Deborah Lynn Irmas is a Los Angeles based visual artist. Her practice is informed by the large part that textiles, paint and materials played in her childhood. Her Salvadoran mother, who was a seamstress and artist, helped create her attachment to these materials.
“Everyday was the same…I would come home from school and my mother would be working, sitting on the floor surrounded by all sorts of materials. I often work the same way which gives me a sense of home and comfort.”
Deborah Lynn’s work has evolved into a recognition of her mother’s history, her Salvadoran birthright and her own bi-cultural narrative. She completed her BFA in Visual Arts and also received a degree in Textile Pattern Design, both from the University of California, Los Angeles. She continued courses in Fashion Illustration, Graphic Design, Printmaking and has been a long time student of the esteemed artist Tom Wudl. For 5 years she was part of a long term art residency with 18th Street Arts Center. Deborah Lynn is now completing a year long art residency with Uncool Art Residency (UAR) 2026.
Deborah Lynn’s work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Latin American Art and she has exhibited in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Pasadena, Puglia, Italy as well as the Torrance Art Museum and the Santa Monica Art Museum.