see web site www.deenasball.com Deena received her BA in Art History and Studio Art from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and continued her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine art andTyler School of Art. She studied for several years in Domenic DiStephanos studio and continues to take a variety of workshops. As a teaching artist, Deena has experience instructing all ages and abilities. Childrens classes usually combine science, geography and history in keeping with her philosophy that art is everywhere. Deena teaches at many art centers in the Philadelphia area and at the St. James school, an independent middle school for traditionally underserved youth in North Philadelphia. Deena also completed a Watercolor Artist in residency at the Erdenheim School in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. Her classes for adults range from basic drawing to advanced and experimental watercolor techniques. She also teaches adults with special needs at the Wayne Art Centers Broaden the World program. Deena S. Ball exhibits fine art in the Mid- Atlantic area. Current Exhibitions are primarily watercolor landscapes, many of which use a textured ground and are painted on Yupo or Strathmore Plate Bristol. She is currently exhibiting at the Earth, Wind and Fiber Gallery in Newtown Square, Pa. and at the Station Gallery in Berwyn, Pa. Last spring, she was part of a three woman show at the Philadelphia showroom of Thos.Moser Cabinetmakers. Her painting The Rush was recently included in the National Watercolor Societys exhibition. She also exhibits at numerous art festivals, invitational and juried shows throughout the region. She is a signature member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society, The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Baltimore Watercolor Society as well as a state juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. Deenas watercolor paintings have been published in Splash 12 and Splash 13 as well as two articles in Watercolor Artist Magazine. (2012, 2013)