Azalea Festival 2000 - Artist

Deborah was chosen as the official Artist of the 2000 Azalea Festival, the largest festival in southeastern US.  The art appeared on posters, merchandise, and the Azalea Festival Magazine, pictured here. view the poster

The Cultural Arts

February 13, 2000 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Catherine Quillman. Ms. Quillman writes an indepth review of Deborah's One-Woman show at Debottis Gallery, West Chester, PA.  "Cavenaugh, a native of Wilmington, N.C, paints in colors and patterns that recall an Eastern European country or a Turkish kilm or perhaps Matisse after a visit to a textile factory"

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Review of Group Show "Contemporary Watercolors"

A review of the March 1997 group show at the Annie Boykin Gallery & Wilson Arts Center in NC featuring Deborah Cavenaugh. "Deborah Cavenaugh, seeking a fluid intensity, approaches the ecstatic clarity of Walter Anderson or Minnie Evans. ... The nearly primitive directness of Deborah Cavenaugh ... resonate(s) with sincerity and honesty"

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The Diane Rehm Show National Public Radio

November 1, 1996 - National Public Radio - Washington, DC Deborah Cavenaugh appeared on the Diane Rehm Show as part of series titled "Women at Work".  Ms. Rehm said of Deborah's work, "The color is so vivid. The brightness in each and every one of these [works] communicates a kind of joy that one doesn't normally see in paint."

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