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Evelyn Patricia Terry
Evelyn Patricia Terry is a visual artist born 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Evelyn focuses on mixed media and pastel drawings which can either be figurative or non-objective. Her figurative art work represents religious questions and spiritual concepts. The non-objective art was created as a way to release her feelings of frustration.

Biography
Evelyn Patricia Terry is a full time professional visual artist and Milwaukee native. Terry received both her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and Master’s of Science at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee before receiving her Masters of Fine Arts at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Terry’s work has been exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally. One of her works, Giving Gifts, is displayed at the General Mitchell International Airport. Her art includes Figurative and non-objective Art. Terry’s Figurative art pieces center around religious questions and spirituality while her non-objective art is her way of releasing and documenting her feelings. Terry owns her own gallery, the Terry McCormick Fine and Folk Art Gallery, dedicated to Fine and Folk Art. Terry is a founding member of the advocacy group African-American Artists Beginning to Educate Americans about African-American Art. In 2014, Terry was awarded with the Artist of the Year  Award by the Milwaukee Arts Board. Terry’s work is exhibited at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Racine Art Museum, and Haggerly Museum of Art at Marquette University. Her work American was exhibited as part of 30 Americans, a collection of African American artists of Wisconsin whose art focuses on race and identity.

Context
Terry grew up not thinking there were many black artists so she has created her own gallery filled with African- American artists' work at the Terry McCormick Fine and Folk Art Gallery then became a founding member of the African-American Artists Beginning to Educate Americans about African-American Art. Throughout her life art has been a way to express her feelings which soon became her place of comfort. She has made her gallery is a place of comfort with a sign on the door that states "Be nice or leave."

Education

 * MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), May 1985
 * MS, The School of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, May 1973
 * B F A, The School of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, May 1970

Mixed Media
Magic Series

Feeling Series

Artist's Books

Pastel Drawings
Pandora's Box

Non-Objective


 * A Special Sudden Notion
 * The Monumental Moving

Figurative


 * I Even Take Pictures Now
 * Who Will Love Me Better?