Stephanie Dean, Paris, 2007
Photograph ©Raylene Gorum.

Stephanie Dean attended the California College of Arts Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Photography. She took a 4-year respite between undergraduate and Graduate school, during which time she worked as a Software Test Engineer.

In 2002 she moved to Chicago to attend Columbia College Chicago.

In 2005 she earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Photography from Columbia College. She then traveled to Hungary as an artist-in-residence in Balatonfüred. During her residency she was invited to travel to Belgrade, Serbia where she was impressed by the landscape and the culture. She gained deeper knowledge of the human spirit, which she continues to ruminate upon in her current works. Upon return, she taught at both Columbia College Chicago and Oakton Community College. Subjects taught were Photography and History of Photography.

From 2006-2008 she was a Gallery Director at Columbia College Chicago.

Currently, she’s a student of Museum Studies at Northwestern University in Chicago.

She is active in the Native American community, volunteering at the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Trickster Gallery in Schaumburg, IL.

Stephanie specializes in portraits of men, sleeping men, photographs of sausages, and real estate photography.