Debbie Qadri is best known for her community / public / collaborative applications of art mediums. Particularly the use of ceramics and mosaic to create murals where whole communities participate in the making of artworks for the mural.
The ceramic mural work has been collated as a blog on the following site and maps the progress of this trajectory since 2003.
http://mosaicprojectsbydebbieqadri.blogspot.com.au/
This work also veers into different mediums, particularly for smaller short-term and ephemeral projects.
Her work is also supported by academic interests in the area. Debbie is currently undertaking PhD research at Victoria University into the area of community engagement in permanent public artworks as makers. She is also a founding member of the Public Pedagogies Institute.
http://www.publicpedagogies.org/researchers/
List of Community Projects
Valuing Education, mural at Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Ormiston campus, 2015.
The Kororoit Creek Wurundjeri Acknowledgement Project, Kororoit Creek Albion, supported by a Brimbank Counicl community grant, consultation with the The Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council, 2015.
Bunjil and Acknowledgement Mural, St Theresas Primary School, Albion, 2015.
Gallipolli Bollard, Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham, 2015.
Overnewton Rd Cylinder project, with Overnewton Anglican Community College, 2014.
http://mosaicprojectsbydebbieqadri.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/overnewton-rd-cylinder-keilor.html
The Deer Park History Mural, (Ceramics and mosaic, with 640 participants from three local schools and local community members) artist and facilitator, Gallery Sunshine Everywhere and Brimbank Council, 2014.
http://deerparkhistorymural.blogspot.com.au/
Indigenous Acknowledgement Art Project, outdoor ceramic artwork, at Mother of God School, Ardeer, 2014.
Footprints of the Planet, Glen Katherine Primary School, ceramic and mosaic murals, 2014.
http://mosaicprojectsbydebbieqadri.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/huge-installation-today-at-glen.html
Memories in Motion, Sunshine Primary School, ephemeral public art project with grade four students, Dr Karen Charman (Community historian) and Nigel Gillies (local resident and photographer), 2014.
Facilitating the Brimming out of the Frame Project, Gallery Sunshine Everywhere, 2014
ceramic and mosaic murals and totem poles, Gardiner Preschool, 2014.
Dot’s Mural, Auburn South Pre-school, 2014.
Moonee Ponds Creek Mural, St Vincent de Paul Primary School Strathmore. 2013
My Suburb, My Stories, Artist in Schools Residency (Arts Victoria) 2013
Australian Noah’s Ark, Ceramic and Mosaic Mural at Overnewton College, 36 square metres, 2013.
Reflections of St John’s, Ceramic Murals of the history of St John’s Primary School West Footscray, 2013
http://reflectionsofstjohns.blogspot.com.au/
Dragon and garden murals at Gardenvale Primary School, 2013.
The Clothesline Timeline, Ephemeral Artwork at the Djerriwarrh Festival, Melton, Melton Council. 2012
Scarecrow Mural for Dot’s Garden, Auburn South Pre-school, 2012.
http://mosaicprojectsbydebbieqadri.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/scarecrow-mural-at-auburn-south-pre.html
Garden projects: totem poles mosaics, birdhouses at Croxton Special School, 2012.
Bird garden, Lincolnvilee Pre-school, 2012
http://mosaicprojectsbydebbieqadri.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/film-about-lincolnville-bird-garden.html
Future Knox Community Arts Project – artist and workshop facilitator, Knox City Council, 2012.
Exquisite Me, Arts and writing project with Gallery Sunshine Everywhere with eight community organisations and schools, 2012,
Moonambel Poets Project, with the Moonambel Art and History Group .Worked with the local community to write poetry using ceramics, which is permanently installed at the Moonambel Common. 2012
Chinese Dragon Mural, Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill campus, 2011
Strathmore Community Kindergarten animal mural, 2011
http://strathmorecommunitykinderanimalmural.blogspot.com/
Totem poles at St Bernard’s Primary School, Coburg, 2010.
http://mosaicprojectsbydebbieqadri.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/totem-poles-at-st-bernards-primary.html
Bellevue Hill pre-school Mural, 2010
http://bellevuehillpreschoolmosaic.blogspot.com.au/
debbie harman qadri 