Dorothy Dean Photo

Dorothy Dean is an award-winning photographer currently residing in Honolulu, Hawaii with her husband and two children. Much of her work is documentary and focuses on women’s issues, social commentary and exploring psychological issues (mostly her own) visually. Dorothy received her BASA in Photography from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in May 2008. She plans to attend University of Hawaii- Manoa in 2010 to get her Master of Fine Arts in photography. Her work has been published in books from Globe Pequot Press, Piecework magazine, and, locally, the Hawaii Military Guide, as well as shown in numerous galleries. Dorothy is very interested in historic and alternative printing. She has recently acquired a large format pinhole camera and is working with it to produce negatives she can use to explore non-silver printing processes. Currently she is experimenting with printing cyanotype on wool and yarn, then using the fiber to deconstruct the image into an object inspired by the photo. In addition, she has become fascinated with carbon transfer and is trying to figure out how to incorporate it into her work. In addition to being a talented photographer, Dorothy is an accomplished fiber artist. She has participated in knitting and spinning demos at both the Hawaii State Art Museum and the Honolulu Academy of Arts and is an active member of the Aloha Knitters. Dorothy is available for all types of work, from fine art to commercial to wedding and portraiture. You can see examples of her work on her website- dorothydean.com.