User:TerryElkinsArt

Terry Elkins Art user page was started by Terry Elkins on October 15, 2011. You can find more information on Facebook at Terry Elkins Art and follow Terry Elkins on Twitter on @TerryElkins or visit http://terryelkins.com. Terry Elkins was born August 16, 1951 in Vicksburg, Mississippi son of Clifford and Juanita Elkins. The Elkins family moved to Ft Worth, Texas in 1952 where Cliff Elkins received his Degree in Divinities from Southwestern Baptist Seminary. They then lived in Lumberton and Winston-Salem, North Carolina before moving back to Texas in 1961. Terry Elkins graduated from Robert E Lee High School, Houston, 1969, Sam Houston State University with a BFA in 1975 and The University of Houston with an MFA in painting in 1978. Terry Elkins has lived and worked in Bridgehampton, NY since 1988. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad and his work can be found in numerous public and private collections. He has received two Pollock-Krasner Foundation awards http://www.pkf.org/. He is a member of the Bridgehampton Volunteer Fire Department and a Board Member of the Long Island Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society. Currently they are in the process of restoring the Cedar Island Lighthouse at http://www.cedarislandlighthouse.org.