Dean L. Mitchell was born 1957 in Pittsburgh, PA and reared in Quincy, Florida. He is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio. Mitchell is well known for his figurative works, landscapes and still lifes. In addition to watercolor, he is an accomplished artist in other media including egg tempera, oil painting and pastels. Mitchell has been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, American Artist, Artist Magazine, Fine Art International, PleinAir and Art News, among others. Mitchell has been a featured artist in the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale in 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013. He has received the American Watercolor Society Gold Medal, Allied Artist of American Gold Medal in Watercolor and Oil, Thomas Moran Award from the Salmagundi Club in New York, Remington Professional League, and for three years in a row the Best in Show Award from the Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Competition. In 2004 and 2007, he received the Autry National Center Award for Watercolor at the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and sale. In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement award at the Plen Air Convention & Expo (PACE) from Eric Rhoads, publisher of PleinAir magazine. And he was a Finalist in the 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, out of over 2,500 entries and 43 artists on view. Mitchell is a member of several professional societies, including the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society. His art can be found in corporate and museum collections across the country.

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