Debbie Yati Garrett is a mother, artist, entrepreneur, art instructor, filmmaker, director, writer, actress, and designer. Originally from New York City, she attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. At Eckerd, Debbie was awarded Visual Arts Honor. As a mixed medium artist, she works and teaches in a variety of mediums including fiber, ceramics, quilting sewing, crafting, painting, and drawing.
Debbie is the founder and the creator of ART FROM THE SOUL D.Y.G. She specializes in creating jewelry, garments, and home decor with Adinkra SYMBOLS as the core of the works. ART FROM THE SOUL D.Y.G is a joint business with her daughter Joy Garrett.
Past credits include creating a DIY craft television show for 10 at 10 Tampa Bay, and she appeared with CYC Productions TV program in NYC, where she partnered to produce motivational speaker Les Brown and Jawanza Kunjufa. She an Artistic Director and Production Designer with Dreammarkerz Production and she also a Board Member with the Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project.
Garrett has worked as an art teacher in the Pinellas community for over 18 years. She has mentored and cultivated many artists within their respective fields. She is known as a great resource and is sought after for her creative concepts.
Her current film project SIMI The Series has appeared at film festivals across America and Canada and is an award-winning project.
As an artist of mixed mediums, she likes to
explore subjects and places that create textures with colors that have layers
that evoke conversations, thoughts, and questions.
