Deborah Butterfield

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) /
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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) /
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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

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: P.S. These are not horses

Deborah Butterfield
P.S. These are not horses

Manetti Shrem Museum
Davis, CA
1 Oct 2023 - 30 Jun 2024

Museum exhibition

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

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

Publication

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