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Teresa Dunn is a Mexican American artist based in Michigan and originally from a small town in Southern Illinois. Her identity, life, and art are influenced by her racial and cultural heritages.

Teresa Dunn received her MFA from Indiana University Bloomington in 2002. She is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellowship, was a Jacob K Javits Fellow, and was awarded grants from the Puffin Foundation Ltd and the Sustainable Arts Foundation.

Dunn’s most recent body of work US has been shown in solo exhibitions at The Dennos Museum in Traverse City Michigan, First Street Gallery in New York, Buckham Gallery in Flint, and Baber Gallery at Central Michigan University. Upcoming one-person exhibitions are scheduled for the Sheldon Galleries in St. Louis, Missouri  (2026) and the Henry Ford College Sisson Gallery in Dearborn, Michigan (2025). Dunn's painting El Corrido de Javier Salas Vera was recently on view at the Grand Rapids Art Museum in conjunction with Border Cantos. Dunn was included in a group exhibition of 15 Black and Brown artists, entitled Verified, at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Dunn has shown widely across the country in recent venues such as The Marathon Center for Performing Arts (Ohio), the University of Alabama Huntsville, the Pendleton Center for the Arts (Oregon), and the Zillman Art Museum (Maine) which was reviewed in Art New England. Recently she was curated into group exhibitions at the National Arts Club and The Painting Center in New York. Dunn’s solo exhibition “Étrange réalité” at Galerie l’Échaudé in Paris was reviewed in AZART and Miroir de l’Art and Vincent Delaury wrote the catalog essay. Dunn won Best in Show at the 2008 Biennial of Contemporary Realism at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

Other recent achievements include being included in John Seed’s book More Disruption: Representation in Flux, being featured cover artist in All SHE Makes inaugural print publication with interview by Teri Henderson, and her essay and artwork were included in An Artist and a Mother a collection of writing and images from artist mothers by Demeter Press. Dunn attended the Vermont Studio Center and Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residencies. She has conducted many artist lectures including at the University of Washington Seattle and the Rome Art Program in Rome, Italy. Dunn’s work is in collections including Central Michigan University, The Dennos Museum Center, Artpoetica Project Space, the Zillman Art Museum, Paloozanoire, Kinsey Institute, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Wright State University Art Galleries, and numerous private collections in the US, Italy, and France. Teresa Dunn is Professor of Painting and Drawing at Michigan State University in East Lansing where she has taught since 2006.

Selected CV: Teresa Dunn

2002   MFA Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana

1999   BFA Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri

Selected Teaching Experience

2006-Present       Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan              (2012 tenure/2022 promotion)

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

2020-2023            All She Makes, Artist Directory, USA

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

Selected Solo and Small Group Exhibitions:  *indicates solo exhibition

2026      Solo Exhibition, Sheldon Galleries. St. Louis, MO* (forthcoming)

2025       Solo Exhibition, Sisson Gallery. Henry Ford College. Dearborn, MI* (forthcoming)

2024       Baber Gallery, Park Library, Central Michigan University. Mount Pleasant, MI*

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.

2023       Buckham Gallery. Flint, Michigan. *

2023      US. Dennos Museum. Traverse City, MI*

2022      US. First Street Gallery. New York, New York*

2022      Longing to be. Fishers/Wall Art Gallery, Marathon Center for the Performing Arts. Findlay, OH*

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

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      ArtPrize Group Exhibition. Kendall College of Art and Design. Grand Rapids, Michigan (forthcoming)

2023      Verified, Black & Brown Faces. Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, Ohio. Curated by Paloozanoire.

2023      6th Annual 12x12 Show. Elephant Room Gallery. Chicago, Illinois. Curated by Kimberly Leja Atwood.

2023      AFFILIATION. The National Arts Club. NY, NY. Curated by JoAnne McFarland, Heather Topick, Sasha Chavchavadze. 

2022      The Indivisible Spectrum. The Painting Center. NY, NY. Curators: JoAnne McFarland, Perri Neri, and Kristin Osterberg.

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

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      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

Selected Fellowships, Grants, Awards, and Recognitions:

2023       Awardee. Sustainable Arts Foundation. San Francisco, California.

2022       Puffin Foundation. Grant, Suspended: Between the American Reality and the American Dream. Teaneck, New Jersey.

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

2022      Jackson’s Painting Prize Longlist, London. 400 of 8949. Jury: C. Holder, M. Hanselaar, M. Boulton, C. Kennaugh, S. Panchal.

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/Final 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

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. Pages 188-193. October 28, 2023

2023      Dunn, Teresa. An Artist and a Mother, edited by Tara Carpenter Estrada, et al., Demeter Press. Pages 167-172.

2022      Dunn, Teresa. “Call For Submission Image "#COVIDelicious, 2020.” Home, Short Edition ed., Michigan State University Libraries, East Lansing, MI, 2022, p. 94. In Collaboration with the Broad Art Museum Exhibit "Where We Dwell".

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 Martynjuk, 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, Press, and Interviews:

2024      Pohl, Scott. “Art Project Brings Works to REO Town.” WKAR Public Media from Michigan State University, WKAR Public Media, 28 Mar. 2024

2024      Medina, Amalia. “MSU Art Professor Lets Creativity, Storytelling Guide Her Latest Work.” The State News, 13 May 2024

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

2024      Smahliuk, Masha. “‘It Makes Me Feel Seen.’” Central Michigan Life, 5 Apr. 2024,

2024      10, WILX News. “New Mural Unveiled in Reo Town Depicts ‘Positive Representations of Women.’” Https://Www.Wilx.Com, 21 Feb. 2024

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

2023      “Black and Brown Faces: Verified - Cincinnati Art Museum - through Jan. 21.” The Voice of Black Cincinnati, 8 Dec. 2023

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. Audio Replay embedded in web-page 4 minutes 36 seconds.

2023      Baxter, Alli. “Traverse City Museum Showcases Work by BIPOC Artists on MLK Day.” WPBN, 16 Jan. 2023

2023      Art-to-Art Palette Journal "Voices of record for the Arts and Educational communities since 1988.", At the Museums Department. “A Look of Cultural Complexity in America.” Art-to-Art Palette Journal, Art-to-Art Palette Journal, 18 Dec. 2022

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.

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

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 Sponsored Lecture featuring Teresa Dunn. Buckham Gallery. Flint, Michigan

2023      Gallery Talk. Dennos Museum Center. Traverse City, Michigan

2022      Visiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, Ohio

2022      Visiting Artist Lecture. Mississippi State University. Starkville, Mississippi +

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 and Commissions:         

Celegon Commission, Private. Pellestrina, Italy

Central Michigan University. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Department of Psychiatry, Michigan State University Commission. East Lansing, Michigan

Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan

Fava Commission, Private. Folina, Italy

JoAnne McFarland Collection, Founder and Director of ArtPoetica Project Space

The Kinsey Institute Collection, Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana

L’Opera Stravagante Commission, Venice, Italy

Marcon Commission, Private. Treviso, Italy

Paloozanoire Commission. Cincinnati, Ohio

Stanbury Commission, Private. East Lansing, Michigan

Taroni Commission, Private. Venice, Italy

Venice Baroque Orchestra Commission. Venice, Italy

Wright State University Art Galleries Collection. Dayton, Ohio

Zillman Art Museum Collection, University of Maine. Bangor, Maine

Zanenghi Commission, Private. Venice, Italy