Debora Oden

Artist | Educator | Art Critic

Education

2003 — M.F.A. Studio Arts (Printmaking), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
1996 — B.F.A. Studio Arts (Printmaking/Drawing), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Academic Appointments

2006–Present — Professor of Printmaking, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA
Courses: Intaglio, Relief, Lithography, Intro to Print, Monoprint, Advanced Process, and Graduate Process

2005–2006 — Visiting Lecturer in Printmaking, SCAD, Savannah, GA

2005–2006 — Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Courses: Life Drawing, Relief Printmaking, Non-Traditional Methods in Print, and Non-Toxic Intaglio

2004–2005 — Adjunct Professor (Beginning Drawing), Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

2004 — Visiting Lecturer (Intermediate Drawing), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

2000–2003 — Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Teaching & Workshops

2015 — Summer Workshop Instructor, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2013 — Instructor, Matrix of Monoprint, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2012 — Instructor, The Mechanics of Monotype, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2010 — Instructor, The Narrative in Printmaking, Peninsula School of the Arts, Door County, WI
2009 — Instructor, Advanced Printmaking Intensive, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2009 — Instructor, Print Survey, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2004–2005 — Instructor, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE
Courses: Collagraph, Beginning Etching, Monotype, and Etching II

Professional Experience & Leadership

2024–2026 — Lead Digital Production, Steam-Roller Printing Events, Savannah, GA
2016 — Workshop Lead, Scrollathon with Steven and William Ladd, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
2012 — Visiting Artist, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2009 — Artist Presenter, Peninsula School of the Arts, Door County, WI
2009 — Presenter, Savannah Pecha Kucha Night, Indigo Arts Center, Savannah, GA
2008 — Panel Member, "The Grand Review," World Washi Summit, Toronto, Canada
2008 — Artist Demonstrator, Toronto School of Art and Proof Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005 — Artist Presenter, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2005 — Panel Member, "State of Nebraska Art," Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2004–2005 — Education Manager, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE
2003–2005 — Resident Artist, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE
2004 — Artist-in-Residence (Clay/Ceramics), Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2004 — Conference Demonstrator, "Large-Scale Etchings," Mid-America Print Council (MAPC) Conference
2004 — Assistant Director, MAPC Conference, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2003 — Visiting Artist Lecturer, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
2002–2003 — Director, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2001–2002 — Assistant to Director, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1992 — Co-Founder and Manager, Heyoka Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE

Professional Service

2001–2004 — New Student Enrollment Advisor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2002–2003 — Medici Portfolio Fundraiser, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2001–2002 — Curriculum Committee, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Fellowships, Honors & Awards

2025 — Ambassador for Low Country Grit, Sustainable Arts Recognition, Savannah, GA
2006 — Triennial Prize, 5th Egyptian International Print Triennial, Cairo, Egypt
2004 — A-Z Recognition Award, Great Plains Museum, Lincoln, NE
2004 — Residency Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2003 — The Art on Paper Award, 77th Annual International Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003 — Individual Artist Fellowship, Encouragement Award, Nebraska Arts Council
2000, 2001, 2003 — Vreeland Award for Fine Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2000–2003 — Kimmel Fellowship in Studio Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2002–2003 — Eisentrager-Howard Assistantship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2002 — Regents Tuition Fellowship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2002 — Lincoln Print Group Travel Award, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1996 — Coleman Award for Printmaking, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Solo Exhibitions

2025 — Whistling in the Dark, The Ellis Gallery at ARTS Southeast, Savannah, GA
2024 — Vessels and Voids: Meeting Light Matter, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
2022 — Tilting at Windmills, Rule of Three (RO3) Gallery, Savannah, GA
2021 — Personal Flotation Device (PFD), Kennedy Fine Arts Gallery, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA
2015 — Where the Monkey Drops the Ball, Savannah, GA
2007 — Strange Loop (two-person), Gallery Trois, Atlanta, GA
2006 — Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
2006 — Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
2004 — The Dose Makes the Poison, Folsom Gallery, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE
2004 — Nebraska Now, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2003 — Recent Work, Folsom Gallery, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE
2003 — What Ships Are Built For, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2002 — New Prints, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
2002 — Large Drawings, The Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

International Exhibitions & Portfolio Exchanges

2025 — Word of Mouth, International Group Exhibition
2022–2025 — IPEP India: One World, International Print Exchange Programme
2023–2024 — IPEP India: Da(r)shak, Chandigarh and Patna, India
2016–2017 — IPEP India: BreakingNEWS, touring Spain, Italy, Germany, and India
2009 — China Sanbao International Printmaking Exhibition and Symposium, Jingdezhen, China
2008 — Without Borders, Proof Studio, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 — World Washi Summit Invitational, Open Studio Kozo Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 — 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Brâncovan Palaces Cultural Center, Mogoșoaia, Romania
2007 — New Prints, Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India
2007 — Works on Paper, Casa de Cultura, Álamos, Sonora, Mexico
2006 — 5th Egyptian International Print Triennial, Cairo, Egypt
2003 — 6th Triennale Mondiale d'Estampes Petit Format, Chamalières, France
2002 — Global Art Project, Thailand

Group & Regional Exhibitions

2025 — LAB 7, Camaleón Gallery, Savannah, GA
2025 — Eclectic, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
2021, 2024, 2025 — Small Works, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2017 — My One and Only, Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta, GA
2010 — MFA's in the 00's, Concordia University Saint Paul, St. Paul, MN
2010 — Collections of Evidence Now, Zygote Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2009 — Ever Present and in Motion, Pei Ling Chan Gallery (Savannah, GA) and ACA Gallery (Atlanta, GA)
2009 — Seven from Savannah, Two-Car Garage, Savannah, GA
2009 — Wet Ink, Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, GA
2008 — LaGrange National XXV, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
2007–2008 — Habitual Ritual, traveling (Kalamazoo, University Park, Chicago)
2008 — InterNational Drawing Annual, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2008 — VCUarts Locker 50B Project, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2007 — The Medium is the Message, Peninsula School of the Arts, Door County, WI
2007 — Line for Line, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2007 — A Printmaker's Perspective, Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006 — American Prints in Troubled Times, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE
2006 — Say Something Good to Me, NCECA Conference, Portland, OR
2005 — Open Expression, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
2005 — Summer Invitational, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
2004 — A Printmaker's Continuing Legacy, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2004 — Roots and Crown, Great Plains Museum, Lincoln, NE
2004 — 18th University of Dallas National Print Invitational, traveling
2003 — 77th Annual International Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003 — Paper Un-Primed, Flatbed Press and Gallery (Austin, TX) and Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
2002 — Daughters, five-state traveling exhibition
2002 — Prints USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO

Bibliography

2025 — Feature, "Debora Oden's 'Whistling in the Dark' Opens at The Ellis Gallery," Savannah Agenda
2023 — Author, "With 'Desolation Row,' Marcus Kenney asks us to do better," Savannah Morning News
2021 — Feature, "Savannah State University Showcases New Art Exhibit Featuring Debora Oden," Savannah CEO
2017 — Review, Kevin Storer, "Review: 'My One and Only' presents a bevy of distinct approaches to monoprinting," ArtsATL
2013 — Review, "Debora Oden's Raw Linear Fields," That's Inked Up
2005 — Article, Ashley Hasserbroek, "ART of the STATE," Omaha World-Herald
2005 — Article, Alex Miller, "Old art form sparks new interest," The Daily Nebraskan
2004 — Critical Review, Gretta Cohen, "State of the Art," The Reader
2004 — Critical Review, Melissa Breazile-Ensz, "Finding Relevance/Resonance," The Reader

Public Collections

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Telfair Museums (Jepson Center), Savannah, GA
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
The Driskell Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Hallmark Global Services Inc.
American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta, GA
Department of Art, University of Dallas, Irving, TX