Dancy’s works are in the permanent collections of numerous galleries and academic institutions, some of which include the
Museum of Fine Arts Boston,[3] the
Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama,[2] and the
Baltimore Museum of Art. Dancy was also nominated for a Connecticut Children's Book Award for Illustration for The Freedom Business as an illustrator and co-author.[9]
Deborah Dancy was the art director and the illustrator of The Freedom Business, a book by her friend,
Marilyn Nelson.[10]
Connecticut Book Award Illustration Nominee - “The Freedom Business”[5]
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