 Her work often involves a performance element that brings the artwork out of its exhibition space and into the streets; DeVille has organized these public events, which she calls "processionals", in several US cities, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City.DeVille was born in New York and lives and works in the Bronx, New York.She attended Pratt Institute (2000) and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2007).