Deborah Halpern
Born 1957, Melbourne, Australia
Lives & Works – Melbourne (Warrandyte, Wurundjeri)
Deborah Halpern is multi-disciplinary artist who explores the mediums of sculpture, painting, ceramics, glass blowing and printmaking. Her work can be exuberant and whimsical but is also imbued with a deep artistry. Over her long career Halpern has produced an extraordinary body of work and through her numerous public sculptures has become well known and respected within the community.
Halpern has exhibited extensively around Australia and internationally and is the recipient of a number of awards and Australia Council grants. She has completed various major public commissions including Power of Community, Beauty Park, City of Frankston (2002), the Spirit of Nilumbik, Eltham Town Square, Shire of Nilumik (2001), the Spirit of Enquiry, Australian National University, Canberra (2001) and Face Maze, Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne (1997) as well as a number of private commissions. Halpern’s work is held in several important collections in Australia and overseas, including Artbank, Australian National University, Australian National Gallery, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Geelong Art Gallery, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne University Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Osaka Sculpture Park, Japan, Queensland Art Gallery and Shepparton Art Gallery.
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30 Years of Arthouse Gallery
7 - 21 December 2024Over the past three decades, Arthouse Gallery has distinguished itself as one of Australia's leading contemporary art galleries. Currently representing over forty artists, the gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary this...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Summer – Part 1 9 - 27 January 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to begin 2024 with 'Summer' featuring a selection of new and exciting works from our stable of artists. This coming year features solo shows by newly–represented,...Read more -
Group Show
Paper 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more -
Group Show
Clay 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more
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Deborah Halpern
Hug a Tree, Kiss a Dog 15 June - 8 July 2017Over her incredible forty-year career, Deborah Halpern has produced an extraordinary body of work traversing the mediums of sculpture, painting, pottery, glass blowing and printmaking. Through her numerous public sculptures,...Read more -
Deborah Halpern
Duck Duck Goose 26 March - 11 April 2015Featuring a new collection of blown glass vessels and intricate mosaic sculptures, Halpern’s solo show conflates art and design with the artist’s characteristic spirit of experimentation and imagination. While the...Read more
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Deborah HalpernQuiet vessel, 2023earthenware50 x 26 x 37 cmSold
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Deborah HalpernFish Hat, 2023ink on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,000
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Deborah HalpernFat Yellow Dog Flying, 2017Indian ink & gouache on paper57 x 77 cm$675
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Deborah HalpernFully Stretched Dog Over Bridge, 2017Indian ink on paper38.5 x 57 cm$580
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Deborah HalpernGirl and Single Flower, 2017Indian ink on paper38.5 x 57 cm$580