"Born in Shanghai Deena, was recognized very early as having a significant talent in her adulthood she studied with several masters in China, most notably Chen-Si-Fa. She came to the United States, to continue her work. In mid 1980's and enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This is where I first met her. After developing herself as an artist independent of her prior education, she returned to her roots, working in watercolor on silk a tradition of long-standing in her native China. But this time with a major difference. Now her work incorporated both Eastern and Western thinking, emphasizing color and space plus a sense of their relationships. To realize this is a significant accomplishment and one that could only be done by a very accomplished artist."

Fred Osborne

Dean and Director of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1985-1998)