Wesley Terpstra
wesleyterpstra@gmail.com
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Education:
M.F.A. 2015– Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design
B.F.A. 2004– Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah 2004
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Exhibitions:
2020 Those Who Do, Binders Art, Atlanta, GA -group, juried
2020 Open Studio Night, SCADAtlanta/Savannah -group, juried
2019 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA -group, invitation
2019 Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, -group, juried
2018 Open Studio Night, SCAD Savannah, -invitation
2017 The New South, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA – group, juried
2017 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA -group, invitation
2016 Little Things, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2016 The New South, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA – juried
2016 Burnaway Art Crush, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2016 Moleskin Mailer, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL – invitation
2015 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA -invitation
2015 EngageMINT, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2015 Sprawl! , High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2015 Portraits (reprise), Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA - invitation
2015 Juried Student Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2015 NKOTB2, MINTGallery, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2015 On The Edge, MINTGallery, Atlanta, GA - invitation
2015 Portraits (MFA Thesis), Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA – solo
2014 Abernathy Annual Exhibition, Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA – juried
2014 Aqua Art Fair, Miami, FL - juried/group
2014 Drifters Project, Ionian Center, Kefalonia, Greece - invitation
2014 Fresh Blood, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2014 Art Matters, Deans Award Exhibition, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2013 President’s Suite, Georgia Dome, Atlanta - invitation
2013 ASU Juried Show, MINT Gallery, Atlanta - group, juried
2013 Scratching the Underbelly, Atlanta Underground, Atlanta - group, juried
2011 Open Day, Yew Chung International School, Hong Kong - solo
2011 Stylin’: Personal Expressions of Beauty, LaBelle Salon, Hong Kong - invitation
2011 Brightness/Contrast, Yew Chung Gallery, Hong Kong - invitation
2009 Tangled, LaBelle Salon, Hong Kong - invitation
2007 D’Antoni Project, traveling exhibit shown in cities including New York and Atlanta. –invitation
2006-2008 ShopSCAD, Atlanta - invitation
2006 Paper Compositions, San Francisco Coffee Roasters, Atlanta - solo
2004 Art BBQ, Sublet Gallery, Savannah - juried
2002 Found: hidden under your feet, Café Mucha, Savannah - solo
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Collections:
Permanent collections of:
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA
SCAD Collection, Savannah, GA
Private collections in:
Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, Minnesota, Florida, Hong Kong, London, Spain, Canada
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Bibliography:
2015 Review: Sprawl! Drawing Outside the Lines, Art Papers, September/October
2015 Art Review: The High Museum Embraces “Sprawl”, Burnaway Magazine, September
2015 Review: “Sprawl, Drawing Outside the Lines” Welcomes ATL Artists in High’s Permament Collection, ArtsAtl, August
2014 On The Edge, Aqua Art Fair Catalog, Miami
2011 YC Loves Art, Yew Chung Program Catalog, Hong Kong
2003 Savannah: Inside out, Savannah College of Art and Design Press
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Awards:
2015 The Dean’s Art Award, Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences
2014 The Dean’s Art Award, Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences
2013 The Kathleen G. Williams Award, Georgia State University
2012 Selected Honors, Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences
2011 The Winnie B. Chandler Scholarship, Georgia State University
2004 Outstanding Achievement Award in Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
2004 Summa Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design
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Employment:
2015-present Full-Time Visiting Lecturer, Georgia State University
2013-2015 Graduate Student/ Foundations Instructor, Georgia State University,
Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2013-Mural Research Consultant, CENCIA Grant, Atlanta, GA
2011-2013 Graduate Office Assistant, Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2008-2011 Artist in Residence/Activity Coordinator, Yew Chung International School,
Hong Kong
2007-2008 Independent Muralist, Renovation Project Manager, Savannah, GA
2005-2007 Muralist and Designer, Dogwood Studios, Atlanta, GA
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Other Activities:
2003 Walked alone from Savannah, GA to Winona, MN as a journey of learning.
wesleyterpstra@gmail.com
_______________________________________________________
Education:
M.F.A. 2015– Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design
B.F.A. 2004– Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah 2004
_______________________________________________________
Exhibitions:
2020 Those Who Do, Binders Art, Atlanta, GA -group, juried
2020 Open Studio Night, SCADAtlanta/Savannah -group, juried
2019 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA -group, invitation
2019 Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, -group, juried
2018 Open Studio Night, SCAD Savannah, -invitation
2017 The New South, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA – group, juried
2017 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA -group, invitation
2016 Little Things, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2016 The New South, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA – juried
2016 Burnaway Art Crush, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2016 Moleskin Mailer, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL – invitation
2015 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA -invitation
2015 EngageMINT, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2015 Sprawl! , High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA – invitation
2015 Portraits (reprise), Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA - invitation
2015 Juried Student Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2015 NKOTB2, MINTGallery, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2015 On The Edge, MINTGallery, Atlanta, GA - invitation
2015 Portraits (MFA Thesis), Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA – solo
2014 Abernathy Annual Exhibition, Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA – juried
2014 Aqua Art Fair, Miami, FL - juried/group
2014 Drifters Project, Ionian Center, Kefalonia, Greece - invitation
2014 Fresh Blood, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2014 Art Matters, Deans Award Exhibition, Atlanta, GA - juried/group
2013 President’s Suite, Georgia Dome, Atlanta - invitation
2013 ASU Juried Show, MINT Gallery, Atlanta - group, juried
2013 Scratching the Underbelly, Atlanta Underground, Atlanta - group, juried
2011 Open Day, Yew Chung International School, Hong Kong - solo
2011 Stylin’: Personal Expressions of Beauty, LaBelle Salon, Hong Kong - invitation
2011 Brightness/Contrast, Yew Chung Gallery, Hong Kong - invitation
2009 Tangled, LaBelle Salon, Hong Kong - invitation
2007 D’Antoni Project, traveling exhibit shown in cities including New York and Atlanta. –invitation
2006-2008 ShopSCAD, Atlanta - invitation
2006 Paper Compositions, San Francisco Coffee Roasters, Atlanta - solo
2004 Art BBQ, Sublet Gallery, Savannah - juried
2002 Found: hidden under your feet, Café Mucha, Savannah - solo
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Collections:
Permanent collections of:
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA
SCAD Collection, Savannah, GA
Private collections in:
Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, Minnesota, Florida, Hong Kong, London, Spain, Canada
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Bibliography:
2015 Review: Sprawl! Drawing Outside the Lines, Art Papers, September/October
2015 Art Review: The High Museum Embraces “Sprawl”, Burnaway Magazine, September
2015 Review: “Sprawl, Drawing Outside the Lines” Welcomes ATL Artists in High’s Permament Collection, ArtsAtl, August
2014 On The Edge, Aqua Art Fair Catalog, Miami
2011 YC Loves Art, Yew Chung Program Catalog, Hong Kong
2003 Savannah: Inside out, Savannah College of Art and Design Press
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Awards:
2015 The Dean’s Art Award, Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences
2014 The Dean’s Art Award, Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences
2013 The Kathleen G. Williams Award, Georgia State University
2012 Selected Honors, Georgia State University, College of Arts and Sciences
2011 The Winnie B. Chandler Scholarship, Georgia State University
2004 Outstanding Achievement Award in Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
2004 Summa Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design
_______________________________________________________
Employment:
2015-present Full-Time Visiting Lecturer, Georgia State University
2013-2015 Graduate Student/ Foundations Instructor, Georgia State University,
Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2013-Mural Research Consultant, CENCIA Grant, Atlanta, GA
2011-2013 Graduate Office Assistant, Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2008-2011 Artist in Residence/Activity Coordinator, Yew Chung International School,
Hong Kong
2007-2008 Independent Muralist, Renovation Project Manager, Savannah, GA
2005-2007 Muralist and Designer, Dogwood Studios, Atlanta, GA
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Other Activities:
2003 Walked alone from Savannah, GA to Winona, MN as a journey of learning.