Deborah Samia received her BFA (emphasis in Sculpture) from the Academy of Art University in 1998. After graduation, she found various jobs assisting artists, creating high-end Halloween masks, sculpting public monuments, and sculpting miniature figurines and ornaments. Since 2003, she has been teaching Figure Modeling, Portrait and Ecorche at AAU and Pontifex University, also while creating artwork as Lead Artist at Chiodo Art Development. It was also an honor for her to assist sculpting “Remember Them: Champions for Humanity”, a monument located in downtown Oakland. Deborah’s work can be viewed on her website: http://www.deborahsamia.com and she can be contacted by email: Deborah_samia@yahoo.com