Dennis Lee Mitchell

Dennis Lee Mitchell uses smoke as a drawing tool, delicately applying carbon/soot to the surface of paper. While the resulting images evoke natural forms, his imagery remains abstract, striking a balance between representational and the ephemeral. Prior to focusing on smoke drawings, Mitchell worked in ceramic. Mitchell is Emeritus Professor of Art at Northeastern Illinois University. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Art and the Pollock/Krasner Foundation, and he has exhibited in the United States, Turkey, and Greece. His artworks reside in public and private collections in the United States, Denmark, South Korea, and Greece. Mitchells holds an MFA from Arizona State University and a BA and MA from Fort Hays Kansas State University.