Art Jurors
For the 45th Juried Show
Sheri Farabaugh
Farabaugh Fine Art
www.sherifarabaugh.com
Bio
I was lucky to grow up in a small community in Wisconsin that valued art education for its youth and as a child I developed a passion for creating. Not knowing any working artists, it did not occur to me that art could be a profession…..until I retired from the business world and took my first art class at 52. I devoted all my time to painting and studied with the best instructors I could find, first at the Art Students League of Denver and later at the Scottsdale Artists School in Phoenix. Oil quickly became my medium of choice for its versatility and vibrance, not to mention its flexibility. Usually my painting style is realism, but I also love to use a palette knife when the subject seems to require it. My husband Dave, who loves golf, and I split our year between Colorado and Arizona.
Representation
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, CO
Selected Exhibits and Awards over the past 5 years
2025 Almanera Exhibit Finalist
Governor’s Show Award of Merit, Loveland Museum, Colorado
Honored to be a Master Signature member of the American Women Artists
2024 Governor’s Show Award of Merit, Loveland Museum, Colorado
Solo exhibit at Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 Oil Painters of America National Exhibit, Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, NC
Salmagundi Club, Honorable Mention
Excellence In Arts Award, Brighton Cultural Arts Community, Brighton, CO
2022 Governor’s Show, Best in Show, Loveland, CO
Art Renewal Center Finalist, 16 th International ARC Salon
Solo Exhibit at Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
Salmagundi member’s show, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2021 Two person exhibit, Mary Williams Fine Arts,Boulder, CO
Bold Brush Finalist
Published Articles
2021 Feature article May/June issue of Art of the West
2019 Feature article in May issue of Southwest Art Magazine
2017 Feature article in November International Artist Magazine
2016 Feature article and Cover of April Issue of Fine Art Connoisseur
2014 Feature article in the American Society of Marine Artists Quarterly
2014 Feature article in April issue of Southwest Artist Magazine
Deborah Minarik is an Arizona-based fine artist whose work reimagines the desert landscape in
vibrant, expressive color. Known for her luminous, spirit-led compositions, she paints primarily
in oil, using bold palettes and intuitive brushwork to capture the emotional essence of the
Southwest.
Deborah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture, a foundation that informs her keen
sense of design, balance, and spatial harmony. Her paintings are represented through the
Fountain Hills Artists’ Gallery and licensed for fine art reproduction by a company in
Charleston, South Carolina. She is also an active member of the Sonoran Arts League, the
Scottsdale Artists League, and the Fountain Hills Artists’ Gallery, where she serves on the
marketing committee promoting local artists and exhibitions.
Her art is held in private collections throughout the United States, admired for its ability to
blend emotional resonance with the natural beauty of the desert. Through her brand, Art by
Debsmind, Debbie continues to explore joy, transformation, and the healing power of creativity
— inviting viewers to experience the unseen within the seen.