“Spirit of Atlanta" is a perfect example of what makes Deborah Whitehouse’s murals so exceptional:  her ability to capture not only the appearance, but the essence of the communities she photographs.”

                                        -- Julia Emmons, Atlanta City Council Member at Large

(Saturday Night Series) “The work of Deborah Wian Whitehouse has a beguiling quality.  It is the special way in which this artist captures light that imbues her work with the feeling of the surreal…”                 
                                     

   -- Charlotta Kotik, Curator of Contemporary Art,
                                                                      Brooklyn Museum of Art

The best image in the show, "Hot Dog Stand," shows a pale, miniskirted young woman leaning into the window of a temporary vending booth. The white fluorescent light from within strangely sets the interior of the booth apart from the exterior, which is bathed in an eerie yellow wash. A glowing sign atop the structure freakishly proclaims the words: "America's Favorite Fun Food: HOT DOGS!"

--Jason A. Forrest, "Atlanta Journal Constitution"