DENISE PHALAN-Denise holds an MFA degree and Chairs the Yorktown High School Art Dept., where she is also an active member of the faculty. She works in both oils and pastels, creating landscapes and large dramatic still lifes.

Phalan, a nationally recognized artist, interprets the beauty of the natural world around her. John Winslow described her color as “lush” and this color combined with her use of light make these miniatures appear as if they were precious gems on display. Originally from New York City, Phalan has traveled extensively throughout the US, Europe and Latin America, and now resides in Virginia. Her paintings hang in such collections as those of the American Embassy in Ecuador and the Governor’s Mansion in the Panama Canal Zone. She earned the BA degree in Fine Art from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York and the MFA degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She is presently a member of the faculty in the graduate art program of Virginia Commonwealth University and Chairman of the Visual Arts Department of an Arlington high school. Her awards and honors include most recently, a fellowship for painting at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.