watercolors

Deborah Conn
Deborah Conn is primarily a watercolorist, but she works in acrylics, collage, and various forms of drawing media as well. Her favorite subjects are people.

Deborah’s paintings have been shown throughout the region and in national and international exhibits. Her solo shows at the Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center and at the Barns of Rose Hill in 2016 featured large-scale works of women, and she is engaged in a series on unhoused men and women. In May 2023, Deborah completed a paid, two-week artist residency in rural Pennsylvania painting portraits of local residents. She frequently paints commissioned portraits of people and pets. 

Awards include 
-Edward Longley Memorial Award, 2023Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Show
-Award of Merit, Virginia Watercolor Society, 2023 Exhibition
-Second Place, Potomac Valley Watercolorists 2023 annual show and sale
-Kenneth R. Hetzel Memorial Award, Transparent Watercolor Society of America 2022 Exhibition
-New Jersey Watercolor Society Award, 2022 Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Exhibition 
-Honorable Mention, 2022 Women in Watercolor International Exhibition

She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Northwest Watercolor Society, Potomac Valley Watercolorists, the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and the Virginia Watercolor Society.  

Deborah teaches beginning through advanced watercolor classes in Falls Church, Virginia.

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