Otis Dozier (March 27, 1904 – July 28, 1987), born in Forney, Texas, was a muralist, lithographer, sculptor, painter, and member of the Texas Regionalist artist group known as the “Dallas Nine.” Dozier’s art typically depicts Regionalist subject matter combined with surrealist and cubist techniques. Dozier began his first artistic training in the early 1920s under Vivian Aunspaugh, Cora Edge, and Frank Reaugh. He then joined the Dallas Artist League in the 1930s and taught at the Dallas School of Creative Arts until he returned to his studies at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in 1938 where he studied with Boardman Robinson, assisting him for six years. From 1945-1970, Dozier taught drawing and painting at Southern Methodist University, then at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Both Dozier and his wife Velma Davis significantly contributed to the Dallas art scene. His commendations include numerous exhibition awards. Dozier’s works are held in collections such as the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Denver Art Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.