Awards
- Tinicum Arts Festival 2006-second place in oil painting
- Tinicum Arts Festival 2005-honorable mention in oil painting
- Cape May County (NJ) Cold Spring Village, Festival of the Arts-second place award in three dimensional works
- Gloucester County (NJ) Cultural and Heritage Commission- 2 time purchase award winner 1987-1988
- Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic County (NJ) Juried Show- purchase award 1989
- Camden County (NJ) Cultural and Heritage Commission Juried Show at The Hopkins House-purchase award 1990
- Haddon Fortnightly Juried Exhibition-Haddonfield (NJ)- purchase award 1992
- Philadelphia Watercolor Club 75th Annual Juried Show- Noyes Museum-Absecon (NJ)- purchase award 1992
- Parthenia J. Vandermark Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts-Glassboro State College 1983
- ACU-1 Regional Art Competition of College Unions 1983-first place award
Dean has created an authentic and personal palette in his landscape painting, rich in light and color, refreshing the viewer at every glance. His colors are intriguing and original, with unique combinations of color beyond what we would expect. As a result, Dean’s paintings are a great resource for artist and collector alike.
Dan Chard
Art Professor, Rowan University