T E R R I J O R D A N
MAY 14 - JULY 30
about TERRI JORDAN
Artist statement: I tend to work in themed suites, primarily in oil, of canvas primed with black acrylic and always with music playing in the studio while I paint. My paintings have become symbolic universes that function as narratives to my timeline of being. While I do not exhibit my work as self-portraits, they are based on the concept of capturing the world around me; as well as within me. They are motivated by what it is like to be a woman in contemporary culture and my interests in where we have come from – my own ancestry and the cultural traditions that continue and morph over time, becoming visual diary pages. With my more recent work, the figures are absorbing into their backgrounds – becoming part of the memories of the past, reflections of the moment. While the work has personal meaning to me, my intent is for the viewer to find a connection to something within their own life story.
artist bio: Terri Jordan’s work has exhibited in group and solo shows within galleries and museums. She has received many awards including the Symanarts Painters Prize in the Cooperstown Art 87th Annual National Exhibition. In 2015 Jordan was named in the Top Ten Portrait/figurative artists of Tennessee by the Portrait Society of America in a juried process. In 2012, she was one of twenty-five women artists selected to participate in the National juried exhibit, titled “Where Do We Go from Here? The Shape of Things to Come,” at the RCC Wiseman Gallery. Select Publications include American Art Collector December 2024 (Figurative Art), Calliope Magazine (cover) May 2015, Nashville Arts Magazine 2013, 2010. Terri Jordan’s paintings are included in private and corporate collections.
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