Royce Deans is from Chicago, IL and has lived and worked in northern Michigan since the 1980s. A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL, Royce teaches classes to all ages in painting, drawing and printmaking locally, as well as Western Europe and Israel where he has presented classes, workshops and retreats. He has maintained open weekly figure drawing sessions for the past 10 years, and currently offers them online enabling him to work with models and artists across the US and around the world. He is a painter and a printmaker. He is represented by AES Gallery, Chicago, IL; Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH; Main Street Gallery, Leland, MI. His work is held in private and corporate collections worldwide.