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DEBBIE BIANCHI
Debbi Bianchi paints with many different mediums, mostly acrylic on canvas or panel, sometimes incorporating mixed media pieces such as Japanese paper, found vintage labels, photos and other sentimental ephemera. She paints in layers, letting parts show through, creating a little mystery here and there. Her first creative passion was sewing with her mother. She taught her that making something beautiful out of scraps of fabric and other discarded items is very satisfying and something to share and connect with others. The shapes of patterns and textures of the fabrics sparked a desire to create her own images.
Octopi have caught her attention, as they are mysterious and known to be highly intelligent and playful shapeshifters. The ability to change color and shape to blend into their surroundings is fascinating. These qualities have inspired Debbi to continue to play with paint and create ways new to her to express this mystery and shapeshifting quality that she finds hypnotic, wanting t to capture the strange and alien beauty of these creatures in her art.
Debbi participated in many solo and group shows in the Northwest and New York City. Her work has been a part of private collections across the United States, Canada, Australia, South America, Germany, Denmark and Japan. She has also been published in several books including Kaleidoscope by Suzanne Simanaitis and Look up Here- Five Years of NW Urban and Contemporary Art by John and Michelle Osgood. Debbi and her husband are both Seattle natives and currently live in Seattle with their 2 kids and cat and dog and several fish.