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Deborah Marks is an accomplished artist and educator. She holds an MFA - Painting, Post Grad Dip Professional Art Studies – Painting, BFA - Painting ,Post Grad Dip - Adult Education and a Graphic Design Certificate. Recognised in many art prizes, Deborah has won the Kedumba Drawing Prize, The Glebe Art Prize and the Hunters Hill Art Prize and has been highly commended in many more. In 2020 she has been a finalist in the Stanthorpe Art Prize, Lethbridge Art Award, The Calleen Art Award, The Gosford Art Prize and has been a finalist in the Mosman Art Prize and the Portia Geach Memorial Award on many occasions.

"I am passionate about the experience of the creative process during art making. This stems from my interest in the how the mind and body integrate during the creative process. The mind with its play between conscious knowledge of the visual language combined with intuition and chance. The performative nature of the body with the development of the focused mind - a form of mindfulness. This passion leans into my teaching where I support students through imparting knowledge of the visual language and encourage students to trust their intuition. Collage is a perfect medium to explore these regions of the mind to create highly original and exciting artworks."