Debbie Hollis

2020

Director: Art Education Program at Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana (CADA), Shreveport, LA

2019

Juried artist: Women's History Month Art Exhibit hosted by National Organization for Women Shreveport-Bossier Chapter, Shreveport, LA
Juried artist: Out of the Darkness art exhibit, Donna Service Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Creator/Director: Art Education Program at Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana (CADA), Shreveport, LA
Featured artist: Off the Wall exhibit, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA

2018

Guest art instructor - Montessori School for Shreveport
Juried artist: Micro/Macro: Under the Microscope, Into the Cosmos exhibit; Marlene Yu Museum, Shreveport, LA
Juried artist: 2018 Art at the Center Exhibition; Overland Park, KS
Juried artist: Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge:Mayor’s Office Art Collection, Baton Rouge, LA
Featured Poet: Fleur de Lit Literary Magazine, Winter/Spring 2019; Volume 1, Issue 3
Koi Pond mural creation/installation at CADA of Northwest Louisiana

2016-2017

Board Member - Works In Progress Louisiana
Creator - Confessions of a Sinful Woman book/visual art project; release date TBA
Organizer/Graphic Designer - 2017 Women’s March in Shreveport, Louisiana
Featured Writer - Fleur de Lit Literary Magazine, Summer/Fall 2017; Volume 1, Issue 1
Website Designer - , www.worksinprogresslouisiana.com, www.debbiehollis.com
Performer - Revolution is Now! stage reading; Southern University Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA

2015

Photographer - Stray Dogs by the Highway album project
Photographer - Julieann Banks' All These Things album project
Photographer - Shreveport House Concert Series (various events)

2014

Creator - I Can't Unsee Unscene online photodocumentary of NEA-funded Shreveport Common/Unscene projects by Shreveport Regional Arts Council
Contributing Writer - HenryHarbor.com
Featured Artist - The Shreveport Times (June 20, 2014)
Featured Artist - Shreveportant/Shreveportraits podcast
Contributing Artist - Shreveport Opera fundraiser, Baylor University Kappa Omega Tau annual fundraiser, Meadows Museum of Art fundraiser
Founder - Works In Progress Louisiana
Juried Artist - Grand Opening exhibit, Rainforest Art Foundation, Shreveport, LA

2013

Juried Artist - The Carolyn Querbes Nelson Third Meadows Museum of Art North Louisiana Triennial Competition; ranked Top-10 Artist by Juror Jolene Mechanic; Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Solo Photography Exhibit - East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Curator & Contributing Artist - The Philadelphia Center 24th Annual Auction Against AIDS; Horseshoe Riverdome, Bossier City, LA
Juror – Shreveport Art Club Summer Exhibit; Magale Library at Centenary College, Shreveport, LA

2012

Solo Photography Exhibit - From LeCompte to the French Quarter; Marilynn’s Place, Shreveport, LA
Mural Designer - Centenary College of Louisiana MLK Day Celebration; donated two large murals to Atkins Elementary School, Shreveport, LA
Curator & Contributing Artist - The Philadelphia Center 23rd Annual Auction Against AIDS; Horseshoe Riverdome, Bossier City, LA
Writing Assistant - 100 Contemporary Artists of New Orleans book proposal with Alexandra Monett (de Callataÿ), New Orleans, LA
Juror – Creative Art Connection Spring Art Show; Bossier Central Library, Bossier City, LA

2011

Juried Artist - Look But Don’t Touch exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
3-Person Installation with Texas Avenue Midnight Special; minicine?, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - Impromptu exhibit honoring NEA visit to Louisiana; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Photographer – artspace/giftspace, Shreveport, LA
Photographer - Shreveport’s 10 Best-Dressed Men feature article for Portfolio Magazine/
Winter, 2011 - Spring, 2012 issue
Featured Artist - City Life Magazine, April issue

2010

Juried Artist - Triennial Exhibition; Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Juried Artist - Bubble Rap III exhibit; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
2-Person Exhibit - Green Gifts; Noel Community Arts Program, Shreveport LA
Mural Design/Installation - MLK Health Center, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Photographer - AmiKids, Bossier City, LA
Contributing Artist - Xmas Under da Ground exhibit; minicine?, Shreveport, LA
Featured Artist - In The Know Magazine, May issue
Founder – Shreveport Visual Artists Critique Group
Creator/Curator – Artwork Clearance (ongoing)

2009

Photographer - Editor's Pick Award/Photo of the Day Recipient - 7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photography Contest; May 18, 2009
Solo Exhibit - Columbia Cafe', Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - A Happening; Turner Art Center, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - Art From Angels exhibit/fundraiser for Holy Angels Residential Facility, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist/Featured Commentator - Graffiti: A Film by Robert Trudeau
Juror - Bossier Parish Schools Annual Art Exhibit, East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA

2008

Juried Artist - The Money Show exhibit; Artspace, Shreveport, LA

Juried Artist - Caught in the Act: Art and the Written Word exhibit; Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook (Chicago), IL
Solo Exhibit - Mercy; Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Shreveport, LA
Mural Design/Installation - Centerpoint/211, Shreveport, LA
Juror - Bossier Parish Schools Annual Art Exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Featured Artist/Speaker - West Edge Artists’ Co-op Afternoon of Art, Shreveport, LA
Juror - Volunteers of America/Red River Artists with Disabilities annual calendar project
Chair/Curator - West Edge Artists’ Co-op Citywide Gallery Program, Northwest Louisiana region

2007

Solo Exhibit - Judge Not installation; West Edge Artists’ Co-op Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Two-Person Exhibit - Shreveport House Concert Series, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - The Artists of West Edge Artists’ Co-op exhibit; East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Contributing Artist - Renzi Education and Arts Center annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - The Montessori School for Shreveport annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - YWCA of Northwest Louisiana Affair with Flair annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Juror - Volunteers of America/Red River Artists with Disabilities annual calendar project
Chair/Curator - West Edge Artists’ Co-op Citywide Gallery Program, Northwest Louisiana region
Featured Speaker - Culture Jam Dining Society, Shreveport, LA
Featured Artist - Article on Judge Not installation in The Inquisitor magazine
Featured artist - The Shreveport Times
Art Instructor – Christmas Around the World, Multicultural Center of the South, Shreveport, LA

2006

Juried Artist - Venus Envy exhibit; Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Solo Exhibit - 36.24.36/Recent Works by Debbie Buchanan Engle; The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) Gender Studies Conference, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - Renzi Education and Arts Center Art annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - The Montessori School for Shreveport annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - YWCA of Northwest Louisiana Affair with Flair annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Region 7 DAF grant panelist - Louisiana Division of the Arts
Art instructor - Louisiana State University - Department of Continuing Education, Shreveport, LA
Curator - Art-on-Line exhibit; Shreveport, LA
Co-Founder - West Edge Artists Co-op, Shreveport, LA

2005

Juried Artist - Art and the Feminine Perspective through the Generations exhibit;
Bistineau Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Juried Artist - Coolspace Grand Opening Exhibit; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Solo Exhibit - 36.24.36/Recent Works by Debbie Buchanan Engle; Prima Tazza at WellNecessities in Shreveport, LA
Solo Exhibit - See; Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - Renzi Education and Arts Center Art annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - The Montessori School for Shreveport annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - YWCA of Northwest Louisiana Affair with Flair annual exhibit/fundraiser, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - Underground Art Show; Body Electric Studio, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - West Edge Artists’ Co-op auction/fundraiser, Fairfield Studios, Shreveport, LA
Art instructor - Louisiana State University - Department of Continuing Education, Shreveport, LA
Art Instructor - Arts in Education Program sponsored by Caddo Parish School Board & Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Caddo Parish, LA
Curator – Ann Rowell Celebration of Women in the Arts exhibit, Shreveport, LA

2004

Solo Exhibit - Consume Me; Turner Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Contributing Artist - Peter Pan Centennial Celebration; Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Creator/Presenter - “Single Motherhood: How Do We Do It?” multi-media presentation; ACS Gender Studies Conference at Furman University, Greenville, SC
Art instructor - Louisiana State University - Department of Continuing Education, Shreveport, LA
Art Instructor - Arts in Education Program sponsored by Caddo Parish School Board & Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Caddo Parish, LA
Oversight Committee Member - Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA

2003

Contributing Artist - Studies in Media exhibit; Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Board Member/Juried Artist - Northwest Louisiana Art Gallery
Oversight Committee Member - Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Coordinator – “Victim Awareness” project for juvenile offenders; Volunteers for Youth Justice, Shreveport, LA
Designer/Project Manager - VYJ/CASA playhouse auction project; Red River Revel, Shreveport, LA

Professional Associations:

Founder – Works In Progress Louisiana
Former Board Member - Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana
Advisory Board Member – Highland Cultural District, Shreveport, LA
Founding Board Member/Artistic Advisor - Noel Community Arts Program, Shreveport, LA
Founding Board President - West Edge Artists’ Co-op, Shreveport, LA
Former Member - Shreveport Art Club, Shreveport, LA
Member Artist - The Free Radicals, Shreveport, LA
Co-Founder – Texas Avenue Midnight Special Art Collective, Shreveport, LA

Education

2004 - B.A./Art & Visual Culture; Centenary College, Shreveport, LA

1988 – 1990 – Education/Art; Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA