CLEVELAND DEAN 773.495.3944 ARTOFSEN@GMAIL.COM
Established Chicago artist, Emerging international artist. Live painter, event coordinator and promoter. Curator.
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
Gravitating to the influences of the early American Abstract Expressionist movement and Asian calligraphy, Cleveland Dean pulls from various elements and life experience and has formed an individual style that reflects his vision and his studies of philosophy, sociology, psychology as well as acting as a vouyger of humanity. The centered ideology is that which is to evoke individual thought for the viewer as opposed to being conditioned to what one should think or see which resonates into other aspects of their lives. As a self-taught artist, he refuses to be “professionally” schooled to techniques of art, asserting that a true artist disciplines oneself to determine their own style, and the appropriate means and medium(s) for expression.
“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”.
Primarily Cleveland Dean's work finds creation via painting, installation as well as video and sculpture.
CLEVELAND DEAN
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Cleveland Dean has been part of several Solo as well as group exhibitions, artist talks and has been an influential contributor (deemed one of the pioneers) to the live painting exhibition movement that has found growth in Chicago.
Appointed Board member Chicago Artist Coalition (2010)
Jeff Stevenson Article, Cleveland Dean: I know myself better now, Chicago Museum Examiner (Nov. 2009)
Mural completed at Bolat, Chicago (August 2009)
Video short completed by Scott Montgomery Music Video Production Coneucopia Productions, Inc. “I’m an artist”
Style Network (November 2006)
Work featured on ‘We Live Here’
Pepper Coate, “An Interview with Cleveland Dean - Chicago Artist to Watch”, Chicago Artist’s News (September 2008) p11, 19.
Aliya Levinson, Cleveland Dean “Chicago’s Dean of Art” Image Magazine (Aug/Sept 2008) p46.
Mural completed at A.N. Pritzer Elementary, Chicago (August 2008)
Gianofer Fields, interview with Cleveland Dean, Old School Artist Cleveland Dean, National Public Radio, WBEZ (848), (Chicago, 17 July 2008)
Nominated by the Chicago Artists Coalition as 2008 Chicago Artist to Watch (June 2008)
Chicago Artist Coalition Interview (September 2008)
5 Magazine (February 2007)
Artist Spotlight, Feature Article
270+ works in private collection (September 2005 - September 2011)
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SELECTED SOLO/ GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Minority Art: Inspiration, Obligation Governors State University University Park, IL [group]
Regard-Resist-React Governors State University University Park, IL [group]
I heard he's an A**hole Chicago, IL [solo]
pieces from the Lost in the World series - Prudential Building Chicago,IL. [group]
Here and Now Chicago, IL [solo]
In this world Bluebird Chicago,IL [solo]
2010
Art Loop Open - site:Merchandise Mart Chicago, IL
Less than a hero - Pop-up Loop gallery Chicago, IL [solo]
Sonic Strata Chicago, IL [group]
Vice – Creative Lounge / Toyota Chicago, IL [group]
Exhibition at Prudential Building Chicago, IL [group]
Principles in Motion – Univ. of Chicago Chicago, IL [group]
Exhibition at Governors State Unv. Olympia Fields, IL [solo]
2009
Sticks and Stones –
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL [group]
Equinoccio de Primavera Chicago, IL [group]
Spirituality in art – Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL [group]
We Are – Zhou B Art Center Chicago, IL [group]
Black/White/Abstract -River East Art Center Chicago, IL [duo]
Celebration 2009 – Prospectus Gallery Chicago, IL [group]
2008
Chicago Artist Coalition Art Open Chicago, IL [group]
Unlearn Phaiz Gallery Chicago, IL [solo]
Juror for Fall into the Arts festival Bloomington, IL
Illinois Wesleyan University
Interpretable Chaos at Flatfile Gallery Chicago, Il [solo]
Look Gallery @ Macy's on State Street Chicago, IL [solo]
Webster Wine Bar Chicago, IL [solo]
2007
Winter Arts Festival Chicago, IL [solo]
Q4 Gallery Chicago, IL [group]
Andrew Jackson Language Academy
Benefit Chicago, IL [group]
Save Darfur Benefit- Acknowledgement/ Chicago, IL [group]
Resolution @ Las Manos Gallery
Interpretable Chaos v.1 gallery of the
Hot House Chicago, IL [solo]
PUMA/ Guillermo Vilas tribute-
All Rise Gallery Chicago, IL [group]
Q4 Gallery Chicago, IL [group]
Tzeta Gallery Chicago, IL [group]
Around the Coyote @ The Silver Room Chicago, IL [solo]
Around the Coyote @ Marshall McGearty Chicago, IL [group]
Art blowout @ Gary Comer Youth Center Chicago, IL [group]
2006
Collective Reasoning v.2 Chicago, IL [solo]
CoreNET Silent Auction Chicago, IL [group]
Espia - Espacino Imagen Alternativa Mexico City, Mexico
Espacio El Galeron- Desde
Chicago y en Oposicion Mexico City, Mexico [group]
Around the Coyote Chicago, IL [group]
2005
Collective Reasoning v.1 Chicago, IL [solo]
