Dean Mosher

Dean Mosher is the owner of Dean Mosher Studio in Fairhope, Alabama. As a historian and an artist, he has created the “Great Moments” Series, a collection of paintings meticulously depicting historical United States Naval battles.  In addition to battle scenes, the “Great Moments” series also contains portraits of historical naval figures such as John Paul Jones and Commodore Thomas Macdonough as well as a painting portraying the only time Wilbur and Orville Wright ever flew together. Several of Mosher’s paintings are displayed at the United States Naval Academy and the United States Coast Guard Academy as part of their permanent collections. In recognition of his successful efforts to consolidate and preserve the archives of the Naval Order of the United States, Mosher was elected to the post of Historian General of the society in 2002 and was awarded the Commander General’s Medal in 2006. 

In addition to his artistic endeavors, Mr. Mosher is very active in the Fairhope community.  He currently serves as vice-president of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation which has raised millions of dollars for capital projects, public artwork and education in Fairhope. He serves on the board of directors for the Committee on Public Art (COPA) and is a founding member of the Baldwin County Environmental Council. Mr. Mosher is a charter member of A+, an organization dedicated to promoting quality in public education, and is also  former president of the Mobile Ballet.

Pagan S. Mosher

Pagan S. Mosher, Co-Director of Creative Outlet Dance Center in Fairhope, actively teaches and directs. While attending the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB), she received seven years of formal Russian ballet training under the direction of national and international artists. As a soloist with Ballet UAB and principal artist with the Alabama Dance Theatre, Mrs. Mosher performed in a variety of dance and theatrical productions as well as in educational and advertising films. She has served as an instructor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Burchfield Ballet and Ballet Mobile. Mrs. Mosher has also taught in various secondary schools and private dance studios and traveled throughout Alabama with the “Artist in Schools” program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

During her years at the Creative Outlet Dance Center Ms. Mosher has executed numerous large-scale scenery, prop and costume pieces. Last fall she created two dancing trees and the Crocodile for Children’s Dance Theatre’s Production of Peter Pan. In June, she created Pavlovacan Pelican for the Art Takes Flight program (consider incorporating this as a link here) in Fairhope.