Evelyn Patricia Terry

Evelyn Terry, also known as Evelyn P. Terry or Evelyn Patricia Terry (born 1946) is an American visual artist, art educator, writer, lecturer, exhibition curator and community advocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Terry's mediums include printmaking, drawing, painting, installation, and public art. Her works are exhibited in local, national, and international exhibitions and collections, including in Russia and Japan.

Early life and education Terry was born to mother Jessie Mae Terry and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended North Division High School.

With a concentration in printmaking, she earned a BFA and a MS in visual arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She later earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Career

Terry's work has been locally, nationally, and internationally exhibited in both public and private collections, with over 400 private, corporate, and public collections featuring her work. and other artwork is featured in the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, the Racine Art Museum, and the Wright Museum of Art at Beloit College.

In 2009, Terry converted her Victorian home in Milwaukee to an art gallery, the Terry McCormick Contemporary Fine and Folk Art Gallery, in honor of Artist George Ray McCormick, Sr.

Awards 2012: Wisconsin Visual Artist Lifetime Achievement Award 2014: Artist of the Year (Milwaukee Arts Board)