Clara DeGalan was born and raised in Detroit, MI, where she attended the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts. She has an MFA in painting from Wayne State University and teaches drawing and painting at Madonna University. Her current work, which seeks to define a spiritual path through life guided by synesthetic connections, the technical lacework of teaching, New Age literature and imagery, and the beauty of the visible world, has been widely exhibited. She has curated several shows, most recently Water Sacred at Detroit’s Scarab Club.