“The Last Erotic Geisha”  36” x 28”, Mixed Media 2007

DULCIE DEE

33 Gold Street · Suite 222 · NY NY 10038 · 917.621.7105
www.deedulcie.com · deedulcie@yahoo.com

D

ulcie Dee, a native New Yorker excelled as an art major at Fiorello La Guardia H.S. of Music and the Arts.  Her passion for drawing escalated when she won 1st prize for the 1971 NYC Anti-Drug Abuse poster contest that inspired her to pursue the arts as her life career.

Dee received her MFA from The Academy of Art University, SF(AAA) and holds a BFA Cum Laude from The University of the Philippines (UP).

During her studies at UP, she traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia falling in love with snorkeling in the Philippines.  She discovered the unique underwater world of their coral reefs.  Mesmerized by the beauty she intimately experienced the incredible color range of their marine life.  Her “Marine Dreams” series premiered at the Hiraya Gallery in Manila capturing her joyful discovery of this rapidly eroding Philippine eco-treasure. 

International reviews in popular magazines such as ‘Asiaweek’, ‘Taipan’, ‘Filipinas’ and ‘Transpacific’ featured Dee's efforts to alert the public to the conservation of its delicate coral reefs  

Her work is a Zen fusion of East and West.  Each painting pulsates with rich, vibrant, tropical colors painted with clarity, precision and with a free-flowing sense of subject, shade and color.  Just as entrancing as her seascapes are her enigmatic paintings of lovely, demure yet sensuous Geishas revealing the erotic sensuality of the female body.

 

Connoisseurs and lovers of nature from 14 countries, including the United States, Philippines, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Germany, France, and Bermuda have purchased her sensuous paintings for their private collections.

 

“The Shunga Series” reveals the Geisha’s secret desire for eternal sexual and spiritual love with her Samurai lover”

 

Click here to view her geishas.

Dee is represented by Monkdogz Urban Art Gallery www.monkdogz.com 

 

Dee exhibited “Mariko” from her Madame Butterfly series at The National Arts Club in NY.  She launched her enticing bxw “Naked City” lithographs at Hiraya Gallery in Manila (www.hiraya.com). Dulcie authored/illustrated “ABC Coral Reef” to educate children on marine life in the Pacific Ocean.  Her erotic “ Shunga” Geisha series was exhibited at the Monkdogz Gallery (www.monkdogz.com) Nov 29, 2007–Jan 12, 2008 (547 W. 27th St, 5th Flr, NY) Tel: 212.216.0030.

“The Sodomization of Mariko” 36” x 28”, Mixed Media 2007

“Samurai and Geisha Pillowing” 36” x 28”, Mixed Media 2007

One Woman Exhibitions

2005      Collage,The Philippine Center, New York

2004     After 5 Lua, Holiday Inn, San Francisco

2003       Springscape, US Bank, Alameda, CA

2002       Yin and Yang, Alameda Historical Museum, CA

2002       Oilscapes, US Bank, Alameda, CA

2002       Flora & Fruitscapes, US Bank, Alameda, CA

2002       Aquarelle, US Bank, Alameda, CA

2002       Flowers, Fruit, and Friends, Bank of Alameda, CA

2002       MiniScapes, Bank of Alameda, CA

2001       2001 Art Odyssey, Bank of Alameda, CA

2001       Fall Open House, Rosenblum Cellars, CA

2001       Pakil East Despidida, Holiday Inn, Wayne, New Jersey

2001       Kagayanon Despidida, Pines Manor, New Jersey

2001       Despidida, Philippine Pastoral Center, New York

1998       African Princess, The Hut Gallery, New York

1998       Tropical Dreamscapes, 93 South Art Gallery, New York

1996       Tropical Fantasies, The Philippine Embassy, Washington, DC

1995       Tropical Dreams, The Philippine Center, New York

1993       La Dolce Vita, The Philippine Center, New York

1992       Floral Fantasies, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines

1992       Marine Dreams, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines

1988       Bodyscapes, The Philippine Center, New York

1979       Nudes By The Window, Hotel Inter-Continental, Manila

1977       Pen & Ink Drawings, Hotel Inter-Continental, Manila

 

 

Education

Academy of Art University, SF, MFA                University of the Philippines, Manila, BFA             Cum Laude      

 

Group Exhibitions

2008

§    Asiana Restaurant / NY

§    Philippine Embassy / Washington, DC

§    “Myths and Realities” / Global Fusion Art / Spark Center / NY

§    Café Viva / NY

§    Hudson :Pointe Condo / NJ

§    National Arts Club Roundtable Exhibition / NY

2007

§    Flashing Flesh /  Monkdogz Urban Art Inc. / NY

§    The Silk Road / Stamford Centre for the Arts / Rich Forum / CT
Heavy Water /
Fusion Arts Museum / NY

2006

§    Heavy Water /, Fusion Arts Museum / NY

§    Pornology in NY / Chrystie Street Gallery / NY

§    International Artists Support Group / Museum of the Americas / Miami

§    Art Gotham Gallery Square Foot Show / NY

§    Light My Ire / Fusion Arts Museum, NY

§    Society of Phil-Am Artists 13th Annual Exhibition / The Philippine Center / NY

§    Our Visions / The Philippine Center / NY

2005

§    Erotic Geishas / The Body Archive Gallery / NY

§    Society of Phil-Am Artists 12th Annual Exhibit / The Philippine Center / NY

§    Spirit of the Babaylan / FAWN Conf. / NYU Kimmel Center Gallery / NY

§    Collage for Life AAA Alumnae Show / Atrium Gallery / SF

§    Images and Ideas  / 14th Annual National Arts Club Round Table Exhibition / NY

§    4th Annual Brown Strokes Traveling Exhibit / MLK Library / Washington, DC

§    Cellars, Hiraya Gallery / Manila, Philippines

§    Art Palabok / The Philippine Center / NY

2004    

§    Society of Phil-Am Artists 11th Annual Exhibit / The Philippine Center / NY

§    GSIS Museum / PICC Complex / Manila, Philippines

§    Brown Strokes on a White Canvas, MLK Library / Washington, DC

2003

§    Naturescapes & Wildlife / Academy of Art College Gallery / SF

§    Society of Phil-Am Artists 10th Anniversary Art Exhibitt / The Philippine Center / NY

§    Illustration, Imagination and Expression / Academy of Art College Gallery / SF

§    The Maitri Spring & Summer Art Sale / 1 Embarcadero Center / SF

2002

§    The Maitri Holiday Art Sale / 1 Embarcadero Center / SF

§    The Maitri Art Sale / 1 Embarcadero Center / SF

§    An Evening of Kundimans / The Fil-Am Heritage Institute & Fil -Am Library
Silent Art Auction / Biltmore Hotel / LA

§    San Leandro Art Assoc. Fall Show / San Leandro / CA

§    Art in the Park / Jackson Park / Alameda, CA

§    Inside Outside Gallery Walls / Pistahan Filipino American Arts Exposition /
Yerba Buena Gardens / SF

§    Diversity in Art  / 1st Global Filipino Community Networking Convention /
Moscone Center / SF

§    Celebration of Fine Arts / San Leandro Art Assoc. / Casa Peralta, CA

§    Kulay Puti at Kaymanggi / Fil-Am Experience In Fine Arts / Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center / CA

§    Alameda Art Assoc. Annual Art Show / Alameda Historical Museum / CA

§    Shining Stars in the Arts / Alameda Arts Council Art Auction / CA

§    The Maitri Art Sale / 1 Embarcadero Center / SF

 
2001

Holiday Art Festival, ProArts, Oakland, CA

Embracing Diversity; 2001, Fourth Annual Multi-Cultural Festival, Alameda, CA

Art in the Park, Jackson Park, Alameda, CA

Wheels on Meals Art Auction, Rosenblum Cellars, Alameda, CA

American Celebration, Waters Edge Lodge, Alameda, CA

Philippine Independence Day, Residence of Consul General Delia Rosal, San Francisco

ProArts Alameda Open Studios, Alameda, CA

Annual Alameda Artists Assoc. Art Show, Alameda Historical Museum, CA

2000

Barrio Fiesta, Society of Phil-Am Artists, Jersey City Hall, New Jersey

Art Touching Spirit, Benedictine Center, New Jersey

1999

Hudson Artist's 46th Regional Art Exhibition, Bayonne, New Jersey

Hudson Artist's Annual Group Exhibition, Jersey City Hall, New Jersey

1998

Salamin ng Kagtingan, Society of Phil-Am Artists, The Philippine Center, New York

1997

University of the Philippines Alumni Assoc. Nat’l Convention, Taj Mahal Resort, NJ

Hudson Artist's 44th Regional Art Exhibit, New Jersey

Society of Phil-Am Artists Annual Art Exhibit, Casa Victoria Gallery, New Jersey

1996

US-Philippines Trade Show & Fiesta, Jacob Javitts Convention Center, New York

Hudson Artist's '96 Annual Show, Jersey City Hall, New Jersey

Chinese Contemporary Artists, Shun Lee Palace, New York

Summer Show, Brooklyn YMCA, New York

Society of Phil-Am Artists Annual Art Exhibit, Casa Victoria Gallery, New Jersey

Philippine Art and Culture, Goshen Old Court House, New York

US-Philippines Expo '96, Meadowlands Convention Center, New Jersey

Strawberry Art Festival, Wayne Historical Commission, New Jersey

Dee, Dureza, & Miguel, Jersey City Hall, New Jersey

1995

US-Philippines Expo '95, Meadowlands Convention Center, New Jersey

Overseas Chinese Assoc. 1st Annual Art Auction, Puck Bldg, New York

Society of Phil-Am Artists Annual Art Exhibit, Casa Victoria Gallery, New Jersey

Kababaihan Sa Sining (Filipina Women in Art), Casa Victoria Gallery, New Jersey

April In Paris, Tutubi Gallery, New York

Dee, Occhiogrossi, & Reder, Brooklyn YMCA, New York

Summer Show, Brooklyn YMCA, New York

1994

 Summer Show, Brooklyn YMCA, New York

Hampton Int'l Art Competition, Galerie Des Hamptons, New York

Suntok Sa Buwan, Society of Phil-Am Artists, Brooklyn YMCA, New York

Pocono Manor's 5th Annual Fine Art Exhibit, PA

New York Asian Women's Center Annual Auction and Benefit, New York

Hudson Artist's 41st Regional Exhibit, New Jersey

1993

Hudson Artist's 40th Regional Exhibit, New Jersey

Kalayaan Sa Sinig, The Philippine Center, New York

Octoberfest, The Art Studio, New York

1988

Buklod, Contemporary Artists of the Philippines, Community Cultural Center, Texas

Ismael Gallery, New York

1986

Imprint Gallery, Sydney, Australia

 

 

1980

Studies in BXW, Cichinelli Gallery, New York

New York Realities, Cichinelli Gallery, New York

New Neo-Romantic Paintings, Cichinelli Gallery, New York

InterRelation, Cichinelli Gallery, New York

1979

UP Artist's Circle, Heritage Art Center, Manila, Philippines

UP Artist's Circle, College of Fine Arts, Manila, Philippines

Art Awards & Achievements

2002

Honorable Mention – Graphics, 44th San Leandro Art Assoc. Fall Library Show, CA.

Honorable Mention – Graphics, 44th San Leandro Art Assoc., Casa Peralta, CA.

Certificate of Appreciation, City of Los Angeles, Eagle Rock Community Center, CA.

Certificate of Recognition, California Legislature, Eagle Rock Community Center, CA.

1st Place - Mixed Media, Alameda Artists’ Assoc. Art Show, Alameda Historical Museum

2nd Place – Oil, Alameda Artists’ Assoc. Art Show, Alameda Historical Museum, CA

2001

Certificate of Appreciation, 103rd Philippine Independence Day, San Francisco

Honorable Mention - Mixed Media Alameda Artists’ Assoc. Art Show, Alameda Historical Museum, CA

2000  Award of Merit, Manhattan Arts Int’l, New York
1999

Honorable Mention - Oil, Hudson Artist's 46th Regional Exhibit, New Jersey

Honorable Mention - Mixed Media, Manhattan Arts Int’l, New York

1997

Honorable Mention - Mixed Media, Hudson Artist's 44th Regional Exhibit, New Jersey

1993

Puerta Galera Dreams- Save the Earth Stamp, Philatelic Week, Philippine Postal Corporation

Honorable MentionWatercolor, Hudson Artist's 40th Regional Exhibit, NJ

1975

Honorable Mention - Watercolor, Binondo Church Philippine-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, On the Spot Watercolor Contest, Manila

1971

1st Prize - NYC Anti-Drug Abuse Poster Contest, New York

 

Art Instructor

1985 Art Teacher – Manila Women's Vocational School, Manila, Philippines

Organizations

2006 –2007  Vice President – Society of Phil-Am Artists, New York
2004-2006  Member – Society of Phil-Am Artists, New York
2003-2004  Member – Society of Phil-Am Artists, New York, Alameda Chamber of Commerce, CA, Alameda Art Assoc., CA
2002-2003  Member – Alameda Chamber of Commerce, CA, San Leandro Art Assoc., C