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Deborah Butterfield
Selected works
Selected work
Deborah Butterfield / Three Sorrows (quake, tsumani, meltdown from Gretel Ehrlich in Facing the Wave), 2016 / Cast bronze, wood, plastic and wire primary element: 81 x 100 x 40 in. (205.7 x 254 x 101.6 cm) / found floor objects: dimensions variable
Deborah Butterfield / Kelly Canyon, 2016 / Cast Bronze / 98.5 x 86.5 x 27 in. (250.2 x 219.7 x 68.6 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Kokai, 2017 / unique cast bronze with patina / 38 3/4 x 47 x 12 in. (98.4 x 119.4 x 30.5 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Storm Castle, 2012 / painted bronze / 99 1/2 x 111 x 88 1/2 in. (252.7 x 281.9 x 224.8 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Horse #4, 1978 / wood and earth / 39 x 10 x 30 in. (99.1 x 25.4 x 76.2 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Looking Glass, 2011 / cast bronze / 96 x 110 x 71 in. (243.8 x 279.4 x 180.3 cm)
(from left to right) Deborah Butterfield / Danuta, 2008 / cast bronze / 35 x 123 x 64 in. (88.9 x 312.4 x 162.6 cm) / / Deborah Butterfield / Burnt Pine, 2008 / cast bronze / 92 x 120 x 29 in. (233.7 x 304.8 x 73.7 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Burnt Pine, 2008 / cast bronze / 92 x 120 x 29 in. (233.7 x 304.8 x 73.7 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Danuta, 2008 / cast bronze / 35 x 123 x 64 in. (88.9 x 312.4 x 162.6 cm)
Deborah Butterfield / Red Branch, 2007 / cast bronze / 85 x 110 x 46 in. (215.9 x 279.4 x 116.8 cm) / Collection Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Lani, 2007 / copper / 36 x 47 x 12 in. (91.4 x 119.4 x 30.5 cm) / Private collection London, England
Deborah Butterfield / Blackwood, 2006 / cast bronze / 42 x 53 x 16 in. (106.7 x 134.6 x 40.6 cm) / Private collection New York, NY
Deborah Butterfield / Finch, 2006 / found steel, welded / 91 x 121 x 34 in. (231.1 x 307.3 x 86.4 cm) / Private collection Dallas, TX
Deborah Butterfield / Taylor Fork, 2006 / cast bronze / 88 x 129 x 30 in. (223.5 x 327.7 x 76.2 cm) / Private collection East Hampton, NY
Deborah Butterfield / Galen, 2006 / cast bronze / 89 x 119 x 35 in. (226.1 x 302.3 x 88.9 cm) / Private collection Sydney, NSW, Australia
Deborah Butterfield / Iron Rod, 2006 / found steel, welded / 43 x 54 x 18 in. (109.2 x 137.2 x 45.7 cm) / Private collection New Haven, CT
Deborah Butterfield / Abundance, 2006 cast bronze 41 1/2 x 53 x 13 in. (105.4 x 134.6 x 33 cm) Private collection Sydney, NSW, Australia
Deborah Butterfield / Agate, 2005 cast bronze 38.5 x 46 x 16 in. (97.8 x 116.8 x 40.6 cm) Private collection Santa Monica, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Roanwood, 2005 / cast bronze / 37 x 42 x 20 in. (93.98 x 106.68 x 50.8 cm) / Private collection Chevy Chase, MD
Deborah Butterfield / Missouri, 2004 / cast bronze / 89 x 110 x 45 in. (226.1 x 279.4 x 114.3 cm) / / and / / Untitled 3335, 2008 / Cast bronze / 82 x 115 x 34” (208.28 x 292.1 x 86.36 cm) / Both, private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Hibiscus, 2003 found steel, welded 41 x 49 x 16 in. [104.1 x 124.5 x 40.6 cm.] Private collection Tokyo, Japan
Deborah Butterfield / Smoke Creek, 2003 / cast bronze / 44 x 56 x 20 1/2 in. (111.8 x 142.2 x 52.1 cm) / Private collection Santa Barbara, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Dapple, 2003 / cast bronze / 40 1/2 x 51 x 19 in. (102.9 x 129.5 x 48.3 cm) / Private collection Atherton, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Apu, 2003 / cast bronze / 97 x 113 x 31 in. (246.4 x 287 x 78.7 cm) / Private collection, Houston, TX
Deborah Butterfield / Delight, 2002 / bronze / 39 x 49 x 14 in. (99 x 124.5 x 35.6 cm) / Private collection Marina Del Rey, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Cat Creek, 2001 / unique cast bronze / 28 1/2 x 34 x 15 in. / Private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Butterfield / Monekanaã, 2001 / unique cast bronze / 97 x 130 x 60 in. (246.4 x 330 x 152.4 cm) / Collection Smithsonian American Art Museum,Washinton DC
Visiting Deborah Butterfield
Bozeman, Montana
Bio

1949 Born, San Diego, CA

Education:
1966-68 San Diego State College, San Diego, CA
1969 University of California, San Diego CA
Big Creek Pottery, Santa Cruz, CA, summer ceramic workshop
1970-72 San Diego State College, San Diego CA
1972 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1973 University of California, Davis, CA, M.F.A.
1996 Black Belt Wado Ryo Karate, Bozeman, MT
1997 Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT; Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts
1998 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts

biography
Portrait of Deborah Butterfield. .
Current exhibitions
Deborah Butterfield: Sunlight Creek
Deborah Butterfield
Sunlight Creek
17 Jan - 11 May 2024
Gallery exhibition
Deborah Butterfield: P.S. These are not horses
Deborah Butterfield
P.S. These are not horses
Manetti Shrem Museum
Davis, CA
 1 Oct 2023 - 24 Jun 2024
Museum exhibition
Convergence Zone
Convergence Zone
Anderson Collection at Stanford University
Stanford, CA
 5 Apr - 27 Aug 2023
Museum exhibition
Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions
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Deborah Butterfield: Three Sorrows
Deborah Butterfield
Three Sorrows
15 Nov 2017 - 6 Jan 2018
Gallery exhibition
Deborah Butterfield: Heart Butte
Deborah Butterfield
Heart Butte
13 Jan - 2 Apr 2016
Gallery exhibition
Deborah Butterfield: New Sculptures
Deborah Butterfield
New Sculptures
11 Oct - 12 Nov 2012
Gallery exhibition
Deborah Butterfield
Deborah Butterfield
14 Sep - 28 Oct 2006
Gallery exhibition
Selected museum exhibitions
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Deborah Butterfield: Chinese New Year 2014
Deborah Butterfield
Chinese New Year 2014
Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau
Beverly Hills, CA
 1 Feb - 28 Feb 2014
Museum exhibition
Inside | Out
Inside | Out
The Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
 21 Apr - 23 Sep 2012
Museum exhibition
Essence: The Horses of Deborah Butterfield
Essence
The Horses of Deborah Butterfield
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Grand Rapids, MI
 27 Jan - 29 Apr 2012
Museum exhibition
Maverick Art
Maverick Art
Autry National Center’s Museum of American West
Los Angeles, CA
 3 Oct 2008 - 5 May 2009
Museum exhibition
Publication
Catalog
Deborah Butterfield
L.A. Louver
2009
280 pages
Hardback
Video




Selected article
Rodney, Seph. "The Deceptive Power of a Drove of Horse Sculptures." Hyperallergic. 2017.
hyperallergic.com | full article, PDF
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