The Plein Air Painters of The Southeast

  A professional artist organization dedicated to the preservation 
& continuation  of the traditional method of painting en plein air;  out-of-doors, on location.  
                                                                           
  

 

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Dee Beard Dean - Davidson, NC     Signature Member
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Dee Beard Dean
"Art to me is an unwavering desire to express the beauty of life".

Gallery Representation:
Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC
Anne  Irwin Fine Art Gallery,  Atlanta, GA
Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St.Simons Island, GA  
Lyons Mane Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Auld  Alliance, Nashville, TN
The Hanging Tree Gallery, NM

Education and Study
1997 - 1999      Scottsdale Art School
1996 - 2001      Fechin Institute
1995                 New York Academy of New York
1989                 New York City Art League
1958- 1960       Grand Rapids Junior College
1956 -1958       Kendall College

Studied with Everett Ramond Kinstler, Daniel Greene, John Howard Sanden, Ron Riddick, Scott Christenson, Gregg Kreutz, Kevin Macpherson, Camille Prezwodek, Millard Wells, Peggy Merrick, Albert Handell, and others.

Awards and Shows

2002 - Solo Show - Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, Ga.
2002 - Atlanta Journal
2002 Athens Banner Herald
2003 - Solo Show - Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, Ga.
American Art Review Magazine
Georgia Good Life Magazine - 4-page editorial
2003 Solo Show - Auld Alliance Gallery, Nashville, Tn.
2003 Nasville News
2003 Athens Banner Herald
2003 Director's Choice Award - Guinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Ga.
2004 PAP-SE Exhibition, Smith-Killian Gallery, Charleston, S.C.
2004 Solo Show - Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, Ga
1998  Southeastern Pastel Society, Honorable Mention, Hilton Head, S.C.
1989  Moorsville Art League, First Place, Portrait Division, Mooresville, N.C.
1983  Fort Meyers Art Group, Best of Show, Fort Meyers, Fla.
1978  Florida Keys Art Guild, First Place, Watercolor Division
2002   Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, Ga.
2002  Alix Porras Gallery, Fitchburg, Mass.
2001  Bourge Ecuador Gallery, Cascais, Portugal
2000  Amado Territory Inn Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2000  Scottsdale Art Association, Scottsdale, Arizona
2000-01 Street of Dreams, Canton, Ga.
1999  De La Grove Chateau, Bordeaux, France
1999-2001 The Love Fest, Tifton, Ga.
1998  Oconee Cultural Arts Festival, Watkinsville, Ga.

Organizations
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (Founding Officer)
Southeastern Pastel Society
Scottsdale Art League
Atlanta Portrait Society
American Society of Portrait Painters

Publications
2001  Athens Daily News/Athens Banner Herald, “Lasting Impressions,” Feb. 7
1998  Lake Norman News Press,  Lake Norman, N.C.
1990  Salisbury Post, Salisbury, N.C.
1990  Mooresville Press, Mooresville, N.C.
1987  Ft. Myers News Press, Sept. 21, Ft. Myers, Fla. 

Studio Calls Welcome at 706-354-1449.  Sales are through galleries listed above.

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Copyright 2003. No reproduction of any kind permitted without express written permission from the artist. All rights reserved by the artist.

 

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