveport, LA
Juried artist - 2018 Art at the Center Exhibition, Overland Park, KS
Art Instructor in Residence - Montessori School for Shreveport
Juried artist - Mayor's Office Exhibition hosted by FireHouse Gallery, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
Featured poet - Fleur de Lit Literary Magazine, Winter/Spring 2018; Volume 1, Issue 3
2016 - 2017
Creator - Confessions of a Sinful Woman book/visual art project; in progress
Event organizer + designer of all print materials and official march t-shirt - 2017 Women’s March, Shreveport, Louisiana
Featured Writer - Fleur de Lit Literary Magazine, Summer/Fall 2017; Volume 1, Issue 1
Website Designer - www.ErichAvinger.com (2017-2020); Works In Progress Louisiana (2014-2020), Shreveport House Concert Series (2017-2020)
Emergency Grant Awardee - Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
2015
Photographer - Stray Dogs by the Highway album project
Photographer - All These Things album project
Contributing Photographer - Shreveport House Concert Series (2010-2019)
2014
Solo artist – I Can't Unsee Unscene online photo-documentary of NEA-funded Shreveport Common/Unscene projects by Shreveport Regional Arts Council
Guest writer - HenryHarbor.com: (http://henryharbor.com/unscene-cant-be-unseen-an-artists-commentary-on-publicly-funded-art-in-shreveport-debbie-hollis/)
Featured artist - The Shreveport Times (multiple articles)
Featured artist - Shreveportant/Shreveportraits podcast
Contributing artist - Shreveport Opera SOX fundraiser; Baylor University Kappa Omega Tau annual fundraiser; Meadows Museum of Art fundraiser
Founding Director: Works In Progress Louisiana, Shreveport, LA (2014-2020)
2013
Juried artist/recognized as one of the Top-10 featured artists - The Carolyn Querbes Nelson Triennial Competition, Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Solo photography exhibit; East Bank Gallery at Bossier Arts Council, Bossier City, LA
Curator and contributing artist - The Philadelphia Center 24th Annual Auction Against AIDS at Horseshoe Riverdome, Bossier City, LA
Juror – Shreveport Art Club/Summer Exhibit; Magale Library at Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
2012
Solo photography exhibit - From LeCompte to the French Quarter; Marilynn’s Place, Shreveport, LA
Mural designer - Centenary College of Louisiana MLK Day Celebration; Atkins Elementary School, Shreveport, LA
Curator and contributing artist - The Philadelphia Center 23rd Annual Auction Against AIDS; Horseshoe Riverdome, Bossier City, LA
Writing Assistant - 100 Contemporary Artists of New Orleans book proposal with Baroness Alexandra Monett de Callatay, New Orleans, LA
Juror – Creative Art Connection/Spring Art Show; Bossier Central Library, Bossier City, LA
2011
Juried artist - Look But Don’t Touch exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Contributing artist - Texas Avenue Midnight Special three-person art installation; minicine?, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Impromptu exhibit honoring NEA chairman visit to Northwest Louisiana; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Inventory/website photographer – Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Photographer - Shreveport’s 10 Best-Dressed Men feature for Portfolio magazine/Winter, 2011 - Spring 2012 edition
Featured artist - City Life magazine – April 2011
2010
Juried artist - Triennial Exhibition; Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Juried artist - Bubble Rap III exhibit; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist – Green Gifts 2-person exhibit to benefit Noel Community Arts Program, Shreveport LA
Mural design/installation - MLK Health Center, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist – AmiKids exhibit & fundraiser, Bossier City, LA
Contributing artist - Xmas Under da Ground exhibit; minicine?, Shreveport, LA
Featured artist - In The Know magazine - May 2010
Founder – Shreveport Visual Artists Critique Group
Creator/Curator – Artwork Clearance art sales site on Facebook
2009
Editor's Choice Award recipient - 7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photography Contest; May 18, 2009
Solo exhibit; Columbia Cafe', Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - A Happening exhibit; Turner Art Center, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Art From Angels fundraiser/auction benefiting Holy Angels Residential Facility, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist and featured commentator - Graffiti: A Film by Robert Trudeau
Juror - Bossier Parish Schools annual art exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
2008
Juried artist - The Money Show exhibit; SRAC/Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Juried artist - Caught in the Act: Art and the Written Word exhibit; Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook (Chicago), IL
Solo exhibit - Mercy; Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Shreveport, LA
Mural design/installation - Centerpoint/211 office; 2121 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, LA
Juror - Bossier Parish Schools Annual Art Exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Featured artist/speaker - West Edge Artists’ Co-op Afternoon of Art event Shreveport, LA
Juror - Volunteers of America/Red River Artists with Disabilities annual calendar project
Chair/Curator - West Edge Artists’ Co-op Citywide Gallery Program; Northwest Louisiana
2007
Solo artist - Judge Not installation and exhibit; West Edge Artists’ Co-op Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Two-person exhibit @ Shreveport House Concert Series; Fairfield Studios, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - The Artists of West Edge Artists’ Co-op exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Contributing artist - Renzi Education and Arts Center Art annual fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Montessori School annual fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - YWCA Affair with Flair fundraiser and auction, Shreveport, LA
Juror - Volunteers of America/Red River Artists with Disabilities annual calendar project
Chair/Curator - West Edge Artists’ Co-op Citywide Gallery Program; Northwest Louisiana
Featured speaker - Culture Jam Dining Society Breakfast; Shreveport, LA
Featured artist - Judge Not installation article; The Inquisitor magazine, Northwest Louisiana
Featured artist - The Shreveport Times/A Gannett Company
Art instructor – Christmas Around the World event; Multicultural Center of the South, Shreveport, LA
2006
Juried artist - Venus Envy exhibit; Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Juried artist - Coolspace premier exhibit; SRAC/Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Solo exhibit - 36.24.36/Recent Works by Debbie Buchanan Engle exhibit; The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) Gender Studies Conference at Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Renzi Education and Arts Center Art annual fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Montessori School annual fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - YWCA Affair with Flair fundraiser and auction, Shreveport, LA
Louisiana Division of the Arts/DAF re-grant panelist - Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA
Art instructor - Louisiana State University in Shreveport
2005
Juried artist - Art and the Feminine Perspective through the Generations exhibit; Bistineau Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Solo exhibit - 36.24.36/Recent Works by Debbie Buchanan Engle exhibit; WellNecessities, Shreveport, LA
Solo exhibit - See; Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Renzi Education and Arts Center Art annual fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Montessori School annual fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - YWCA Affair with Flair fundraiser and auction, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Underground Art Show exhibit; Body Electric Studio, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - West Edge Artists’ Co-op art auction and fundraiser; Fairfield Studios, Shreveport, LA
Art instructor - Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Art Instructor - Arts in Education Program sponsored by CPSB/SRAC, Caddo Parish, LA
Curator/Chairperson – Ann Rowell Celebration of Women in the Arts; Shreveport, LA
2004
Solo exhibit - Consume Me; Turner Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Contributing artist - Peter Pan Centennial Celebration exhibit; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Creator/Presenter - Single Motherhood: How Do We Do It? multi-media presentation; ACS Gender Studies Conference, Furman University, Greenville, SC
Art instructor - Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Art Instructor - Arts in Education Program sponsored by Caddo Parish School Board/SRAC, Caddo Parish, LA
Member - Oversight Committee; Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
2003
Contributing artist - Studies in Media exhibit; Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Board Member - Northwest Louisiana Art Gallery online
Member - Oversight Committee; Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Co-coordinator – Victim Awareness Project for juvenile offenders; Volunteers for Youth Justice, Shreveport, LA
Designer/project manager - VYJ/CASA playhouse auction project; Red River Revel Arts Festival, Shreveport, LA
Professional Associations
Former Board Member - Women's Caucus for Art – Texas Chapter (2023)
Founder/Director – Works in Progress Louisiana/The Creative Marketplace, Shreveport, LA (2014 - 2020)
Former Board Member - Friends of the Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA
Advisory Board Member – Highland Cultural District, Shreveport, LA
Founding Board Member/Artistic Advisor - Noel Community Arts Program, Shreveport, LA
Founder/Board President - West Edge Artists’ Co-op, Shreveport, LA
Former Member – Shreveport Writers Club, Shreveport, LA
Education
2004 - B.A., Art & Visual Culture; Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
1988 – 1990 – Education/Art; Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Selected Collectors
Frances and Ariel Matera - Charlotte, NC
Margarita Strickland - Honolulu, Hawaii
M. Jordan Phillips - Brooklyn, NY
Becky Haigler - St. Louis, MO
Vic Phares - Shreveport, LA
Glynis Ford - London, England
Carola Nix - Bossier City, LA
Sharon Nixon - Shreveport, LA
Kimberly Wilhite - Shreveport, LA
Terri Brock Axelson - Shreveport, LA
Pam Rowell - Shreveport, LA
Mike & Dolly McSwain - Shreveport, LA
Jack Sharp - Shreveport, LA
Amy Baber - Shreveport, LA
Theresa Mormino - Hot Springs, AR
Noma Fowler-Sandlin - Shreveport, LA
Richard & Charlotte Rogers - Shreveport, LA
Laura Flett - Shreveport, LA
Steven Soffer - Shreveport, LA
Andy Buffington - Shreveport, LA
Brett Malone - Shreveport, LA
Liz Swaine - Shreveport, LA
Marion Marks - Shreveport, LA
Virginia Player - Shreveport, LA
Gwen Day - Shreveport, LA
Eric Gnann - Shreveport, LA
Stephen Krefft - Shreveport, LA
Lynn Laird - Shreveport, LA
Cassie Smyth - Eugene, OR
Baylor Boyd - Shreveport, LA
Nicola Bryant Ballard - Shreveport, LA
Dr. Melissa Albritton - Shreveport, LA
Zulehy Hernandez - Metairie, LA
Randy Chaffee - Shreveport, LA
LaDonna Hughes Walker - Magnolia, AR
Todd Maddox - Bossier City, LA
C. Mark Burt - Bossier City, LA
Anne Susman - Shreveport, LA
Rev. Tom Howe - Baton Rouge, LA
Stephanie Clark - Shreveport, LA
S. Alan Dyson - Shreveport, LA
Brant and Deidre Osborne - Mansfield, LA
Andy Shehee - Shreveport, LA
Pam Atchison - Shreveport, LA
Joe Pierce - Shreveport, LA
Tony & Danielle Reans - Shreveport, LA
Robert Hampton, III - Waskom, TX
Edwin Buckner - Shreveport, LA
Susan Kelly Caldwell - Shreveport, LA
Keith Earl & Eric Evans - Lexington, KY
Joshua and Leigh Chambers - Bossier City, LA
Dr. Niketa Williams - Durham, NC
Joseph Kammer - Waco, TX
Dr. June Dyson - Ruston, LA
Karen Bailey - Keithville, LA
Sylvia McIntyre - Shreveport, LA
Adrienne Critcher - Shreveport, LA
Al & Lisa Childs - Shreveport, LA