Woodhaven Artist Champions Healing Through Art

By MOHAMED FARGHALY

mfarghaly@queensledger.com

For Deborah Camp, art has never been a hobby. It has been a lifeline, a career and a calling tied deeply to the Queens neighborhoods where she grew up. A lifelong Woodhaven resident, Camp traces her creative roots through generations of artists in her family — her mother, grandmother and great-grandfather.

“I was surrounded in this artistic environment,” she said. “I started painting and drawing when I was three years old, and I used to scribble all over the walls. Now I make a joke to my mom that I was just practicing to be a mural artist.”

Today, Camp works full-time as a muralist and art instructor, using her illustrations, writing and community partnerships to promote mental health and re

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