Debra Band

Debra holds a BA Honours in History from Concordia University in Montreal and an MS in Political Science from MIT, and turned full attention to Hebrew manuscript arts in 1987. Descended from an eminent rabbinic family, her extensive studies of Jewish texts and research into medieval European and middle Eastern painting and manuscripts inform her work. Her work, celebrated for its intellectual and spiritual depth as well as visual beauty, includes illuminated and papercut books and ketubot, other manuscript pieces and papercuts, in exhibits, private collections, community institutions and galleries across the English-speaking world. Debra works extensively with Jewish women’s organizations across the US. Her many short videos are available on YouTube. Debra’s work tours museums and galleries across the United States. Debra lectures frequently on her work across the United States in Jewish and Christian venues. In addition to her artwork, Debra participates in medical ethics review activities at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Debra has lived throughout the United States and Canada and presently resides in the Washington, DC area along with her family and menagerie.