Teresa Getty
Teresa Getty, 2019.
1966, Minot, North Dakota. Teresa Getty’s artistic practice reflects a deep interest in abstraction with theoretical underpinnings in art history and the natural world. The artist reflects, “my childhood was full of wonder. I lived in Guam, Georgia and California; I played in clear ocean waters and interacted with a culture rich in myth and legends. I read books. I fished for crawdads in a creek, rode horses like a hooligan in the countryside, picked berries and learned about intense prejudice. I overcame extreme shyness and briefly rebelled. Each of these places had a profound impact on me and the memories from each shape my work. I thought I would be a doctor, then a scientist.”
Getty received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004 and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007.
After receiving her MFA, Teresa taught art part-time at the University Wisconsin-Madison, balancing her professional art career with being mother to her medically complex daughter. Now in Seattle, she continues to engage the community through the Seattle Public Schools in volunteer classroom teaching experiences with medically fragile children. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited and collected widely throughout the U. S.
Most recently, Getty has produced a major series of small works in response to current conditions. Download the COVID Diary (PDF catalog opens in new window) with an essay by the artist.
Download Teresa Getty’s Vitae Here (PDF opens in new window)
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Gouache and ink on paper.
15 x 11.75 centimeters
Signed, titled in pencil en verso
From the Series "Covid 19 Diaries"