About The Artist
Terri is a contemporary painter whose work gracefully blends elements of Renaissance technique, Romantic emotion, and Surrealist imagination. Earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art from the University of California, Irvine, Terri has been painting professionally since 2007. Her evocative works have been displayed in galleries across the United States and Portugal, and she has been a featured artist at The Hive Gallery and C.A.V.E. Gallery.
Drawing inspiration from dreams, music, and the natural world, Terri creates paintings that exist between reality and reverie. Her imagery often juxtaposes innocence and darkness, fragility and power—inviting viewers into a world both familiar and uncanny. Through a masterful use of light and atmosphere, she transforms simple moments—a child with a butterfly, a snail beneath a flower, a heart suspended in air—into haunting symbols of life, transformation, and the tension between creation and decay.
Terri’s work speaks to the quiet mysteries of existence, capturing the beauty found in contrast and the poetry within stillness. Her art continues to captivate audiences with its emotional depth, technical precision, and dreamlike vision.
Testimonials
“What is so wonderful about art is it’s ability to interact with us and have meaning that can translate across individuals and experience...this art so beautifully captures the emotion of that world, navigating the landscape between sadness and hope (sometimes taking it on yourself) aided by one’s own strength of heart. I am so thankful that there are people in the world with your extraordinary artistic gift that can so elegantly capture the human experience.”
-Kristy S.
Philadelphia, PA
”From the moment I saw this haunting beauty, she has touched my heart deeply! How can something so tragic be so bewitching. Terri tells an emotionally evocative story entwined with love and magic.“
-Mami G.
Honolulu, HI