Devorah Brinckerhoff

Devorah Brinckerhoff is a mixed media artist and transformational guide who has spent over 30 years using creativity as a pathway to inner wisdom. Originally from Vermont and now living in Oregon with her husband and youngest daughter, her life took an unexpected turn 16 years ago when protecting her children from sexual abuse led to complete estrangement from both families overnight.

RISD-trained and formerly gallery-represented, what felt like destruction became the catalyst for her most meaningful work. While helping her family heal and processing her own childhood trauma, she began incorporating personal materials - old letters, photos, journals - into her paintings. During one pivotal moment, while ripping up both a sweet card from her mother and legal papers from their lawsuit against her, she realized she was literally disassembling and reassembling herself. This completely transformed how she related to her most difficult experiences.

This discovery led to Soul Portraits - a process where she either guides people to work directly with their own materials during workshops and retreats, or creates commissioned portraits for clients. The work helps shed false identities and limiting beliefs that keep people stuck in the past and armored against authentic connection.
Though an introvert most comfortable working alone in her studio channeling work, she steps into the world to teach others this transformative creative process. Her work isn't about fixing people - it's about helping them remember who they are beneath all the stories they've been taught about themselves.