AWARDS:

 2005   Solo Exhibit, Carnegie Art Center, Turlock, CA
1996  Solo Exhibit, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
1994   Solo Exhibit, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
1993  Finalist, "Pomona Metro Rail Project," City of Pomona and L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Pomona, CA
1988 - 1989  Fellowship and Travel Research Grant, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
 

EXPERIENCE:

2003 – present   Assistant Professor, Art Department, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
2002  Adjunct Professor, Sculpture, California State University, San Bernardino, CA
1999 - 2000   Sculpture Installation, Department of Art, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
1997 - 2003  Adjunct Professor, Studio Practices/Theory, Department of Art, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
1990 - 2003  Shop Practices and Gallery Methods, Department of Art, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

EXHIBITIONS:

28 solo and 98 group exhibitions 

COLLECTIONS:

many private and public collections and museums in the USA

SOLO EXHIBITS BY DEAN DE COCKER AT BEAVER STREET GALLERY:

2007  -  The Return of the Black Cat
2011  -  On the Way to Sulfur Island

GROUP EXHIBITS BY DEAN DE COCKER AT BEAVER STREET GALLERY:

2008  -  Our Second Winter Showcase
2012  -  The Gallery Collection