Dean Allen Dass

Dean Allen Dass was born in Hampton, Iowa, in 1955. After graduating with a B.A. degree with High Honors from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, in 1978, he came to Philadelphia to attend the Tyler School of Art, where he received an M.F.A. in 1980. He has remained in the area since then, lecturing and teaching at area schools, Currently he is a part-time instructor in printmaking and drawing at Kutztown University and resides with his family in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The work of Dean Dass is included in university art collections across the country, especially in his native Midwest.

SOURCE - https://www.inliquid.org/historic-journal/dean-dass-unique-works-on-paper (Sept, 2025)