Darcel Deneau

Detroit has been a source of inspiration for Darcel Deneau for over 20 years. Using glass and objects she finds around the city, she builds images of Detroit that parallel its current growth, finding that there’s a striking similarity between the approach to her process and Detroit’s transformation.

Her work has been widely collected and publicly displayed. Huntington Place, (formerly Cobo Center) in Detroit purchased a large-scale mosaic as part of their permanent collection and Darcel was commissioned to paint a 29’ x 7’ mural at the Garage Grill and Fuel Bar in Northville, Michigan.

Darcel has received several awards including a prestigious Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellowship in 2021 and her work was recognized as Best of Show in the Anton Art Center’s 2020 Michigan Fine Arts Competition juried by Salvador Salort-Pons. In addition, she generously contributes to the art community and is asked regularly to be a guest juror for local galleries and/or art organizations including this year’s annual CCS Alumni Exhibition. For more than 15 years she has been a member of Detroit Artists Markets, (DAM), exhibition committee, and, after serving as DAM Board Chair she was elected as a lifetime honorary board member. Currently, she serves as secretary of the College for Creative Studies, (CCS), Alumni Council and visits schools and art organizations as a guest speaker several times a year.