{{Short description|American curator, gallerist, and art dealer}} {{Infobox person | name = Deborah Fritz | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | known_for = Curating, art dealership | alma_mater = University of New Mexico | occupation = art dealer | partner = Kimberly Giacobbe }} '''Deborah Fritz''' is an American curator, gallerist, and art dealer. Fritz is the owner of Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art and the GF Contemporary, both located on Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico. She most recently opened galleryFRITZ in the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District, which has since closed.<ref>[http://www.collectorsguide.com/sf/g210.html "Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art."] ''The Collector's Guide.'' 2012. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref><ref name=sharpe/>
==Background== Fritz grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico and graduated from Los Alamos High School. She earned an art history degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
==Career== She opened Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art in 2001 with her sister and business partner, Kimberly Giacobbe. In 2009, Fritz opened GF Contemporary, on the opposite side of Canyon Road.<ref name=mf>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_iDRt2iL5k0J:www.museumfoundation.org/html-assets/file/Deborah%2520Fritz.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjWjQ4BUC9wuApQ9uqUh7MpbeRePulNAy2a3J8CB2Ge2_W5Caf0Cr7znrjqqcUy432yez_N1FzUsE8JppBcSdW3f-0HQMINBKduX2672bC7ybFmIyIEVbETyMltFnn2_BVBISkn&sig=AHIEtbQ-fSEsbH3ziKAaD07ECLvq6zvw_Q "Deborah Fritz and GF Contemporary."] ''Museum of New Mexico Foundation.'' Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref> Her galleries participate in the annual ARTFeast, an edible art tour and fundraiser.<ref>Collins, Steve. [http://www.santafetravelers.com/food-thoughts/edible-art-tour-artfeast-2011/ "Santa Fe’s Edible Art Tour, ARTFeast 2011."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210014422/http://www.santafetravelers.com/food-thoughts/edible-art-tour-artfeast-2011/ |date=2013-02-10 }} ''Santa Fe Travelers.'' February 26, 2011. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref> Fritz has served on ARTFeast's board<ref>[http://artfeast.com/2010/05/artsmart-announces-changes-in-board-of-directors/ "ARTsmart Announces Changes in Board of Directors."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002238/http://artfeast.com/2010/05/artsmart-announces-changes-in-board-of-directors/ |date=2016-03-04 }} ''ARTsmart.'' May 26, 2010. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref> and collaborated on projects with SITE Santa Fe.<ref>[https://sitesantafe.org/lecturesandevents/pastevents/2012.html "Site Unseen 7."] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130415201123/https://sitesantafe.org/lecturesandevents/pastevents/2012.html |date=2013-04-15 }} ''SITE Santa Fe.'' 2012. Accessed January 8, 2013.</ref>
Fritz has been active in the Santa Fe art world, joining the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Business Council in 2007<ref name=mf/> and serving as vice president of the Santa Fe Art Gallery Association.<ref name=sharpe>Sharpe, Tom. "[https://archive.today/20130216180647/http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/Santa-Fe-art-market--Bloom-or-bust-%23.UOzqeraWShM "Bloom or Bust? Jury's out on state of Santa Fe art market."] ''The New Mexican.'' February 18, 2012. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref>
Through her galleries, Fritz has cultivated an international clientele, including art collectors from Belgium, Brazil, and Mexico.<ref name=sharpe/> She showcases sculpture, paintings, prints, digital art, and other media. Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art represents traditional, often figurative fine art—such as artwork by realist oil painter Wendy Chidester.<ref>[http://www.southwestart.com/events/giacobbe-fritz-aug2012 "Giacobbe-Fritz: Wendy Chidester."] ''Southwest Art.'' July 15, 2012. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref><ref>Brandauer, Aline. [http://www.artandantiquesmag.com/2011/07/santa-fe-summer-art-fest/ "Summer Season: Santa Fe."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929022456/http://www.artandantiquesmag.com/2011/07/santa-fe-summer-art-fest/ |date=2014-09-29 }} ''Art & Antiques''. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref> Meanwhile, GF Contemporary represents work by more experimental artists. "I've always loved nonrepresentational art," says Fritz.<ref>Quick, Bob. [https://archive.today/20130216181122/http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Business/New-York-pizza-has-come-to-Eldorado%23.UOzro7aWShM "Business Beat."] ''The New Mexican.'' July 20, 2009. Accessed December 8, 2013.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.gfcontemporary.com GF Contemporary], official website * [http://www.giacobbefritz.com Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art], official website * [http://www.galleryfritz.com galleryFRITZ], official website
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