After Katrina in 2005, artist Debbie Cannatella left the swamplands,  jazz music, elegant water fowl,  and the best food in south Louisiana to move to the progressive and ever-dynamic village of Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago and historical home to Frank Lloyd Wright.  As a native Louisianan, Debbie captured architecture and the spirit of the people of New Orleans, surrounded by its vast waterways and multi-culturalism in the city streets, and immediately dove into the rich artistic culture present in the midwest, serving on local art league boards and working with the Arts Council

Another move in 2007, took her from the snowy Chicago winters and the beauty of the hardwoods in fall for a small city in the piney woods of East Texas.  Tyler is famous for the azaleas and dogwood trails in the spring, and for the Rose Festival that showcases Tyler Roses. She became involved with Texas and Louisiana arts and social organizations, building a client and student base. While there, she helped the City of Tyler open Gallery Main Street, a fine arts gallery located in downtown Tyler, and organized the Downtown Tyler Arts Coalition.

2010 finds Debbie and her husband living in Corpus Christi, Tx - back to the gulf coastal area that is so near and dear to their hearts. She immediately got settled into her new studio overlooking palm trees and tropical flowers.

Though the majority of Debbie's work is painted realistically, she also veers from photo-realism, preferring the bursts of color and unexpected nuances that are created within the ordinary and usual.  Her work has been featured on the cover of magazines and her patrons retain an avid following. She has been involved in one-woman, group, society invitational exhibits and international exhibitions and her work can be found in both public and private collections throughout the nation.   

Debbie is a signature member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society, and a member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Associated Women in the Arts, the Daily Painters of Texas, Artists of Texas, and the South Texas Watercolor Society.  You can view her work in Corpus Christi at Treehouse Art Collective Gallery in Water Street Market Square.

Debbie Cannatella © 1999 - 2011