Debra Giller held an MA from Austin State University and an MFA from Kent State University. She taught ceramics at the Brookline Adult Education Center and Newton’s Jewish Community Center. She also taught at Endicott College in Beverly, MA and Arlington Center for the Arts in Arlington, MA. She was a member of the South Shore Arts Center in Cohasset, MA and has art work featured in the New England Sculptors Association and the Fuller Museum of Arts.
Sadly, Debra passed away on April 5th, 2010 after a three year battle with cancer. She is remembered by her family and by her legacy of intricate ceramic sculptures.

"I create objects that convey a multitude of visual associations that relate to organic forms and man-made constructions. Many of these associations are suggested by flowers and mechanical objects. I like the intricate shapes and biological associations evoked in machines as well as the interior worlds of cellular life. I am interested in exploring the interior forces behind material objects by exaggerating and combining these elements. My work progress involves a combination of play, intuition, and technical rigor. The malleability of clay allows me the flexibility to change the work as needed. The smaller sculptures are made by connecting shapes at different stages of the drying process. The large sculptures are made by connecting shapes at different stages of the drying process. The large sculptures are made with thick coils and divided in sections like a Lego set. when the sections have stiffened, I carve and add shapes. I layer different glazes and fire the work several times to achieve rich layers of texture and color."