Deanna Bailey is a Canadian artist, model, entrepreneur and corporate business woman, recognized for her contributions in fine art, fashion and mental health advocacy.

Biography and Early Life
Deanna was born in Oakville, Ontario (Canada). She had a creative and active childhood, engaging in sports, the arts and structured family traditions and activities. She excelled academically, graduating high school with the Ontario Scholar Award, and has consistently emphasized virtues such as organization, positivity and constructive problem-solving throughout her career.

Art Career
Deanna founded Deanna Emma Fine Art, establishing herself as an artist through the Canada Art Council for the Arts. Her work primarily involves original oil paintings, based on the glaze oil technique from the renaissance. She held her first solo exhibition ‘City Walks’ at Berenson Fine Art in 2018. Deanna also graduated a Montessori teaching program and taught artwork to children. Her second solo exhibition, 'Maritime Sunsets’, in scheduled for September 2026 at Berenson Fine Art in designers walk of Canada (located in Toronto). ‘Beach Treasures’ will be based on her own technique which she developed, as a hybrid version of glaze oil painting and is inspired by innocence, rebirth and nature.

Modelling, Dance and Fashion
Deanna has been active in the fashion and modeling industry, starting with Orange Models and participating in such events as launching the Project One for Mercedez-Benz and runway fashion with Nina Duong Haute Couture.
She has trained seriously in ballet, reaching the beginning of grade six and performing pointe work, while also pursuing yoga and other fitness disciplines.
She also designs original custom millinery pieces, tiaras and headpieces, inspired by the English Monarchy and the grace of the Princess of Wales.

Advocacy and Community Work
Deanna has been an active advocate for mental health in Canada. She advertised the G.A.B. “Gorgeous and Beautiful” exercise technique, which is not utilized in numerous Canadian Hospitals such as CAMH and Mount Sinai.
She contributed to the creation of federal mental health HELP lines. Deanna is also helping to launch the After School Charity, to help provide the youth with equal access to extracurricular opportunities, with hopes to effectively end violence in Canada.

Business and Corporate Roles
Deanna has had extensive experience in bookkeeping and real estate, operating businesses and managing for Canadian real estate developers and contributing to and helping build substantive buildings and neighbourhoods in Canada.

Education and Personal Development
Deanna pursued social sciences at Western University and plans to complete a professional designation at Western, such as a CPA or an Ivey HBA.
Additionally, Deanna trained in reiki and natural healing and graduated to the master practitioner level and energy specialization. She also completed acting classes and actively continues her ballet training.