Debbie Meeks
The built environment inspires me. Growing up in New York City, among artists and construction workers, I worked as an artist’s assistant and laborer during high school. After college, I co-founded a custom woodworking shop that specialized in architect-designed furniture and cabinetry. Later, I moved to Gainesville, Florida, where I became a self-taught software engineer in the medical device industry. I remarried and eventually had the good fortune to retire early. While volunteering at a local wildlife refuge, I learned graphic design and reconnected to my creative roots. My paintings and sculptures began as a desire to fill the walls of our new home and expanded from there. My woodworking skills are put to use making my own frames and exploring sculpture.
My diverse experiences converge in art, blending painting, graphic design, and woodworking. My work explores a tension between minimalist restraint and the bold optimism of atomic-age aesthetics.
Debbie Meeks 