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Education

MFA, Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

Additional studio work at Art New England, Bennington College, the Huntington Museum of Art, and Tel Aviv Museum. 

Postgraduate painting, Accademia di Belle Arti, Venice, Italy 

BA, Fine Arts, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C

Exhibitions


Kenyan Ambassador's Residence, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel, 2016

Embassy of the European Union, Ambassador's Residence, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel, 2015

Weill Center Galleries, Solo Exhibition, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel, 2014

Resident Visual Artists, Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, MD, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009


Art HoCo, Biennial Juried Exhibit, 2011, 2007, 2005, 2001

The Richard B. Talkin Collection, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, 2009

“The Art Teacher as Artist”, Bd. of Education Professional Gallery, Ellicott City, MD, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999.

Art MD 2008, Juror: Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, Graduate Dean Emeritus, Maryland Institute College of Art  

Maryland Art Education Association Annual Juried Exhibit 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, Recent Paintings, Solo Exhibition, June 2004

Reuven Gitter Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Opening Exhibition, 1997​

Embassy of France, Washington, DC, Juried exhibit, 1995

Clinical Center Galleries, National Institute of Health, Bethesda,  MD, Solo Exhibition, 1994
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Morris Mechanic Theatre Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Solo Exhibitions, 1993 and 1985
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Corcoran Connection Gallery, Washington, DC, Solo Exhibition, 1992

Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, Solo Exhibition, 1986

2016

Embassy of Kenya, Ambassador's Residence, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel

2015

Embassy of the European Union, Ambassador's Residence, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel

2014​


Weill Center Galleries, Solo Exhibition, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel

2012

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​Resident Visual Artists, Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, MD

2011

Resident Visual Artists, Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, MD


​​Art HoCo, Biennial Juried Exhibit

2010


Resident Visual Artists, Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, MD

Maryland Art Education Association Annual Juried Exhibit

2009

​​Resident Visual Artists, Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, MD

“The Art Teacher as Artist”, Bd. of Education Professional Gallery, Ellicott City, MD

The Richard B. Talkin Collection, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

​2008
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“The Art Teacher as Artist”, Bd. of Education Professional Gallery, Ellicott City, MD

Art MD 2008, Juror: Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, Graduate Dean Emeritus, Maryland Institute College of Art

Maryland Art Education Association Annual Juried Exhibit

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Picture
Selected Collections
Reuven Gitter, RG. Diamonds,  Chicago, IL

Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz, Maryland

Richard Talkin, Baltimore, MD

Chip and Karen Offutt, Upperco, MD

Drs. Karen Meckler and Brad Sachs, Columbia MD

Meri Bijou Music, Silver Spring, MD

Stuart and Lisa Berlin, Columbia, MD

Honors and Awards
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Outstanding Career Teacher, Howard County MD, Maryland Art Education Association, 2001. 2002

Resident Artist, Howard County Art Center, 2008-2012

Painting fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center

Fellowship, Teachers’ Institute of Contemporary Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Juror, Maryland Art Equity Scholarship Committee 

Portfolio scorer, National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Pilot program.

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Clara database 

Numerous Juror's awards at exhibitions

Professional Experience

2016 - present
Studio Artist, MD

2012 – 2016      
Studio Artist,  Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel

2008 – 2012            
Studio Art teacher, Centennial High School, Ellicott City, MD.  Courses taught: Art 1, 2, 2GT
Resident Artist, Howard County Arts Center

1994 – 2008            

Studio Art teacher, Howard High School, Ellicott City, MD.  Courses taught: Art 1, 2, 2GT, Art 3-4 AP, Advisor, National Art Honor Society. 

2001                           
Instructor, Maryland Institute College of Art, Young People’s Studios

1986 – 1988            

Art teacher, Thunder Hill Elementary School

1981 – 83                 

Studio Art teacher, Ben Gurion Middle School, Petach Tikva, Israel

Contact
deegavoha1@gmail.com

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FROM: Washington, D.C.

CURRENTLY LIVES: Kensington, MD

HAS LIVED IN: Baltimore, Silver Spring and Ellicott City, Maryland, Padua, Italy, and Tel Aviv, Israel.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Fluent in Hebrew, fair Italian

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