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How-To: The Paintings of Deborah Oropallo

  • Deborah Oropallo 
    "Inflated," 1998 
    oil on canvas, 100 x 76 inches 
    Private Collection, copyright and courtesy of the artist and Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco 

  • Deborah Oropallo 
    "Steel Bridge," 1990 
    oil on canvas, 80 x 80 inches 
    Collection of Barry B. Berkus, copyright and courtesy of the artist and Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco 

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    This mid-career survey included approximately 50 paintings by Oropallo, who has achieved national renown for her remarkable ability to transform mundane objects into striking images of poetic resonance.

    Traveled: Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, WA, November 10–February. 2, 2003 and Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA, April 2–June 29, 2003

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