Born in Chicago, IL, DeAnn L. Prosia studied at Northern Illinois University and the Art Institute of Chicago, although she learned printmaking from Phillip Thompson, whom she met after college. She is a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) where she served as Vice President (2019 – 2021) and then President (2021 – 2023) where she secured a member shows at The Salmagundi Club, the Artists Archives at the Western Reserve in Cleveland and an Installation at The Gallery at The Met Store in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is also a member of The Boston Printmakers, the Allied Artists of America, Audubon Artists, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking, and The Print Club of Albany, where she was commissioned to produce their 2024 Presentation Print.
Her work has been exhibited and collected in Europe and the United States. Prosia’s work is in the permanent collections of the New York Public Library, NY; New York Historical Society Museum & Library, NY; Syracuse University, NY; University of Connecticut, CT; Jundt Art Museum, Spokane, WA; The Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Duoro Museum’s Printmaking Collection, Portugal; among others. Recent Awards include the 2020 Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Gold Medal of Honor; 2015 Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT, “Museum Choice Award”; the 2014 “Pacific States Biennial National Exhibition Juror's Award” given by Juror Willie Cole; the Speedball Purchase Award, presented by juror Richard Estes at SAGA’s 85th Annual Exhibition which included her work, “5 Pointz” into the Permanent Collection of The Newark Public Library Special Collections along with the Allied Artists of America “Silver Medal of Honor.”
“When you stand before DeAnn Prosia’s etchings, sometimes you long for a magnifying glass. Her views of the city are so finely drawn and rich in detail that the first fleeting glance is hardly enough to grasp it all.” – Martina Koch, Art Critic for the Mainzer Rhein-Zeitung (Mainz, Germany newspaper).
"DeAnn Prosia is a singular talent. Her prints, in particular, are exquisitely detailed with her signature style of cross-hatching and mark-making. Whether architectural renderings, portraits, or landscapes, Prosia sets up her composition with each separate area relating to the entire piece. I have admired her work for many years, have juried her work into exhibitions, and have also awarded prizes to her on some of those occasions." - Laura G. Einstein, Manager at The Gallery at The Met Store, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist's Statement
Architecture is one of the strongest symbols we have that allow us to instantly recognize when and where we are in the world. The buildings in a big city are as diverse as the people who live there. They vary in size, color, material, detail, and age. Built over centuries by different people, buildings tell the story of our history. They have experienced the best and worst of humanity, seeing everything but revealing nothing. They are secret keepers, quiet and respectful of those who constructed them and those who worked and lived in them. They are strong protectors and provide shelter for those who need it. They oversee the progress of civilization, losing touch with nature as the population booms and more buildings are needed. And although their forms and details can be beautiful, they are not braggadocious, they stand proud and down to earth.
While their exteriors present us with strength and beauty, the contents and inhabitants of their interiors are often unexpected. Some businesses that occupy these buildings suit them perfectly like a butcher and shoe shop with their ground-floor large windows displaying their goods, while other businesses, like a dentist, go hidden within tall unassuming buildings down narrow hallways and behind frosted-windowed doors. As buildings and occupants come together, cities are born, gathering populations together onto one big stage. In a city, one can be incognito while being in plain sight, observing a dance of chaos where everyone’s roles intermingle perfectly. The fast pace of the city’s occupants intermingled with the slow meander of tourists against the backdrop of concrete and brick begin to balance each other, creating a calming and serene effect.
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