DeAnn L. Prosia - Etchings, Watercolors, Ceramic Sculptures

Born in Chicago, IL, DeAnn L. Prosia studied at Northern Illinois University and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her interest in printmaking developed after she met Chicago printmaker Phillip C. Thompson at university. She instantly knew this was the medium she wanted to pursue. Over the course of three days, he taught her the basics of printmaking, and on the fourth day, she ordered her first printing press and set it up in her studio apartment. DeAnn has been creating etchings since 1990, using her signature style to produce tone with finely drawn cross-hatched lines to create rich, detailed images.

DeAnn L. Prosia is an award-winning artist, and her work has been exhibited worldwide. It is included in the permanent collections of many prestigious institutions (both nationally and internationally), including the New York Public Library Print Collection and New York Historical Society Museum collection; Rockwell Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate); International Exlibris Centre in Belgium; the Douro Museum Printmaking collection in Portugal; Graphic Art Gallery in Bulgaria; and many University collections.

She is active in several professional organizations, including the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), where she served as Vice President (2019 – 2021) and then President (2021 –2023). Others include the American Women Artists (Master-Signature Member); Allied Artists of America (Elected Member); Audubon Artists (Elected Member); Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club; Boston Printmakers, and the Print Club of Albany (where she was commissioned to produce the 2024 Presentation Print).

"...She just has this touch and this way of creating tone with only line. There's no aquatint... and the closer you get, the more it breaks up into these specific patterns that she uses. And it's just a feast for the eyes, really... Her etching nods to John Taylor Arms and so many others and brings forward their belief in place as a worthwhile topic." - Ann Shafer, Independent Curator and Host of the Podcast Platemark: Prints and The Printmaking Ecosystem