Dean has lived and worked in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Recent studies and exhibitions
Design Management Institute, Seattle
Building Great Internal Design Organisations April 2011
Elizabeth Bay, An uncommon address
Exhibition at Becker Minty Potts Point 2010-11
Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence, Italy
‘Portrait Painting’ – two weeks full time 2010
Art Sydney
Sydney's premier annual art fair. October 2008
Slade School of Fine Art, London
‘Colour in Practice’ – two weeks full time 2008
Art Moment Gallery, Sydney
'Natures Moments' Group Mixed Media Exhibition
February 2008
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London
‘European Decorative Art’ – four weeks full time 2007
The 17th to 20th centuries a comprehensive instruction in object culture.
The Florence Academy of Art, Italy
‘Painting the Figure in Oil’ with Mathew Almy – four weeks full time 2006
The National Art School of Australia
‘Exploring the Flesh” with Kim Spooner – one week full time 2010
'Two Days on the Island' – a weekend spent drawing and painting on Cockatoo Island 2010
'Sculptural Bronze, using the 'Lost Wax' method – seven weeks part time 2009
‘Painting Master Class’ with Charles Cooper – six weeks part time 2005
‘Painting from Photos’ with Fiona Greenhill – one week full time 2005
‘Painting 2’ with David Eastwood – six weeks part time 2004
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
‘Decoding the Renaissance’ diploma lecture series
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
‘Creating Excellent Communicators’ – 2 days 2009
‘Presentation and Communication Skills’ with Benita Collins – 2 days 2007
‘Theatre Design’ with Peter Cook – one week full time 2003
Design awards
International Institute of Information Design (IIID)
First Prize for the best information design in the Products and Services category for
the BT Wrap Product Disclosure Statement – 2011
Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA)
Award for Excellence in the category of Investor/Financial Communication for the creation
of a new ABN AMRO asset class logo and its associated collateral – 2004
Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)
Gold Award for Excellence in the category of Calendars – 1997
Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards (PICAs)
15 gold and 8 silver awards including ‘Best Overall Graphic Design’ – 1990-1995
Memberships
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian Graphic Design Association
National Association for the Visual Arts
Copyright Agency Limited
Dean was invited to be a judge for the ASFA (The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia) awards in 2005 and the AGDA Tasmanian Awards For Excellence in 1998.