RESUME
EDUCATION
1995 BFA - Sculptural Studio Ceramics Auburn University
2017 MA - Expressive Ecopsychology Prescott College
HISTORY OF GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Arts Prescott Gallery
The Prescott Art Market
Bell Rock Gallery
Tis Art Gallery
Mountain Artists Guild
Sam Hill Art Gallery
Gallery24Seven.com
Parada Gallery
Sun West Gallery
A ‘Loft Gallery
Satisfied Mind
Jordan Road Gallery
Casa de Artistas
me.L.you Gallery
SOHO Gallery
Artel Gallery
Bare Hands Gallery
Wickwire Gallery
Thomas Center Gallery
Pensacola Museum of Art
Montgomery Museum of Art
San Angelo University Gallery
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Online Fine Art Gallery
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Denver, CO
Pensacola, FL
Pensacola, FL
Birmingham, AL
Hendersonville, NC
Gainesville, FL
Pensacola, FL
Montgomery, AL
San Angelo, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018-2022
Ongoing participant in the Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour
2018-Present
Mentor for the Independent Studies and Group Study Courses in Ceramics/Spirituality/Expressive Arts/Expressive Ecopsychology, and Expressive Ecopsychology block course instructor - Prescott College
Sept 2016–Present
Instructor for Yavapai College – Community Education - beginning pottery classes, intermediate and spiritual pottery workshops, art and nature workshops
1996 – Present
Studio Artist – producing sculptural and functional works for exhibits, shows, and commissions.
2004 – 2018
Singer/Songwriter/Creative Source for the Denise Allen Band - Producing/Recording 6 original recorded albums and leading 8 European Tours.
September 2017
Organized and facilitated Expressive Arts in Partnership with Nature program (2.5 day intensive with Prescott College Life Centering block course)
December 2016
Organized and facilitated women’s EXA workshop titled “Reclaiming the Divine Feminine” at Watson Woods Riparian Preserve – Prescott, AZ
2015–2016.
Art Teacher at LaTierra Community School (K – 6th)
June 2015
Organized and taught expressive clay workshop titled "All Hands on Earth" at the Conscious Family Festival – Sebastopol, CA
Jan2013–Oct 2014
Curator of Gallery24Seven.com
June 2014
Organized and taught expressive clay workshop titled “All Hands on Earth” for the Conscious Parenting Festival - Sebastopol, CA
2003 – 2005
Co-Manager – Parada Gallery, Prescott AZ.
PUBLICATIONS
2019 We Like to Grow Our Food (children’s book), Denise Incao, Kalindi Press, Chino Valley, AZ. Print.
2017 Expressive Arts in Partnership with Nature: Master’s thesis, Denise Incao, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ. Print.
2017 Expressive Arts in Partnership with Nature, Prescott Creeks Ed., Denise Incao, Article featured in Prescott Creeks
E-news: https://prescottcreeks.org/recent_activities/art-in-nature/
2017 Return to the Mother: A Lover’s Handbook, Redhawk, HOHM Press, Chino Valley, AZ. Print. (features Artist’s art plates 7 and 8,
pages 43/44)
2014 She Lives Creatively Spotlight (interview), Marcella Nordbeck-Richardson, monthly feature on Marcella's Live Creatively Blog,
marcellanordbeck.snappages.com,
PROFESSIONAL and ART ORGANIZATIONS
Mountain Artists Guild - Member
Mountain Artists Guild Youth Art Committee - Chair
NAEA - National Art Educators Association - Member
AAEA - Arizona Art Educators Association - Member