About the Artist
Dean Vallas is a contemporary artist working in oil, watercolor, and drawing. His studio is in Rhinebeck, New York, in the heart of the Hudson Valley.
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A student of the National Academy of Art and the Art Students League, I studied with Furman Finck, Ronald Sherr and Mary Beth McKenzie. I have taught the use of art materials and techniques. As a figurative artist I paint from life and also use photographs. My work is influenced by what I read, the music I listen to, who I meet, and the Hudson Valley’s fabulous landscape. You will see on my web site that I concentrate on painting in oil, watercolor and tempera and drawing in graphite and ink. My work has been exhibited in the US and is in collections in the US and Europe.
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
Upstate Art Weekend, Open Studio Tour, Upstate NY
The Red Arch, Betsy Jacaruso Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY
Art Studio Views Tours, Rhinebeck, NY
Atwater Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY
Gazen Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY
609 Warren, Hudson, NY
Hunters Point Artist Community Exhibition, L.I.C., NY
Studio 303, L.I.C., NY
This is not an Archive, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Northwest Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, IL
47th Annual International Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
37th Juried Exhibition, The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
34th and 37th Juried Exhibition, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Smithtown, NY
First Street Gallery, New York, NY
International Juried Exhibition, United Nations, New York, NY
12"x12"x(12"), Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
Awards
Comstock Drawing Award, Ridgefield Guild of Artists
John Mckee Memorial Award for Figure Drawing, San Diego Art Institute
Drawing Prize, Art Students League
Ralph Weller Prize for Painting, National Academy of Design
Collections & Commissions
New York, NY; Milan, Italy; Worcester, MA; Northampton, MA; Claverack, NY; Southampton, NY; St. Bonnet sur Gironde, France; Madison, CT; Rhinebeck, NY
Instructor
National Academy of Design, Certificate, New York, NY
Art Students League, New York, NY
New York University, New York, NY
Drew University, Madison, NJ, BA
Oxford University
Education
National Academy of Design, New York, NY
New York Public School Adult Education Program, Riverdale, NY
Art Students League, New York, NY