Debra Drexler maintained studios in New York and Oahu, and her work is informed by her unique bi-coastal experience. She has appeared in two-person exhibitions with Helen Frankenthaler, Ann Kendall Richards Gallery (2022, 2023). In 2025, she retired as a professor at the University of Hawai’i and moved to NYC. She has worked with numerous galleries in New York including Front Room Gallery (solo, 2021).