Graphite on Paper
9.5″ x 10.5″
Deborah Wolff-Forcelledo, Associate of the Ontario College of Art (AOCA), Experimental Arts, 1982
Studied Photo-Electric program then graduated from Experimental Arts program at the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University).
Completed 2.5 years Independent Studies; 1.5 years off-campus studio, New York City, and completed final year in Toronto, mentored by Noel Harding.
Early practice included site-specific installation art and group exhibitions.
Provided 34 years of administrative support to Employee Health and Employee Assistance (EAP) services for the City of Toronto during a period of significant legislative and organizational growth.
While raising a family, engaged in community leadership through volunteer service in education and youth organizations.
OCADU GradEx 111
2026, Selected for the Alumni Marketplace, celebrating 150 years.
2025, The Inspired Art Show & Sale
Participated as one of 13 local artists in the inaugural exhibition and sale associated with the Stairwell Gallery initiative at The Spire, Kingston, Ontario.
2024, Kingston School of Art
A juried and curated group exhibition of local artists featuring 60 artworks which included these two drawings in Kingston, Ontario.
2016, Edward Day Gallery (EDG)
Drawing introduced in EDG gallery newsletter (14s), 2016
Since 2015, Wolff-Forcelledo has focused intensively on graphite-based drawing processes on paper, encouraged in part by curator and owner, Mary Sue Rankin, EDG.
1989, City of Toronto, Employee Art Show
An early large-scale work (5’×7′), created prior to a long pause in practice and exhibited in an employee art show with the City of Toronto.
It marks an earlier stage of exploration that precedes the current body of work.
Recent work increasingly incorporates colour media and explores surfaces beyond paper, reconnecting with earlier interests in spatial and three-dimensional practice.