DEBBIE KORBEL
Bio
Debbie Korbel is an artist whose creativity has been applied to various media including painting and sculpture as well as writing television comedy scripts, short stories and song lyrics. Her sculptures have been exhibited and collected internationally and appeared in movie and television shows.
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She is thrilled to include Steven Tyler, of Aerosmith, as one of her collectors. her work has appeared on multiple television shows including being featured on the finale of Hulu's "Better Things," starring Pamela Adlon. She has been the subject of newspaper and magazine articles, including the following newspapers: The Pasadena Independent, The Monrovia Weekly, and The Arcadia Weekly. She has also been featured in the October 2018 issue of Beautiful Bizarre magazine, Diversions LA magazine and the July 2019 American Art Collector Magazine and Western Art & Architecture Magazine. In 2021 her work was included in the May issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine and the June edition of Southwest Art Magazine. In 2024 she was featured in Diversions LA Magazine and in 2025 she was again featured in American Art Collector.
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Also, in 2018, she won a coveted spot in a global open call, exhibiting in a public art program run by The Garment District Alliance of New York City. Her art was featured on a banner in Times Square. In 2019, she was awarded 2nd place out of over 1900 entries in the Crocker Kingsley Museum Annual exhibition. In 2020, she presented her work in a solo exhibition, "The Sum of Its Parts" at MOAH (Museum of Art & History) in Lancaster, CA. In 2021 she curated a national call for art for the exhibit "That's Effin' Funny." Also, in 2021 her work was recognized with the "Outstanding Sculpture Award" in the highly competitive American Women Artists national competition. In 2022 her sculpture received the honor of the "Best in Show" award in a national juried show at TAG Gallery. In 2026 her sculpture "Magic" was awarded Best in Show in a national juried competition at The Studio Door Gallery. In 2026 she also presented her work in a solo exhibit at Riverside City College.
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One of her other interests is writing music, which she does with her composing partner, Paulo Sbrighi. Their YouTube channel is PD Songwriting.
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Artist Statement
WHY???
I make art because it is fun. You might say, "So do six-year-olds," and then I might say, "I know you are, but what am I?" And then we might both stick our tongues out-- anyway you get the idea.
Or maybe, making art is a bit of a compulsion, channeled in a somewhat healthier behavior than excessive hand-washing or collecting a giant ball of string. Or perhaps it is like an instinctual drive. Food. Sex. Art.
Anyway, luckily I became a sculptor, and not a drug addict or a career criminal.
Awards
2026 The Studio Door Gallery
Nationally Juried
"The Crow Show"
Best in Show: "Magic"
2022 TAG Gallery
Angel Open National Juried Show
Best in Show : "Dreaming"
2021 American Women Artists
Spring Juried National Show
Outstanding Sculpture Award
PRECIOUS Biannual Exchange
"East Meets West"
3rd Place
International Competition 2020
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North County Society of Fine Art
The Show Must Go On
Honorable Mention
"Poppy"
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LightSpaceTime Exhibitiion 2019
2nd Place "Prayer"
Hon. Mention: "Ol Blue Eyes"
Hon. Mention: "Silver"
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Crocker-Kingsley Annual Exhibition 2019
2nd place out of over 1900 entries
2019 Bowerstock Gallery
"Modern Male Show"
1st place
Tag Gallery 2018 LA Open
2nd Place : "The Kiss"
Creative Quarterly Magazine
Spring 2013
1st Place: "Ghost"
Runner-up: "Jack"
Creative Quarterly Magazine
2013
Runner up: "Sugarpie"
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Creative Quarterly Magazine
Winter 2013
Runner-up Fine Art :"Equus"
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Selected Exhibitions
2026 Riverside City College- Solo exhibit - "Living the Dream"
Musee du Al - Fantastical Animals
Los Angeles Mural Conservancy - My Favorite Book -
Curated by Mat Gleason
OCCCA - Becoming the Crone
The Studio Door - National Juried - The Crow Show
AWA - National Juried Show
2025 American Women Artists Annual Juried Show
Hawthorne Gallery - represented & featured artist
Covet Gallery- Sacred Play
Covet Gallery- Faces & Figures
Shockboxx Gallery - Intergalactic
Covet Gallery - Say What??
The Studio Door - featured artist
AVC Antelope College - Old Broads
Bunny Gunner Gallery - Hot, Hot, Hot
2024 Hawthorne Gallery - Big Sur - featured artist
Church Boutique
The Other Art Fair - Perceive Me
Shockboxx - Intergalactic
Gallery of San Bernadino
Women United Magazine - featured artist
Art Gotham Gallery NYC
Shockboxx - Not an Art Show
The Makery - Love & Lust
Covet Gallery - Wild Thing
Covet Gallery - Say What
BG Gallery - Spectrum Gestalt
BG Gallery - Simone Gad Fundraiser
Art Bar Gallery
2023 JAI UCLA
Shockboxx Intergalactic
TAG Open Show - Juried
Shockboxx - Unloveable
Shockboxx - Summer Camp
Shockboxx - Not an Artfair
The Next Big Thing - Studio Channel Islands -
Juried Shana Nys Dambrot
Gallery 825
The Studio Door - Featured Art Exhibit
The Studio Door - Dog & Pony Show - Featured Artist
Shockboxx - Kitsch
Song Word Art House
Andaz Hotel
Little Gallery San Bernadino
Black Dog Gallery
Art Bar Gallery
BG Gallery
2022 Song-Word Art House
Andaz Hotel Gallery
Melissa Morgan Gallery
Bowersock Gallery
Post Ranch Inn Gallery
Church Gallery
TAG Gallery
Black Dog Art Gallery
Shockboxx Gallery- Regulated
Shockboxx Gallery - No Man's Land
The Studio Door - studio artists
Art Bar Gallery
Kunsthaus Rozig - Lila
Kunsthaus Rozig - Mythologie
CA 101 Annual Show
LAAA 825 - Open Juried Show
Zarks Gallery
Coastline College - Perceive Me
BG Gallery
Loft at Liz's - Aviary
Studio C - Red Hot and Wicked
2021 American Women Artists National Exhibit - Lifting the Sky
American Women Artists - Spring Juried Show
ArtZen Gallery
Ernie Wolfe Gallery - Finally
Riverside Art Museum -Group Show
Studio Channel Islands - The Next Big Thing
Tag Gallery California Open Juried exhibit
The Studio Door- HYPE
"Perceive Me" Kristine Schomaker's traveling exhibit
Studio Channel Islands
MOAH Lancaster Museum of Art & History
BG Gallery- Spectrum Gestalt 8
Brittany Davis gallery - Sunshine of My Mind
Brittany Davis gallery - Rhythm on Canvas
Song-Word Art House- Group show
Song-Word Art House- Songs from the Road
Song Word Art House - Opening celebration
SFVACC - New Beginnings
Homesick Aliens - Premiere
The Studio Door - The Crow Show
Shockboxx Gallery - Hot Damn
Kunsthaus Rozig - Love Lust Heart
Kunsthaus Rozig - Pink
Kunsthaus Rozig - Feuer
Song-Word Art House- Group show
realArt Gallery
Shockboxx Gallery - Intergalactic 2
BG Gallery - Artists rep Artists
NCFSA - The Show Must Go On
2020 Loft at Liz's - Collaborate & Create
MOAH Cedar: Museum of Art & History, Lancaster - Solo Exhibit
"The Sum of its Parts"
Maiden LA - with Shoeboxpr
BG Gallery - Artists Representing Artists
Kunsthaus Rozig - Reflections
LAAA Gallery 825 - Open Show 2020
NCFSA - The Show Must Go On
OCCCA - Crisis Mode
Studio C Gallery - featured artist
Bowersock Gallery - featured artist
O'Hanlon Art Center-Women Artists Making Their Mark
Perceive Me - traveling exhibition scheduled thus far:
Museum of Art & History, Lancaster;
Cal State Los Angeles;
Coastline Community College;
McNish Gallery Oxnard College;
Mesa Community College Art Gallery;
College of the Sequoias in Visalia
Studio Channel Islands
Art Palm Springs- Art Fair
Riverside City College - Cavalcade of Dreams
Booth Western Art Museum- Women Making Their Mark
Envision Arts - Earth Mother II
Envision Arts - Animals
Church - Group exhibit
Studio C Gallery - online exhibit
LAAA - Gleaming Apollo
Real Art Gallery - Group show
Positive Pandemic Experience - online show
Social Distancing Festival - Cavalcade of Dreams video
Museum of Art & History, Lancaster (MOAH) -
Collaborate & Create
Museum of Art & History, Lancaster - Group show
Bowersock Gallery -summer show
Sparks Gallery - summer show
Studio Door Gallery - untitled
Shockboxx Gallery - Love Hurts
Art Bar Los Angeles
2019 Museum of Art & History Lancaster- MOAH "Peace on Earth"
Tag LA Open
Crocker-Kingsley Museum Annual Exhibition
Brittany Davis Gallery - solo show
Bowersock Gallery - Modern Male
Students Run LA Charity Event - donation
Shoebox Gallery - solo show
Studio Channel Islands - Next Big Thing
** Juried by Matt Gleason
Out Loud - Featured artist
Studio Door
2018 Neutra Gallery "Black & White"
Studio C – Red Hot Wicked II
Shockboxx – Miniature Show
Shockboxx – Naked as a Daisy
Beyond The Lines – Art Up!
Gallery 825 – Bunk
Post Ranch Inn Gallery
2017 Beyond the Lines Gallery – WOW! Art Show
Beyond the Lines Gallery – Horses Breaking Free
Studio C Gallery – Bareback: Symmetry in Motion II
Studio C Gallery – “Red Hot Wicked”
2016 Studio C Gallery – “Bareback: Symmetry in Motion”
Post Ranch Inn
AD Gallery
2015 Modern Pop-Up
2014 Pico House Historic Monument – “Deep Roots”
Pico House Historic Monument "Sacred Memories”
“Life Blood”
Gallery of Functional Art
Gary Gibson
Henry Road
2013 Joannes Lucas
Bruce Rubenstein Gallery
Port LA
Studio City Gallery
Raw Style Gallery
Affiliations
National Sculpture Society
Jewish Artists Initiative
SCWCA
WCA
American Women Artists
LAAA
North County Society of Fine Arts
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