About Dr. Dennis Stevens
Dr. Dennis Stevens, a veteran and Columbia University–trained artist/educator, is the founder of the Sempergeist Institute and author of The Sacred Descent of the Warrior. His current focus, Warrior’s Return, helps veterans heal through art, storytelling, and community.
I’m a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, visual artist, and author with a Doctor of Education in art and art education, the college teaching of art, from Columbia University’s Teachers College. I am the creator of organizations and projects, including Penelope Mimetics, Redefining Craft, Hegemonaco, and Conway Cultural Development Corporation.
I am the author of The Sacred Descent of the Warrior and the founder of the Sempergeist Institute, a nonprofit research and practice center dedicated to healing through art, storytelling, and narrative exploration.
My current focus is Warrior’s Return now piloting with a leading Veteran Service Organization. The platform enables veterans to use art-making to tell their stories, process their lived experiences, and share them within trusted cohorts.
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