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Background
Deborah Samuel is a photo-based artist who has exhibited her work widely in the United States, Canada and internationally.
Her photographs are in several public, corporate and private collections. While she has worked extensively as a commercial artist, she now focuses
on her own projects. Samuel has lectured and led photographic workshops throughout North America, and her work has earned numerous awards.
Samuel was born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto and Adare, Ireland. She now lives in Santa Fe.
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Selected solo exhibitions
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DOG, Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| 2003 |
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THE DOGSHOW, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas (with Marty Walker) |
| 2002 |
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DOG + PUP, Special Photographers Gallery, London |
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DOG & PONY SHOW, Staley Wise Gallery, NY, NY (with Steven Klein) |
| 1996
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Exhibit, Special Photographers Gallery, London
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| 1996
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Exhibit, Tatar Alexander Gallery, Toronto
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| 1993
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Venus Passage, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1991
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Circle Series, Galerie Reckerman, Cologne, Germany
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| 1990
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Circle Series, Special Photographers Gallery, London
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| 1989
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Circle Series, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1987
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Headshots, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1982
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Spring Collection, Past & Present Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
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| 1981
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Spring Collection, Gallery Quan, Toronto
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Selected group exhibitions
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| 2002
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Dog Days of Summer, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
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| 2002
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A Thousand Hounds, UBS PaineWebber Gallery, New York
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| 2001
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Dog & Pony Show, Staley Wise Gallery, New York
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| 2001
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Creatures, Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, Texas
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| 1999
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Dogs & Cats, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles
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| 1996
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Exhibit, Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Los Angeles
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| 1996
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Exhibit, Gallerie Vrais Reves, France
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| 1996
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2x30, Tatar Alexander Gallery, Toronto
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| 1992
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The Idealizing Vision, traveling exhibition organized by Aperture
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| 1990
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Presence Of Portraits, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1990
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Lovers, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1989
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Lovers, Galerie Elca London, Montreal
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| 1989
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Contemporary Canadian Photography, Hotel La Citadelle, Montreal
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| 1988
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On The Border, Special Photographers Gallery, London
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| 1988
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Figurative Force, Stratford, Canada
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| 1986
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22 Wooster Gallery, New York
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| 1986
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Covergirls–Imitation Of Life, Gallery Quan, Toronto
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| 1986
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Masterpieces From The Gallery Collection, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1986
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Canadian Contemporary Photography, The Watson Gallery, Houston, Texas
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| 1985
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Retrospective, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
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| 1985
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The Leading Edge–Fashion & Beauty Photographs In Canada, Festival of Canadian Fashion, Toronto
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| 1985
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Gallery Quan, Toronto
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| 1983
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Gallery Quan, Toronto
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| 1983
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Zenith Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| 1983
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Lawndale Alternative, Houston, Texas
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| 1982
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Critics Choice, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
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| 1980
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Huys Gallery, Prince Rupert, Canada
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| 1979
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Davidson Gallery, Toronto
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| 1979
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Win Gallery, Toronto
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| 1978
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Canadians Exhibition, National Touring Exhibition, Toronto
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| 1978
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Silver Shadows, Toronto
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| 1977
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Ontario Student Print Show, Toronto and Paris
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| 1977
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Winter Artists, Dublin
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Museum exhibitions
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| 1999
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ADCC 50-Year Retrospective, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
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| 1990-92 |
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Children In Photography: 150 Years, a traveling exhibition
Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Canada
Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal
Memorial University Art Gallery, St. Johns, Canada
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
Koffler Art Gallery, Toronto
Art Gallery Of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
Vancouver Museum, Vancouver
Glenbow Museum, Calgary
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
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International exhibitions
Chicago Art Fair 1988,1989,1990,1991
Basel Art Fair 1989,1990,1991
Los Angeles Art Fair 1989,1990
Art Cologne 1989,1990,1991
Corporate and private collections
American Barrick Resources
Capitol EMI-U.K
Fairweather-Dylex
Hong Kong Bank of Canada
Xerox of Canada
Museum collections
Royal Ontario Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Books
Samuel, Deborah, pup: The Photographs of Deborah Samuel. Chronicle Books, Spring 2002.
Samuel,Deborah, dog: The Photographs of Deborah Samuel. Chronicle Books, Fall 2001.
Ewing, William, editor, The Idealizing Vision: The Art of Fashion Photography. Aperture Foundation Incorporated, 1991.
A collection of photographs from leading fashion photographers.
Ghost Photography /L'illusione del Visible (“The Illusion of the Visible”). Italy:
Mystfest/ Idea Books, 1989. A series of photographs from various photographers exploring the relationship between photography and specters. |
