Dennis DeHart's fine art photographs and interdisciplinary projects are compelled by the connections, conflicts, and intersections of the natural and cultural worlds. He was born in Hood River, Oregon and spent his formative years in the Pacific NW. Dennis holds a M.F.A. in Photography from The University of New Mexico and a Bachelors degree from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

His work has been exhibited in over 75 venues including group, collaborative and solo shows in the United States, Spain, Turkey, China, New Zealand, and Lithunia. Dennis has received grants and awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, Arizona Commission on the Arts, and The Beaumont Newhall / Van Deren Coke Fellowship. His work has been published in such books as Photography, 8th & 9th editions and periodicals including Leonardo (MIT). Dennis's work is included in private and public collections including the Getty Archives in Los Angels, The City of Phoenix, and the Centro de Art Seville in Seville, Spain.

Professionally, Dennis has served as a Visiting Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging with Indiana University & Prescott College (Arizona), and as an Assistant Professor of Photography with the State University of New York College at Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York. He has also done extensive volunteer work including two years of National Service in Seattle, Washington.

Dennis currently lives and works as a full time artist and professional photographer on Orcas Island (Washington State) with his wife and two sons.