November Debra Hintz had a painting juried into the Women Painters West "Red!" Exhibition at VIVA Gallery in Sherman Oaks, CA. October Debra Hintz participated in the Clyde Porter Arts Day in Canoga Park, CA. She painted on site as well as exhibited 6 new paintings at Clyde Porter's West Valley Playhouse.               August Debra Hintz had a painting included in the "2009 Open Call Exhibition" at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. She also had a painting juried into the "2009 Juried All-Media Exhibition" at the Palos Verdes Art Center in Palos Verdes, CA. July Debra Hintz had a Solo Exhibition at Fins Restaurant in Westlake Village, CA. She also had 2 paintings juried into the "Tenth Anniversary All Group Exhibition" at VIVA Gallery in Sherman Oaks, CA. This was an exhibit open to all four art groups that founded VIVA so with that much competition, she was especially excited to be selected. June Debra Hintz was juried into her second exhibit with the California Art Club which again, is a huge honor. Only about 40 paintings were selected out of 350 submissions. The exhibit, called "Eternal Light", was held at the historic Blinn House in Pasadena. April Debra Hintz had a painting juried into the Women Painters West exhibit at Arena One Gallery in Santa Monica. It was a theme exhibit titled "How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Headed?". Debra also had a painting accepted into the 2009 Valley Artists Guild Gold Medal Exhibition at VIVA Gallery in Sherman Oaks. March Debra Hintz had 2 paintings accepted into the Women Painters West juried group exhibition at VIVA Gallery. She was thrilled to win an Honorable Mention Award for her painting entitled "Sanctuary". January Debra Hintz was juried in as a member of Oil Painters of America. Founded in 1991, OPA is a national organization that focuses on representational painting. Debra looks forward to participating in this growing club.

December Debra Hintz was juried into her first exhibit with the California Art Club. The exhibit was called "Concertos in Color" and was held at the historic Blinn House in Pasadena. This was a very big honor as only 40 paintings were selected out of at least 200 submissions. In the exhibit brochure, Debra's painting "Renewal" was described as an "explosive brio of color and texture". October Debra Hintz was featured alongside 11 other fellow artists in a 2-page spread ad for the Valley Artists Guild in the October issue of Southwest Art Magazine. Her first national exposure! Debra also had two paintings juried into the Women Painters West exhibit at VIVA Gallery in Sherman Oaks.     September Debra Hintz participated in her first exhibit with Women Painters West at the Creative Arts Center Gallery in Burbank. She was honored to win a Merchandise Award for her painting "Carmel Coast". Debra even found herself featured in an article for the show that appeared in the September 10 issue of the Burbank Leader newspaper. Debra also had two paintings juried into the Valley Artists Guild 60th Anniversary Fall Exhibition at VIVA Gallery in Sherman Oaks. August Debra Hintz had a painting juried into the "My Way" Exhibit at VIVA Gallery. This was an exhibit open to all four art groups that founded VIVA so with that much competition, she was especially thrilled to have been accepted. Her painting, "A Gleam of Quietude", sold five minutes before the exhibit closed! July Debra Hintz had 2 paintings juried into the "Valley Artists Guild Hidden Places" exhibit at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. Debra also became a member of the California Art Club and looks forward to being involved with this highly prestigious art organization which began in 1909. For more information, check out www.californiaartclub.org. June Debra went on a two week art pilgrimage to France! She spent a week in Paris and with her 6-day museum pass, she visited as many museums as she could. She also toured Monet's home and gardens in Giverney, sketched in cafes and even did a bit of painting in the Tuileries Gardens. Debra then spent a week in the south visiting Arles and the Saint-Paul Monastery at St. Remy where Van Gogh had his most prolific periods. She spent some time painting by a lavender field at the monastery which she found to be an emotional and inspiring experience. Debra also visited Cezanne's studio in Aix en Provence and saw a spectacular retrospective exhibit in Montpellier of another one of her favorite and most influential artists, Courbet. She ended the trip in the Midi-Pyrenees region where she enjoyed painting the countryside. She also discovered an incredible art collection at the Bemberg Foundation in Toulouse. The inspiration of the entire journey was endless and Debra is looking forward to getting back into her studio to paint her experience. Debra painting (with watercolors) The Saint-Paul Monastery at St. Remy May Debra Hintz is proud to have been juried in as a new member of Women Painters West. This organization was formed in 1921 to unite women artists across Southern California. This was her third year trying to get accepted so she is thrilled that the third time was the charm! She looks forward to the new exhibit opportunities as well as the camaraderie among fellow artists that the group provides. For more information, check out www.womenpainterswest.org. March Debra Hintz had a painting juried into the "Valley Artists Guild 60th Anniversary 2008 Gold Medal Exhibition" which was held at VIVA Gallery.