Deans approach to art is firmly from the Lowbrow camp, he believes art doesn’t have to be obscure or elitist but should challenge and evoke a response and what’s more positive than a smile. 

A commercial illustrator for the past 25 years, Dean has enjoyed working with a diverse range of clients both in New Zealand and internationally.

He has always worked on personal projects and in recent years has been investing a great deal of his time into his painting. His work appears in a number of prestigious private collections. Including the James Wallace

trust and the Museum Hotel. Dean is represented in Auckland by Smyth Galleries.