Debi was raised in the cultural town of Cincinnati where her love for art was fostered and later enhanced through her studies and travels to galleries and museums in the U.S. and abroad.

She is a graduate of The Univ. of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design, BFA: Painting/Drawing; Miami University, MA; Art Education; Wright State University, MAT: Art Therapy. In addition, she studied at The American Institute for Foreign Studies, Universita de Siene, Sienna, Italy; Fortman Studios, Florence, Italy; The Univ. of Cincinnati DAAP. She taught Fundamental 3-D Art at Miami University.

Always looking at color, shape, and both positive & negative space in her paintings, Debi naturally progressed to exploring these concepts with glass. Her sculptural 3D work and 2D paintings are both tangible ways of "painting" color and shape. The interplay of light and reflection add new elements of texture to this work. 

Her artwork has been shown in exhibitions and galleries in the U.S. and abroad.

Debi is a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist working in private practice 30 years and a proud mom of 4.