Deborah Dendler is an American figurative sculptor. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Arthur DeCosta, and studied privately with EvAngelos Frudakis. Working in clay and wax, her finished sculptures are terracotta, epoxy bronze or bronze. Dendler also exhibits drawings in chalk or pen and ink. Figures, portraits and animals are the usual subjects for her drawings, using old master materials and techniques. The recipient of numerous grants, awards and commissions, Dendler shows her work in juried and invitational shows, both national and international.

Sculpting within the American realistic tradition, Dendler’s work celebrates the extraordinary beauty of ordinary people and animals in everyday life.