Debra is a London-based mixed-media artist whose practice is rooted in a deep exploration of colour, texture, and the poetry of surfaces

Trained at Kingston School of Art, she brings over two decades of experience that span theatre set design, prop-making, large-scale feature walls, and teaching. Her work has attracted an impressive clientele including Anthropologie, Vogue, and the V&A Museum, London.

In recent years, Debra has dedicated herself fully to painting, creating works that reflect her fascination with the beauty of time-worn materials and the quiet elegance of decay. Crumbling walls, peeling paint, lime-washed facades, and weathered fragments become metaphors within her practice—each surface layered with history, memory, and imperfection. Through a tactile process that blends acrylics, inks, dyes, fabrics, and collage, she builds compositions where colour and pattern emerge organically, echoing the shifting qualities of light and atmosphere.

Travel is an integral part of her creative journey. India, and particularly Rajasthan, has profoundly shaped her vision with its vibrant streets, jewel-toned palaces, textiles, and architectural patinas. Her sketchbooks, filled during travels, form the genesis of her studio work and underpin her annual art tours to India, where she shares her passion for artistic discovery with others.

In 2024, Debra published The Pigment Trail, a richly visual and personal book that weaves together collages, drawings, photographs, and reflections to form an intimate portrait of India as seen through the eyes of an artist. The book captures her enduring fascination with the intersection of place, memory, and materiality.

Debra lives and works in London, where the city’s dynamic cultural life continues to inspire her, while India remains her enduring muse—an endless source of colour, texture, and timeless beauty.

See the eclectic mix of work in a few of the images below

You can hear a little about it in a recent interview on the podcast in the link below.

Unison Pastels Blog; https://www.unisoncolour.com/blog/the-pigment-trail-by-debra-luker/

Fibre Art Now: https://www.fiberartnow.net/blog/out-about-the-pigment-trail/