Ep.209 Debra Cartwright is an artist interested in depicting the relationship between the black female body and American medical history. She uses paint and mixed media to explore selfhood and her own positioning as the daughter of a gynecologist. Themes around her work include re-embodiment, myth creation, violence, theft and intimacy. She explores a critical understanding of the past while also proposing an examination of the present American healthcare system.
Headshot by Elizabeth von Stubendorff
Artist https://www.debracartwright.com/oils
Welancora Gallery https://www.welancoragallery.com/artists/94-debra-cartwright/works/
Artnet https://news.artnet.com/market/frieze-los-angeles-art-advisors-favorite-works-2442126
Art and object https://www.artandobject.com/slideshows/7-artists-watch-frieze-la
ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/expo-chicago-2023-best-booths-1234664207/
Artsy https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-debra-cartwrights-abstract-paintings-examine-history-medical-science-black-womanhood
Montclair Art Museum https://www.montclairartmuseum.org/press/press-room/montclair-art-museum-and-african-american-cultural-committee-announce-debra
Bode Gallery https://bode.gallery/blog/48-in-conversation-with-debra-cartwright-episode-19/
