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
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. (forthcoming)
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:
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.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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
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:
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