About the Artist

Debra Krakow in her studio

I am an artist, artisan and architect. My husband and I left Montreal 30 years ago to put down roots and raise our family on Wolfe Island, and we’ve never looked back.

Embracing rural life motivates me to learn traditional homesteading skills: home building, farming and gardening, quilting and knitting, weaving and pottery. The family farm provides endless subject matter for paintings, as do the woods and fields.

I’ve developed my artistic practice through explorations in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, fibre arts and ceramics. I’ve had solo shows of my paintings in Montreal, Toronto, Kingston and New York State, and my work is held in private collections throughout North America and beyond. 

I am represented by Koyman Galleries in Ottawa and am a member of the Kingston Potters Guild, the Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners Guild and the Wolfe Island Gallery.