Deborah Koff-Chapin is an artist, vocalist, author, and facilitator. I have been developing Touch Drawing since she discovered it in 1974. I am the creator of SoulCards 1 & 2 and the author of Drawing Out Your Soul and The Touch Drawing Facilitator Workbook. I’m the founding director of The Center for Touch Drawing and have convened the Annual Touch Drawing Gathering since 1997.
I am a faculty at California Institute of Integral Studies and Wisdom University. I’ve presented at places such as JFK School of Arts & Consciousness, School of Visual Arts, The American Art Therapy Association, the Expressive Arts Summit, NY Open Center, Omega Institute and Esalen. I have served on the board of directors of The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association.
I have been an Interpretive Artist at numerous conferences including the Dawn of Interspirituality, Engaging the Other, Sacred Activism, and Seeds of Compassion. My artwork and essays have been published in numerous journals and books.