Cleveland Dean

CLEVELAND DEAN 773.495.3944 ARTOFSEN@GMAIL.COM

Established Chicago artist, Emerging international artist. Live painter, event coordinator and promoter.

CLEVELAND L. DEAN

Sen studios / Art of Sen Chicago, IL 07/2005-Present Founder/ Artist/ Agent/ Curator/Designer

Participation in Chicago Solo/ Group Performance Art engagements, International Exhibitions

Artist Representation: Manage selection, scheduling and month-long exhibits of Chicago’s independent artists’ paintings

Conduct venue research/ selection, negotiate contractual rights and obligations with venue management

Oversee installation on behalf of exhibiting artists Acting curator

Marketing and promotion of planned events featuring artist

Event Planning: Utilize market/ industry research skill and knowledge in identifying prospective event sponsors

Develop ideas on premise events, manage and direct marketing communication, event promotion, public relations and other initiatives to reach targeted audiences

Coordinate scheduling of DJs for participation in weekly performance engagements

Coordinate design, development and dissemination of marketing collateral material

EXHIBITIONS

2005 Collective Reasoning v.1 Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 Collective Reasoning v.2 Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 Soul Junkies Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 Inner Sound System Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 Jody Cooley presents… Chicago, IL [group]

2006 Meble Chicago, IL [group]

2006 Bolat Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 CoreNET Silent Auction Chicago, IL [group]

2006 Espia – Espacino Imagen Alternativa Mexico City, Mexico [group]

2006 Espacio El Galeron- Desde Chicago y en Oposicion Mexico City, Mexico [group]

2006 Rebirth at the Hot House Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 System Chicago, IL [solo]

2006 The Silver Room Chicago, IL [group]

2006 Color Motion Form Depth (pt.I) Chicago, IL [group]

2006 Around the Coyote Chicago, IL [group]

2006/07 People Lounge Chicago, IL [solo]

2007 Color Motion Form Depth (pt.2) Chicago, IL [group]

2007 Winter Arts Festival Chicago, IL [solo]

2007 Q4 Gallery Chicago, IL [group]

2007 Benefit for Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago, IL [group]

2007 Acknowledgement/Resolution at Las Manos Gallery Chicago, IL [group]

2007 Interpretable Chaos v.1 gallery of the Hot House Chicago, IL [solo]

2007 Puma celebrates Guillermo Vilas @ All Rise Gallery Chicago, IL [group]

2007 Q4 Gallery Chicago, IL [group]

2007 Salon Beaumonde Chicago, IL [solo]

2007 Marshall McGearty Chicago,IL [group]

2007 Humboldt Park art fair Chicago,IL [group]

2007 Sound System Block Party Chicago,IL [group]

2007 Tzeta Gallery Chicago,IL [group]

2007 Bolat Chicago,IL [current, solo]

2007 Around the Coyote @ the Silver Room, Chicago, IL [solo]

2007 Around the Coyote @ Marshall Mcgearty, Chicago,IL [group]

2007 Art blowout @ Gary Comer youth center, Chicago,IL [group]

2008 Look gallery @ Macy's on State street, Chicago,IL [solo]

2008 Webster Wine Bar, [solo]

2008 Terra Museum [group]

2008 R.E. Connect (c/o Cape Horn Group), Chicago IL [group]

2008 Landmark Bar & Grill (c/o IMAGE Magazine), Chicago IL [group]

Current: FlatFile Gallery 217 n Carpenter Chicago,IL Bolat African Cuisine 3346 n Clark, Chicago,IL

Upcoming: July 19th SILVER ROOM SOUND SYSTEM BLOCK PARTY Evergreen and Milwaukee, Chicago September 5th INTERPRETABLE CHAOS at FLATFILE GALLERY 217 n Carpenter, Chicago October 3rd CHICAGO ARTIST COALITION ART OPEN at MERCHANDISE MART, Chicago October 4th INTERPRETABLE CHAOS v.2 (live painting and talk in conjunction with Chicago Artist Coalition) *to date: 190+ works in private collection September 2005 – July 2008

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Work featured on " We Live Here" Style Network November 2006

5 Magazine February 2007

Interview on 848 Chicago Public Radio / National Public Radio

EDUCATION

Harrington College of Design Chicago, IL Interior Design, Coursework Includes: Drafting & Perspective, Drawing Techniques, Fundamentals of Color, 3D Design Illinois State University Normal, IL Liberal Arts studies

ARTIST STATEMENT AND BIO

Cleveland Dean, also known as [Q.] has learned to live his life through the course bristles of a brush. Cultured on the south side of the City of Chicago he soon saw the influences of other sections of his home and encompassed them within himself. Always having an affinity with artistic expression he dabbled in many forms of art including drawing, songwriting, poetry, spoken word to name a few. He found his destiny upon the inspiration of his children’s colored pencil scribbles that adorned his refrigerator. He saw that, with simplistic form, vast expressions could be made. Before these realizations his art wasn’t considered art to him but simply a hobby. After time, the realization was made that this indeed formed a roadmap to his psyche. Being self-taught he refuses to be “professionally” schooled to techniques of art, believing that, a true artist disciplines themselves to find their way and the means for expression. Gravitating to the influences of the early American Abstract Expressionist movement he took all the elements of his life and formed an individual style that expresses his vision, intellect, passions, transgressions and love.

“My work is that which bridges the unconscious and conscious painted in depictions abstracted from my psyche. This can only be done by stepping outside my self-sanctuary and embracing that which exists deep within my soul. Many times when I paint I black out, go into a trance and awake to realize I have just given birth to expression. I do not know the individual within me who paints. My physical frame is simply its vessel to dissertate my mentality in form. I wish not to know this entity. I do not wish for my physical existence to influence this metaphysical being. I allow it to create movement within a still depiction, letting my soul dance on canvas.

Cleveland Dean has been part of several exhibitions and has been an influential contributor (deemed one of the pioneers) to the live painting exhibition movement that has found growth in Chicago.

“ … some are there (People Lounge 1560 n. Milwaukee) for the art – the abstracts of internationally recognized artist and Collective Reasoning host Cleveland Dean (aka Q.)…For Q., music and art are two parts of an interlocking whole. He’s pioneered these nights in Chicago, insisting that the art and music have to be presented together. ….” Taken from article written by Terry Matthew 5 Magazine Feb. 2007

CONTACT INFO: artofsen@gmail.com or 773.495.3944

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