Teresa Dunn,  MFA Indiana University Bloomington, 2002

Selected Gallery Affiliations and Artist Registries:

2012-present      Galerie l’Échaudé, Paris, France

2021-present      The Painting Center Art File Gallery, New York City, New York

2010-2022       First Street Gallery, New York City, New York

Selected Solo and Small Group Exhibitions:  *solo exhibition

2026 Teresa Dunn Paintings. Sheldon Art Gallery. St. Louis, Missouri. (forthcoming)

2025      US. Henry Ford College Sisson Gallery. Dearborn, Michigan. January 15-Feb 13, 2025*

2024 US. Baber Gallery, Park Library, Central Michigan University. Mount Pleasant, MI. April 4-May 30, 2024*

2024      El Corrido de Javier Salas Vera (Alegoría de los Mojados). Painting displayed in conjunction with Border Cantos | Sonic Borders, Grand Rapids Art Museum. Grand Rapids, MI. February 3–April 28, 2024.

2023      Verified. Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, Ohio. Curated by Paloozanoire. December 2, 2023-January 21, 2024

2023      US. Buckham Gallery. Flint, Michigan. (November 10-December 2, 2023)*

2023      US. Dennos Museum. Traverse City, Michigan. January 21-May 28, 2023*

2022      US. First Street Gallery. New York, New York. May 24-June 18, 2022*

2022      The Indivisible Spectrum. The Painting Center. NY, NY. Curators: J. McFarland, P. Neri, K. Osterberg. Feb 1-26, 2022

2021       Longing to be. University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL *

2021      Longing to be. Pendleton Center for the Arts. Pendleton, Oregon. *

2020      Please Do Not Touch. Dunn, Kassianidou, Walcott, Healy, Hogden, and Roe. Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, Alabama.

2020      Cover the Waterfront, Leonard Gallery, Zillman Museum of Art, Bangor, Maine*

2019       a woman | an island | the moon, First Street Gallery, New York, NY *

2019      Nulla Piena, Collaborative Installation with Valeria Cozzarini, First Street Gallery, NY

2019       a woman | an island | the moon, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL*

2018       Cover the Waterfront, Giertz Gallery, Parkland College, Champaign, IL *

2017       M o t h e r l o a d, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota*

2016      M o t h e r l o a d, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio*                       

2015      Ebb and Ember, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas *

2013       Unnatural Selection: Teresa Dunn, Ben Duke, & Robert McCann Lawrence Art Center, KS

2012      Strange realities/Étrange réalité, Solo Exhibition, Galerie l’Échaudé, Paris, France *

2008      Teresa Dunn and Ben Duke, Paintings, University of Wisconsin Parkside, Kenosha, WI

2008      Figurative Fictions Teresa Dunn, Ben Duke, Robert McCann, Dayton Visual Arts Center, OH

2000      Miami University Young Painters Competition. Oxford, OH; Juror: Robert Kurtz  

Selected Group Juried and Invitational Exhibitions:

2024      Coming Home. Spark Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design at Ferris State University. Grand Rapids, Michigan. August 26-November 2, 2024.

2024      Muskegon Museum of Art’s 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art. Muskegon, Michigan. Juror: Jonathan Thunder. September 26 - November 13, 2024

2023      6th Annual 12x12 Show. Elephant Room Gallery. Chicago, Illinois. Curated by Kimberly Leja Atwood. December 2, 2023 -January 6, 2024.

2023     The Painting Center Fundraising Benefit Online Exhibition. Artsy. November 15, 2023-January 25, 2024

2023      AFFILIATION. The National Arts Club. New York, New York. June 5-30,2023. Curated by JoAnne McFarland, Heather Topick, Sasha Chavchavadze.  

2022      Recent Acquisitions. Zillman Museum of Art. Bangor, Maine. September 23 -December 3, 2022.

2021      12th Annual Figurative Exhibition. Degenstein Gallery. Susquehanna Univ. Selinsgrove, PA. Juror, Anne Harris.

2021       Summer 2021. Blue Mountain Gallery. New York, NY. Juror, Catherine Kehoe

2021       Disrupted Realism. Featuring Anne Harris. Buckham Gallery. Flint, MI. Juror, John Seed

2020      The Body Language, ITSLIQUID GROUP, Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, Venice, Italy

2020      Woman: Donne Combattenti. ArteStudio Morandi. Bergamo, Italy. Director: Emilio Morandi

2019       Be.Long.Ing, Online Exhibition. I Like Your Work Podcast. Juror: Erika Hess

2017       Les Femmes Folles BARED, GfG, Nashville Tennessee. Curator, Sally Deskins

2014      Turning 21. The Painting Center. New York, New York

2011      National Biennial: Figurative Painting. Amarillo Museum of Art. Juror M. M. Erlebacher

2011      The 4th National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York. Juror: William Bailey

2010      Painting Only, National Competition. Pacific Art League. Palo Alto, California.

2009      Art at the X: Celebrating Women. Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

2008      2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN

2008      The Tallahassee International, Florida State University Museum, Tallahassee, Florida

2008      35th Annual Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Juror: Carole Robb

2004      Drawing from Perception V, Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio; Juror: Charles Cajori,

2003      Contemporary Drawing 2003. T. W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center; Montpelier, VT

2000      43rd Annual Delta Exhibit. Arkansas Arts Center; Little Rock, AR; Juror: Graham Nickson

Public Art:

2024      LANSING Placemaking Project: Mini-mural portrait on the letter “A”. Arts Council of Greater Lansing and Lansing Economic Development Commission. N Grand Ave and E Saginaw Ave. Lansing, MI. Unveiled September 23, 2024

2023      A Long Line Women. Board of Water and Light Mural, BWL #ArtsMovesREO Project. Lansing, Michigan. Board of Water and Light and Arts Council of Greater Lansing. November 2, 2023-May 2, 2024.

Selected Fellowships, Grants, and Awards:

2024      Artista Latino. Western Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Community Award.

2024      Best in Show. Muskegon Museum of Art’s 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. Juror, Jonathan Thunder.

2023 Winner. Sustainable Arts Foundation. San Francisco, California

2022 Puffin Foundation Ltd. Grant.

2022 Finalist. Sustainable Arts Foundation. San Francisco, California.

2021       Fourth Prize. 12th Annual Figurative Exhibition. Susquehanna University. Juror, Anne Harris.

2021       Second Prize. Disrupted Realism, Buckham Gallery. Juror, John Seed.

2020-22  Humanities and Arts Research Program Development Grant, Michigan State University.

2012      Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellow. 3rd Grant. Canada  

2008      Tri-Best in Show, Contemporary American Realism, Ft Wayne Museum of Art, Juror, Carl Little

2007      Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellow, 2nd Grant. Canada

2007-09   Michigan State University Intramural Research Grant Proposal.

2000-02   Jacob K. Javits Fellow, U.S. Department of Education

2000       Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellow, 1st Grant. Canada

Selected Publications:

2025      Fernandez Veloso, Jenifer. “Ni aqui, ni alla. A letter to my ancestors.” Observations. A Collection of Compositions Created for Buckham Fine Arts Projects’s Writer in Residence, vol. 4, 2025, pp. 24–29. Essay inspired by El Corrido de Javier Salas Vera (Alegoría de los Mojados), 2021, oil on linen, 48x288" by Teresa Dunn.

2023      Seed, John. More Disruption: Representation in Flux. Schiffer Publishing. OCtober 2023

2023      Dunn, T. An Artist and a Mother, edited by Tara Carpenter Estrada, et al., Demeter Press. (essay anthology forthcoming)

2021       Friend of the Artist. Volume 14. Fall/Winter 2021. Pages 32-35, Inside Back Cover. Juror, Adele Smejkal.

2021      Henderson, Teri. “‘Teresa Dunn: Featured Artist.’” All She Makes, Edited by Svitlana Martinyuk, no. Spring, 2021, pp 12-18.

2018      Seed, John. “Islands”. 2018. Exhibition essay.

2015       Dunn, Teresa. A Painted Ship, 2013. Knee Deep, 2014. Who dunnit?, 2014. Paint Pulse Magazine. Issue 1. March 2015. Boston: Lauren Coulson, 2015. 12-13. Print.

2012      Galerie L’Échaudé, comp. Teresa Dunn: Étrange Rèalitè. Paris: Galerie L’Échaudé, 2012. Print. Essay, Vincent Delaury.

2010      Dunn, Teresa. “L'albero. 2010. Private Collection, Venice.” Studio Visit: A Juried Selection of International Visual Artists. Ed. Steven T. Zevitas & Andrew Katz. Vol. 12. Boston, MA: Open Studios Press, 2010. 38-39. Print.

2009       Dunn, Teresa. “Texas Transplant. 2006. Private Collection, Houston.” Self: Self-portraits from around the World. Comp. Craig Kerrecoe. Westgate-on-Sea, UK: Beautiful Cariad, 2009. 14. Print.  

Selected Reviews, Media, Broadcasts, and Interviews:

2025        Forward Pathway. “Teresa Dunn: The Interweaving of Art and Identity.” Forward Pathway, 14 Feb. 2025, www.forwardpathway.us/teresa-dunn-the-interweaving-of-art-and-identity

2025      Dunn, Teresa. “Faculty Voice: I’m a Maker and a Storyteller.” MSUToday, 11 Feb. 2025, https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/faculty-voice-maker-and-a-storyteller-teresa-dunn

2025      Krug, Kurt. “Teresa Dunn’s ‘Us’ Exhibition at the Sisson Art Gallery.” Henry Ford College – Future Driven, 11 Feb. 2025, www.hfcc.edu/news/2025/teresa-dunn-exhibition-concludes

2025      McGraw, Susan. “WHFR Journal. Interview with Teresa Dunn.” WHFR Journal 2-7-25, 7 Feb. 2025, https://whfr.fm/station/programs/whfr-journal/podcast/2025/02/07

2024      Forward Pathway. “Teresa Dunn: Elevating Women of Color through Art.” Forward Pathway, 18 Oct. 2024, www.forwardpathway.us/teresa-dunn-elevating-women-of-color-through-art  

2024      White, Russ. “Inaugural Spartan Bus Tour Highlights MSU’s Statewide Impact.” WKAR Public Media, www.wkar.org/show/msu-today-with-russ-white/2024-10-24/inaugural-spartan-bus-tour-highlights-msus-statewide-impact. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024. https://www.wkar.org/show/msu-today-with-russ-white/2024-10-24/inaugural-spartan-bus-tour-highlights-msus-statewide-impact

2024      Popiolek, Kim. “Professor Shines Spotlight on Women of Color with State and International Award-Winning Work.” College of Arts & Letters, 4 Oct. 2024, www.cal.msu.edu/news/professor-shines-spotlight-on-women-of-color-with-state-and-international-award-winning-work/

2024      Pohl, Scott. “Artists Create New Placemaking Sign in Lansing.” WKAR Public Media, WKAR, 26 Sept. 2024, www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2024-09-26/artists-create-new-placemaking-sign-in-lansing

2024      Simmons, Taryn. “City of Lansing Unveils New ‘Lansing’ Sign | WLNS 6 News.” WLNS, 23 Sept. 2024, www.wlns.com/news/city-of-lansing-unveils-new-lansing-sign/

2024      Scheider, Tyler. “‘Lansing’ Brings Together Seven Unique Artistic Takes.” City Pulse, City Pulse, 25 Sept. 2024, www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/lansing-brings-together-seven-unique-artistic-takes,111312

2024      Vela, Susan. “Lansing Unveils Its Own Hollywood-Style Sign. the Letters Are 6 Feet Tall.” Lansing State Journal, Lansing State Journal, 23 Sept. 2024, www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2024/09/23/lansing-sign-artists-murals-hollywood/75349753007/

2024      “Ferris State Celebrates KCAD Alumni and Students among Artprize 2024 Top 100 and Receiving Community Awards.” Ferris State University Bulldog, 23 Sept. 2024, www.ferris.edu/news/archive/2024/september/artprize-ferris-state-kcad-alumni.htm

2024      Medina, Amalia. “MSU Art Professor Lets Creativity, Storytelling Guide Her Latest Work.” The State News, 13 May 2024, www.statenews.com/article/2024/05/msu-art-professor-lets-creativity-storytelling-guide-her-latest-work

2024      Pohl, Scott. “Art Project Brings Works to REO Town.” WKAR Public Media from Michigan State University, WKAR Public Media, 28 Mar. 2024, www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2024-03-28/art-project-brings-works-to-reo-town

2024      Reed, Deborah. “New Multi-Sensory Exhibit at Gram Aims to Spark Conversation about Mexican-American Border - WKTV Journal.” WKTV Journal - Where Local News Matters Most, 13 Feb. 2024, www.wktvjournal.org/new-multi-sensory-exhibit-at-gram-aims-to-spark-conversation-about-mexican-american-border/

2024      Smahliuk, Masha. “‘It Makes Me Feel Seen.’” Central Michigan Life, 5 Apr. 2024, www.cm-life.com/article/2024/04/d_teresadunnartisttalk_news_452024

2024      “Michigan Artist Expresses People of Color Experiences through Paintings.” Central Michigan Life, 26 Mar. 2024, www.cm-life.com/article/2024/03/d_teresadunn_news_3252024

2024      “Internationally Recognized MSU Art Faculty Explore Imagination Beyond Fantasy in Triennial Exhibition.” MSUToday, 23 Feb. 2024, www.msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/msu-art-faculty-explore-imagination-beyond-fantasy-in-triennial-exhibition 

2024      10, WILX News. “New Mural Unveiled in Reo Town Depicts ‘Positive Representations of Women.’” Https://Www.Wilx.Com, 21 Feb. 2024, www.wilx.com/2024/02/21/new-mural-unveiled-reo-town-depicts-positive-representations-women/  

2024      Huff, Daylyn. “‘close to My Heart;’ New REO Town Mural to Celebrate Women.” WLNS 6 News, WLNS 6 News, 21 Feb. 2024, www.wlns.com/news/close-to-my-heart-new-reo-town-mural-to-celebrate-women/  

2024      Reed, Deborah. “New Multi-Sensory Exhibit at Gram Aims to Spark Conversation about Mexican-American Border - WKTV Journal.” WKTV Journal - Where Local News Matters Most, 13 Feb. 2024, www.wktvjournal.org/new-multi-sensory-exhibit-at-gram-aims-to-spark-conversation-about-mexican-american-border/  

2023      “Black and Brown Faces: Verified - Cincinnati Art Museum - through Jan. 21.” The Voice of Black Cincinnati, 8 Dec. 2023, www.thevoiceofblackcincinnati.com/event/black-and-brown-faces-verified-art-exhibit/

2023     Boissoneau, Ross. “Leelanau Students to Meet Artist and Her Art.” Leelanau Students To Meet Artist And Her Art | The Ticker, 8 May 2023, www.leelanauticker.com/news/leelanau-students-to-meet-artist-and-her-art/

2023      Skelton, Sophie. “Artist Interview: Teresa Dunn.” Behind The Artist, Behind The Artist, 27 Mar. 2023, https://behindtheartist.co.uk/artist-interviews/artist-interview-teresa-dunn 

2023      Interview by Tyler Thompson. “New Exhibits at the Dennos Museum Explore and Celebrate BIPOC Identity.” Interlochen Public Radio. Publication and Broadcast Date, 1/23/2023.

2021       Leclaire, Michele, Gallery Director. Disrupted Realism: In Conversation with John Seed, Anne Harris, Yvette L Cummings, Teresa Dunn, and Craig Cully. YouTube, 23 Apr. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OW2tGD5890

2020      Little, Carl. “Cover the Waterfront: Teresa Dunn.” Art New England: Contemporary Art & Culture, March/April, 2020, p. 62.

2019       For Art’s Sake. Taped Interview with Parkland College Television. 21 Aug 2019. 27 minutes 29 seconds. Champaign, Illinois.

2016       “Teresa Dunn: Motherload”. FIRST INDIGO & LIFESTYLE:21st Cent Art, Design, Performance, Environment. Web 3 Jun. 2016.

2016       Dunn, Teresa. “On Finishing, Teresa Dunn” Interview. MW Capacity, A blog for no-coasters. 6 Jan. 2016. Web 7 Jan. 2016.

2012       Mine, Molly. "Teresa Dunn: Chroniques D'une Vie (extra)ordinaire." AZART 58 (2012):  60-66. Print.

2012       Ladune, Benoit. “Rêve American.” Miroir de l’Art.  Number 35. April 2012. Paris. pp. 34-37. Print.    

2009      Hendley, Meghan. "The Front Row, Tuesday, 05/26/2009." Huhf.fm Houston Public Radio, 26 May 2009. Web. 

2007      Rhodes, Dusti. "The Mind of Marquez." Houston Press 3-9 May 2007: 26. Print.  

Selected Residencies and Demonstrations

2017      Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency, Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts. Sep 8-16, 2017

2014      Demonstrating Artist: The Art of Observation. Broad Art Museum. East Lansing, MI

2012      Visiting Artist, Kohl’s Art Generation Family Sunday Milwaukee Art Museum, WI             

2007     Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, August 5-18, 2007

2003      Demonstrating Artist. Living Traditions: Family 1st Saturdays, Cincinnati Art Museum

Selected Artist Talks *indicates virtual

2025      Keynote Speaker. Office of Civil Rights Employee Retreat. Michigan State University. May 12, 2025

2025      Juror Talk. Dennos Museum Center. Traverse City, Michigan. January 24, 2025.

2024      Gallery Talk. Spartan Bus Tour. Honored Guest of MSU Office of the President. Muskegon Museum of Art. Muskegon, Michigan. October 22, 2024

2024      Panelist. Cinco de Mayo Event Celebrating Art in Hispanic Culture. The Treasury Hispanic Heritage Committee. The State of Michigan Department of Treasury. May 2, 2024.*

2024      Gallery Talk. Baber Gallery, Central Michigan University. Mount Pleasant, Michigan. April 8, 2024

2023      Smallidge Lecture featuring Teresa Dunn. Buckham Gallery. Flint, Michigan. November 11, 2023

2023      Gallery Talks. Dennos Museum Center. Traverse City, Michigan. March 22, 2023*

2022      Visiting Art Lecture and Painting Demonstration. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, Ohio.

2021      Visiting Artist Lecture. School of Art. University of Washington Seattle *

2020     Visiting Artist Talk. Auburn University. Auburn, Alabama*

2017       Visiting Artist Lecture and Student Critiques. Rome Art Program. Rome, Italy

2016       Visiting Artist Lecture/Student Critiques. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio.

Selected Collections:   

Office of the President. Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan

Campbell Hall. Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan

City of Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Michigan

Central Michigan University. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Paloozanoire, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan

Zillman Art Museum, University of Maine. Bangor, ME

JoAnne McFarland, Founder and Director of ArtPoetica Project Space. Brooklyn, NY

The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana

Venice Baroque Orchestra. Venice, Italy

Wright State University Art Galleries. Dayton, Ohio