Dawn Hough Sebaugh was born in Mooresville, North Carolina and currently lives in the San Diego California area. She received a BA in Marketing from Pfeiffer College in North Carolina and a Degree in Color and Design from Parson School of Design in New York.  She also attended fine arts programs at Denver University in Colorado.

Dawn began her career two decades ago as an abstract painter in conjunction with her interior design clientele.   She participated in numerous gallery shows in the late 80 and early 90 has since begun self-representing her own works of art. 

Today she sells mostly to individual and corporate collectors throughout the United States, Great Britain, Mexico, Luxembourg, France, Philippines, Canada, St. Lucia, Iceland, Hong Kong, The Netherlands and New Zealand via the Internet and private showings.  She currently resides in the San Diego California area.

She has also donated some of her paintings for private charities including but not limited to the Sherman Oaks Burn Center (children wing) - Los Angeles California, UNICEF, Global Giving, Rescue Task Force - San Diego California, Artists With Brain Injuries - Los Angeles California, The Fund For Women Artists - Florence Massachusetts, Burn Survivors Throughout The World Inc Sarasota Florida, Mended Little Hearts - Dallas Texas, Association of the Hole in the Wall Camps New Haven Connecticut, Save the Dalmatians and Others Canine Rescue Inc Gardena, California, USO Council of San Diego California, Autism Research Institute San Diego California and the St. Germaine Auxiliary for the Child Abuse Foundation of San Diego California.