April Deacon
April Deacon is an artist and art educator living in Wheelersburg, Ohio. She earned her BFA in Studio Art from Ohio Wesleyan University and her MA in Studio Art from Marshall University. In the studio, her paintings and mixed media works oscillate between celebrating and criticizing humanity. April’s work has been exhibited nationally. Select exhibitions include Projecting Grace at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, the Ohio Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Riffe Gallery, Hear Our Voice: Art of the Women’s March in Asheville, North Carolina, Come Along with Me at the Riffe Gallery, New Neon at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, California, and Women of Appalachia at the Dairy Barn Arts Center. She is also a Joseph Editions Ohio Portfolio Artist. April has spent her 22 year teaching career educating students in underserved communities. Currently at Portsmouth High School, April has twice been awarded Teacher of the Year. In the classroom, April is passionate about arts integration and community based learning. She has collaborated with students and visiting artists on multiple public art projects in Portsmouth including several relief murals and a human rights themed sculpture garden.