Originally from Pennsylvania, Deborah Camero came to Rockbridge County in 2001.  After obtaining her formal education in art, she began private study in portraiture in the Classical French Tradition under Jacques Fabert and then briefly under the late William Smith.  She also studied at Oxford University in England.  Among her many honors are Phi Theta Kappa, First North American Artist-in- Residence at The Society of Wildlife Arts of the Nations Museum in Gloustershire, England. She was elected "Master Artist" of the Oil Pastel Society in New York City.