Debora Oden is an artist, educator, and art critic based in Savannah, Georgia. She has been Professor of Printmaking at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) since 2006. She holds an M.F.A. in printmaking and a B.F.A. in printmaking and drawing from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Oden won the Triennial Prize at the 5th Egyptian International Print Triennial in Cairo. Her work has also appeared in the 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial at the Brâncovan Palaces Cultural Center in Mogoșoaia, Romania, and the 2009 China Sanbao International Printmaking Exhibition and Symposium in Jingdezhen. Her work has been exhibited in France, Thailand, Egypt, Poland, Canada, China, Croatia, India, and Austria. Recent solo exhibitions include "Whistling in the Dark" at The Ellis Gallery at ARTS Southeast in Savannah (2025) and "Vessels and Voids: Meeting Light Matter" at the Pendleton Center for the Arts in Oregon (2024).
Her prints are held in public collections including Telfair Museums, the Sheldon Museum of Art, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, the University of Nebraska, Grinnell College, the American University in Cairo, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, the Kohler Art Library, Hallmark Global Services, and the Savannah College of Art and Design.
In addition to her studio work, Oden teaches workshops nationally, including at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and writes about contemporary art.