Terri
Burris developed her
interest in art at an
early age, under the
magical guidance of a
neighbor who became her
first teacher. They
spent many hours
together, rooting Terri’s
visions in childhood
inspiration for a
lifetime. Bolstered in
an extensive career in
textile, graphic and
ceramic design, she
returned to her first
and greatest love of
painting, intertwining
her love of nature,
abstraction and design
in each of her
atmospheric pieces.
Terri paints from
focused perspectives of
the natural world,
filtered and infused
with memory and
nostalgia. Her palettes
emerge directly from her
intimate observations of
life’s minute details.
She is inspired by the
Northern California
coast, the character of
the weather, faith,
music and her family.
Terri’s stunning use of
color creates subtle
layers of imagery which
are unique to each
subject. The textured,
moody and poetic pieces
incorporate crystallized
collage fragments to
provoke each
individual’s own
thoughts, feelings,
memories and
imagination.
Terri is a recipient
of the Image-Ination
Award and a selected
artist of the Los
Angeles County Museum of
Art Rental and Sales
Gallery. She has
exhibited at SKGallery
in Venice, CA; Bergamot
Station in Santa Monica,
CA; Long Beach Arts in
Long Beach, CA; Fred
Segal in Santa Monica,
CA; and Finegood Gallery
in West Hills, CA. She
studied at El Camino
College and Palomar
College in Southern
California. She
continues to create
living memories with her
husband and little boy
in her native Los
Angeles.
