Debra Pearlman

Debra Pearlman, Carousel, A/P, 2019, Archival Inkjet Print, 44 x 61 in, Symbolist

Born in Boston, Debra Pearlman received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts and moved to Chicago with a scholarship to attend the School of the Art Institute for her MFA. Her work is included in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Walker Art Center, New York Public Library, Museum of Contemporary Art, Muzeum Sztuki and Smith College Museum of Art among others. She is the recipient of The Meredith S. Moody Residency at Yaddo, The Peter S. Reed Foundation, a Special Editions and an Individual Artist Grant from the Lower East Side PrintShop and the Foundation for Contemporary Art. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally including SLAG Gallery, Sue Scott Gallery, Exit Art, The International Print Center, The Biennial in Łódź, Museum of Contemporary Art and The Chicago Renaissance Society. Her works have been reviewed by The New York Times, Time Out critic’s choice, Art in America and the Chicago Sun-Times critic’s choice. Pearlman is based in Brooklyn currently.