Evelyn Terry, also known as Evelyn P. Terry or Evelyn Patricia Terry (born 1946) is an American visual artist, art educator, writer, lecturer, exhibition curator and community advocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Terry's mediums include printmaking, drawing, painting, installation, and public art.[1][2] Her works are exhibited in local, national, and international exhibitions and collections, including in Russia and Japan.[3]
Early life and education
editTerry was born to mother Jessie Mae Terry and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended North Division High School.[4]
With a concentration in printmaking, she earned a BFA and a MS in visual arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She later earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[5]
Career
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Terry's work has been locally, nationally, and internationally exhibited in both public and private collections, with over 400 private, corporate, and public collections featuring her work.[5] Her pastel work Watermelon Slice is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Wisconsin Art[6] and other artwork is featured in the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, the Racine Art Museum, and the Wright Museum of Art at Beloit College.[5]
Terry's 12-part sculpture Giving Gifts is located in the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport parking facility. The public artwork represents ethnic legacies in Milwaukee and was completed in 2002 by Terry with welding by George Ray McCormick Sr.[4][7]
In 2009, Terry converted her Victorian home in Milwaukee to an art gallery, the Terry McCormick Contemporary Fine and Folk Art Gallery, in honor of Artist George Ray McCormick, Sr.[1][8]
Awards
edit- 2012: Wisconsin Visual Artist Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2014: Artist of the Year (Milwaukee Arts Board)[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Czyzon, Sydney; Whidden, Jenny; Connatser, Grace (2018-04-22). "North Side artist Evelyn Terry curates "little gem" gallery". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ Wells, Della (2020-09-27). "Art lovers will remain unaware of Milwaukee's Black artists until they make an effort to find them". Milwaukee Independent. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "North Side artist Evelyn Patricia Terry curates 'little gem' gallery | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service". Milwaukee NNS. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b Levy, Hannah Heidi (2004). "Evelyn Patricia Terry". Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects. Oregon, WI: Badger Books. pp. 200–204. ISBN 978-1-932542-12-7.
- ^ a b c "Evelyn Patricia Terry: America's Favor/Guests Who Came to Dinner (and Stayed!)". Lynden Sculpture Garden. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Evelyn Patricia Terry has second artwork acquired by the MWA". Milwaukee Courier. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Obituary: George Ray McCormick, Sr". archive.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ ""CENTER" Exhibiting selections from the art collection of Evelyn Patricia Terry". Milwaukee Courier. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ Waldinger, Joel (20 April 2023). "Art Is Eye-opening Life Journey For Milwaukee Woman". Wisconsin Life. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
External links
edit- Official website
- Evelyn Patricia Terry on Wisconsin Life, PBS, September 13, 2018.
- Interview with Evelyn Patricia Terry, Artful Lives, WXRW, May 3, 2021.