[1] In the late 1970s and 1980s, Dean did multimedia performances involving his body in conjunction with sound, photography and other media.
[11][12][13][14] The piece received extensive press and critical coverage[15][16][17][18][19] and was acquired by the Art Gallery of Ontario.
[20] Dean has collaborated extensively with Cornell University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Raffaello D'Andrea.
[22][23][24] Dean also collaborated with D'Andrea on the work The Table: Childhood, which was included in the Arsenale section of the 2001 Venice Biennale.
[30] In 2005, Dean received the Gershon Iskowitz prize from the Art Gallery of Ontario.