Teresa DeChant

Teresa DeChant is a corporate Interior designer, she primarily plans and curates fine art for corporate, healthcare and private collections. DeChant worked as Director of Interior design for Granzow and Guss., an architectural firm which won numerous awards by the American Institute of Architects in Columbus, Ohio. Before making her move to Cleveland, where she is currently based, DeChant also did curatorial work with architects in Pittsburg.
Early Career
The partners had honed their architectural skills at Skidmore Owings and Merrill and Edward Durell Stone prior to opening their own offices in Columbus, Ohio. DeChant designed the Interiors for Taft Stettinius and Hollister’s move from the Dixie Terminal building to Fountain Square South.
After one year in Pittsburgh with IKM/SGE DeChant returned to Cleveland completing art planning projects for Healthcare, corporate and financial institutions including but not limited to Nuveen Investments, and Benesch Law.
Additionally, in the early 1990’s DeChant conducted evidence based research on color theory and artworks that would be appropriate for pediatric care, geriatric care, psychiatric care, and healthcare institutions. This results of this research were later applied to her work as the art consultant for the Cleveland Clinic.
As an interior designer, DeChant selected furnishings, finishes, artwork, plants and accessories for major building projects. Her professional expertise is an Art Consultant with a specialty in Art Planning from an architectural point of view. This gave her professional training as an Art Consultant in Fine Art Planning from an architectural expertise and viewpoint.
DeChant Art Consulting
DeChant Art Consulting has accumulated a considerable clientele since it's founding including: NASA, Benesch Law, Ogletree Deakins, Majestic Steel, InterContinental Hotels, Nuveen Investments and Cleveland Clinic. DeChant was praised for subverting expectation by bringing fine art into a health care center.
She arranged for the first major donations of Jim Dine artworks; Artwork from the Benesch law Collection
*Curated Contemporary Art Shows for Cleveland Clinic Foundation, (2002-2004)
*CCF/NASA Glenn Research Center Art Exhibit (2001, 2002, 2005).
* Curated art collection for Bratenahl Community Foundation (2010)
*Arranged the purchase of Vik Muniz, The Thinkers, 2014, to Cleveland Museum of Art Photography collection

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