Denby Dale is a western North Carolina–based artist creating sculptural encaustic and mixed-media works rooted in abstraction and assemblage. Her work investigates the coexistence of seemingly opposing conditions through repetition, shifts in space, and the counterpoint of accumulation and absence.

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised primarily in New England, Dale earned a degree in English literature with a concentration in studio art. Before relocating to western North Carolina in 2011, she managed several fine-art galleries in southern Massachusetts while maintaining her own studio practice. Deeply connected to artistic communities throughout her career, Dale has been creating fine art for more than 30 years. Her work is held in several private and corporate collections.

Dale also teaches and facilitates workshops in encaustic, cold wax, collage and assemblage. Her educational work includes demonstrations and school-based programs that use art to explore concepts in science, mathematics, and the humanities.

Her exhibition history includes gallery representation in New England and North Carolina, including Contemporaneo Gallery Asheville, Mars Landing Galleries, Scargo Pottery & Art Gallery in Dennis, Massachusetts, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. In addition to a 2019 solo exhibition at Contemporaneo, she has participated in significant group exhibitions throughout the United States, including shows at Bowersock Gallery and The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts. In 2009, she was selected for Encaustic Works 2009: 7th International Biennial in Kingston, New York. Her small assemblage works have also been exhibited and sold through the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Garden museum shop in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Dale continues to partner with galleries to exhibit her encaustic and painting work and participates in art fairs and festivals throughout the southeastern United States.