About Me.
Debra Thompson is a mixed media artist born in Hawkes’ Bay.
Since 2017, Thompson has received awards and solo exhibitions, making
her a force in the world of contemporary art. Her work has been donated
to the Hawkes Bay Opera House ToiToi.
Drawing inspiration from the world of pop art, she delves deep into the
legacies of iconic figures such as Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol, and
Wayne Thiebaud. Thompson synthesizes these influences to create a
visual language uniquely her own, where vibrant colours and pop culture
collide in a contemporary fusion.
She uses many materials, including spray paint, primarily acrylics on
board.
Debra Thompson is a contributor to the Hawkes Bay art scene, a
contemporary visionary who combines the dynamism of urban life with
the magnetism of pop culture.
Biography
• October 2023: Harcourts Artex National Exhibition
• July 1st, 2023: Welcome Swallow Gallery Hamilton, "Frida and Michael"
• June 2023: Hawke’s Bay Art Guide Showcase CAN Napier
• May 2023: Art Inc Artex Exhibition, John Lennon and Kiri Te Kanawa
• January 2023: "Let’s Party" Solo Exhibition Welcome Swallow Gallery
• October 2022: ToiToi Opera House, Maria Callas Painting donated by Derek
Goodisson Family
• June 2022: Harcourts Art Ex National Exhbition, 3x pieces Kate Moss Churchill
and Medical Worker Covid
• July 2022: The Art of Performance exhibition, Solo Exhibition Welcome
Swallow Gallery
• October 2021: Remembering Roy, Art Heretaunga, Pania of the Reef Painting
• October 2021: Ambiguity Exhibition: Welcome Swallow Gallery, JFK, Marilyn
and Sir Edmund Hillary / Tenzing Norgay
• August 2021: MAGS Art Show, Auckland
• 2021: Harcourts Artex National Exhibition
• 2021: Artex Exhibition at ARTInc Heretaunga, portrait award: John Bostock
Portrait
• April 2021: Hastings Women’s Centre Art Exhibition
• March 2021: Solo Exhibition “Angels” Art Inc Heretaunga
• 2021: Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition
• 2021: Artex Exhibition, Cheval Room Hastings Racecourse – Portrait Award
Andy Lowe Portrait
• October 2020: Te Huanui Art Gallery Darfield Exhibition, Merit Award- Heifer in
Clover
• September 2020: Napier Candid – 50 Exhibition selected as one of HB 50
artists Exhibition by Roy Dunningham
• June 2019: Harcourts Art Ex Curated National Exhibition
• March 2019: Tremains NGH Curated National Exhibition
• 2018: Solo Exhibition in The Speigel Tent Harcourts’ Hawkes Bay Arts Festival,
Havelock North (hospitality tent)
• October 2017: Private Function Solo Exhibition Cheval Room, Hastings
Racecourse
Awards:
Te Huanui Art Gallery Darfield Exhibition: Merit Award Heifer in Clover October 2020
Arts Inc Heretaunga 2021: portrait award: John Bostock Portrait
Artex Exhbition 2021 Cheval Room Hastings Racecourse – Portrait Ward Andy Lowe Portrait
Donated Work:
ToiToi Opera House October 2022 Maria Callas Painting donated by Derek Goodisson Family