Deanna Rallins is a native Chicagoan.  She is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Rallins has taught kindergarten through high School.  In 2007 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., awarded her with the Excellence in Education award for her outstanding art instruction in the private and public school system, as well as the communtiy at large.  She has taught the Young Artist Studio, Skill Building Camps and Family Camps at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Rallins has been a curator for countless professional and student art shows.  Rallins is an active member of The Chicago Society of Artists, Illinois Art Education Association and Alumni Association of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Rallins' accomplishments as a professional exhibiting artist include solo and group shows at the Museum of Science and Industry, The School of the Art Institute Chicago, Seabury Gallery, Triangle Gallery, River East Art Center and the Field Museum to name a few.