Resume for Debra Hand Sculptor % Painter
Current Public Projects
2013 Chicago Park District Commission - 9 foot Bronze Statue of Paul Laurence Dunbar -
Notable Public Collections
2013 South Side Community Arts Center – Oldest standing WPA Institution
2005 Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Museum, Washington, D.C.
2003 UNCF Headquarters, Chicago, IL
2001 DuSable Museum , Chicago, IL
Select Notable Owners
2012 President Barack Obama
2013 Smokey Robinson, Magic Johnson, Christopher Kennedy
2012 Harry Belafonte
2011 Dr. Maya Angelou
2010 Oprah , Sculptor Richard Hunt
2007 Winnie Mandela
2006 Bill Cosby, Dr. Mae Jemison
2003 Branford Marsalis, Cicely Tyson
Select Publications / Documentaries / Television
2000 – 2013
SOFA Chicago Catalogue 2008, “Someone You should Know” ABC Channel 7; Jet Magazine, Homes of Color Magazine, N’DIGO Magazine, Rolling Out; Magazine, Chicago Suntimes Newspaper, Chicago Defender Newspaper; “African Art: The Diaspora and Beyond” by Daniel Texidore Parker; “The Artisans Series “ by Bombay Sapphire; “The Art of Culture: The Last 50 Years” by Africa International House, “H30 – Art of life” Television Show, CLTV Metromix,” ABC 7 News, NBC 5 News, “ HGTV “Designer Showcase; “Curators of Culture” Emmy Award winning Documentary on the SSCAC
Select Awards and Honors
2013 Museum of Science and Industry Best of Show / Sculpture Category, Annual Black Creativity Exhibit
2013 U.S. Congressional Art Contest - Selected Judge
2012 Honored as Artist of the Year by Delta Sigma Theta
2011 Honored with the Dr. Margaret Burroughs Award by the SSC Art Center
2010 Chicago Winner of “The Next Great Artist Search” by Russell Simmons and Bombay Sapphire, National Art Contest
2010 Painting selected as the Cover Art for the Annual Jazz Fest
2010 Honored as one of the Chicago Defender Newspaper’s “Top 50 Women of Excellence” 2010
2009 Sculpture Selected by Mayor’s Office as maquette for Public Olympic sculpture pending Olympic bid outcome
2003 Honored with Artist of the Year “Black Excellence Award” by the African-American Arts’ Alliance of Illinois
Select Exhibits / Presentations
2013 Nicole Gallery – “Unveiling History” – Solo Exhibit
Museum of Science and Industry “Black Creativity” – Group Exhibit
Gallery D’Estee “ARTitude” – Group Exhibit
Pump Room “Tribute to Eunice Johnson/Ebony” – Unveiling & Presentation Solo
Sidley Austin Law Firm “Thurgood Marshall Tribute” - 2 Person Exhibit
NBA “Tribute to NBA Legends and Hall of Famers” - Group Exhibit
Martha’s Vineyard “On the Vine” – Solo
UNCF “Masked Ball” Unveiling and Presentation Solo
Chicago State University “Scholarship” Unveiling Presentation – Solo
Four Seasons Hotel “Common Ground” - Solo
Peninsula Hotel “Dwyane Wade’s - World 10th Anniversary” Unveiling Solo
2012 US Cellular Field “Beloved” - 2 Person Exhibit
Stedman Graham’s “Champions Only” AAD Exhibit – Solo
Ritz Carlton Hotel “Common Ground” Unveiling and Presentation –
Hyatt Regency Hotel “Windows” Exhibit – Solo
UNCF “Black and White” Ball – Unveiling and Presentation – Solo
Northwestern pRENTISS Hospital’s Barbara Bates Foundation “Art of Fashion” Curated and Exhibited – Group
Gallery D’Estee “Art Intensified / Art demystified” - Group Exhibit
Willis Tower - Metropolitan Club “Exelon” Unveiling and Presentation Honoring Exelon CEO Frank Clark – Solo
South Side Community “Annual Art Exhibit and Auction” - Group Exhibit
2011 Chicago Cultural Center “Read Well Affair” – Solo
South Shore Cultural Center “Jazz Unites” Annual Group Exhibit
Akainyah Gallery “The Best of Culture” – 2 Person Exhibit
