A deep interest in Japanese art, thought and philosophy have led me to the explore the principles of wabi-sabi, which celebrates what is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. My work acknowledges thoughts and ideas about how the continually changing nature of all beings and objects affect the view of oneself and how place and identity are inextricably bound to one another. In my recent collages, I explore the philosophical concept of MA. I am fascinated by “space within a space” and how it can pertain to literal, physical and negative space, but may also refer to the perception of a pause in time, an interval or emptiness in space that allows us the time to breath, feel and connect. Author Junichiro Tanizaki wrote,“ We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and darkness, that one thing against another creates.”

Solo Exhibitions

2024 House of Paper WheelHouse Art, Louisville, KY

2022 and we floated on home, WheelHouse Art, Louisville, KY

2020 The Zen of Things, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY

2019 Yutori, B.Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY

2017 Out of Line, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY

2015 Confetti Circus, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY

2013 Street to Studio, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY

2011 Totem Diaries, The Firehouse Gallery, Louisville, KY Kaleidoscope

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

The Black and White Show, KORE GALLERY, Louisville, KY OPENS SEPT 14

Autumn Muse, St Matthews Studio Gallery, Lousville, KY

Kaleidoscope, Gloria Delson Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

New Work, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

National Collage Society Small Format Exhibition 2024, ECSU, Willimantic, CT

2023

Objects of Art Santa Fe 2023, Santa Fe, NM

Yes! Lecce, Global Art Project, Palazzo Turrisi, Lecce, Italy

Outside In, Inside Out, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

Distance & Nearness, GAP Frag Exchange, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Distance & Nearness, GAP Frag Exchange, House of Culture, Chubut Patagonia , Argentina

Edge of the World, BIEAF, Busan, Korea

Simple Truths, Gloria Delson Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

2022

National Collage Society 38th Annual Juried Exhibition, Coburn Art Gallery, Ashland, OH

Melodies/ Gloria Delson Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

SALI National Abstract Art Exhibition XVII, Indianapolis, IN

Objects of Art Santa Fe 2022, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Artful Connections, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Curated by Bob Lockhart, Owensboro, KY

Different Points of View, Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington, KY

International Association of Art, USA, World Art Day, Virtual

National Collage Society Small Format Exhibition 2022, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH

2021

100 Years of Women Painters West, Brand Library and Art Center, Los Angeles, CA

National Collage Society 37th Annual Juried Exhibit, Virtual

SALI National Abstract Art Exhibition XVII, Indianapolis, OH Merit Award

Resonance, Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

National Collage Society Small Format Exhibition 2021, Juror: James Schaub, Merit Award

The Secret Lives of Color, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

Resisting the Hard Edge/ Women Working in Abstracts, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

New Year/New Work, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

2020

60th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN  Juror: Catherine Javiera Huff 

10: A Decade of BRG, Brandt Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

National Collage Society 34th Annual Juried Exhibit, Jurors: Laurie Kanyer, Seema Rao, Cerese Vaden, Merit Award

It’s About Time, Virtual Exhibition/Collage Artists of America, Los Angeles, CA Juror: John Greco

SALI National Abstract Art Exhibition XVI, Indianapolis, IN Juror: Betsy Stirratt, Best of Show

The Art of Coping, Virtual Exhibition/Women Painters West, Los Angeles, CA Juror: Joe Cibere

Respite, Virtual Exhibition/ Brandt Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

La Vie En Rose, Virtual Exhibition/ Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

2019

Kanna Art Festival, Onishi, Japan

LA ArtCore Annual Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA

Permutations, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

2018

Kanna Art Festival, Onishi, Japan

Objects of Art Santa Fe 2018, Santa Fe, NM

Open to Interpretation, Danville Community Arts Center, Danville, KY (juried invitational)

Marburger Art Show, J. Compton Gallery, Round Top, TX

2017

Abstracts, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY

Melange, Brandt-Roberts Gallery, Columbus, Ohio (juried invitational)

Objects of Art Santa Fe 2017, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Gridworks Revisited, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY

notBIG(4), MS Rezny Studio Gallery, Lexington, KY Juror: Kurt Gohde

Mix It Up, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY

2016

Gridworks, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY

Juxtapose, Community Arts Center, Danville, KY (juried invitational)

2015

Interplay, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY (3 person show)

notBig(3), MS Rezny Studio Gallery, Lexington, KY  Juror: Nathan Zamarron

2014

10th Annual Mazin Juried Art Exhibition, Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY   Juror: McCrystle Wood, 2nd Place Award

More&More, MS Rezny Studio Gallery, Lexington, KY   Juror: Jenine Culligan

2013

29th Annual Juried Exhibit, National Collage Society

Horizons: Contemporary Landscapes, Community Arts Center, Danville, KY Juror: Boris Zakic

By the Numbers, PUBLIC Gallery, Louisville, KY (invitational group show) 

notBig(2),MS Rezny Studio Gallery, Lexington, KY   Juror: Arturo Sandoval

4th National Juried Exhibition of Small Scale Works of Art, MTSU Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN Juror: Jochen Wierich

2012

Mazin Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY   Juror: Wendi Smith, 3rd Place Award

56th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN   Juror: Peter Plagens

SRAM pART Project, Cedar Lake Theatre, NYC (juried invitational)

National Collage Society 28th Annual Juried Exhibit, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, PA
Jurors: Daniel D. Miller, Christine Poggi and Carol Wisker,  (Top Honor) Pat Dewes Award

Collage, Hardscuffle Gallery, Louisville, KY (5 person show)

notBig, MS Rezny Gallery, Lexington, KY   Juror: Jack Girard, Purchase Award and Honorable Mention

2011

Mazin Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY   Juror: Ed Hamilton, 3rd place award

Paper Poets, Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY (5 person show)

Women Painters West Celebrates 90 Years, Designer Service Group, Los Angeles, CA

Water Tower Regional Exhibition, The Water Tower, Louisville, Kentucky   Jurors: Alice Gray Stites and Suzanne Weaver

Public Collections

IDENTity Dental, Lexington, KY

Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY

Kent State University Teaching Collection, Kent, OH

SAVOR at River House, Louisville, KY

SWOPE Design Group, Louisville, KY

Beach Terrace Inn, Carlsbad, CA

University Hospital OB/GYN & Women's Health at UofL, Louisville, KY       

Bluegrass Eye Center, Crestwood, KY

Insight Communications

Mann & Fox Dental, Louisville, KY

The Tower at PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA

University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY

River City Wellness, Louisville, KY

Arts and Crafts Dental, Louisville, KY

K. Norman Berry Architects, Louisville, KY

First Kentucky Trust, Louisville, KY

UBS Financial Services, Louisville, KY

Publications

Contemporary Collage Magazine 2022

Rick Phillips “Kentucky Homes and Garden Magazine”, July-Aug 2017

Hunter Kissell, “A Unique Pairing” July, 2017

Voice Tribune, Society Pages, June 29, 2017

CJ Staff, “Critic’s Picks: Visual Arts, Courier Journal, June 4, 2017

Jo Anne Triplett, “Staff Picks”, LEO Weekly, May 31, 2017

Jo Anne Triplett, “Q&A with Teri Dryden”, LEO Weekly, July 21, 2016

Keith Waits, “Confetti Circus: New Work by Teri Dryden”, Arts-Louisville.com, May 15, 2015

Elizabeth Kramer, “Critic’s Pick” Courier Journal, May 10, 2015

Jo Anne Triplett, “Staff Picks”, LEO Weekly, June 3, 2015

Elizabeth Kramer, “Critic’s Pick”, Courier Journal, November 30, 2014

Jo Anne Triplett, “Staff Picks”, LEO Weekly, April 3, 2013

Elizabeth Kramer, “ Best Bets”, Velocity Magazine, April 29, 2013

Mary Jean Kirtley, “Spotlight” Highlander Monthly, April 2013

Brandi Terry, “Spotlight On”, LEO Weekly, Aug 24, 2011

Jo Anne Triplett, “Staff Picks”, June 15, 2011

Sandra Ford, “Area Artists Showcased”, Ventura County Star, May 26, 2010

Residencies Workshops

Global Art Project, YES! LECCE Residency, Lecce, Italy May 2023

Shiro Oni Studio Artists Residency, Onishi, Japan Aug-Sept 2018

Shiro Oni Studio Artists Residency, Onishi, Japan Aug-Sept 2019

Professional Development Workshops

Katherine Chang Liu/ Critique and Studio Painting, Claremont, CA (ongoing)

Claudia Lee, paper making at Liberty Paper Mill, Liberty, TN 2019

Audrey Phillips / Abstract Painting Immersion / Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna, FL April, 2018

Nancy Hillis, Katherine Aimone / “Doing the Work of Your Life”, Asheville, NC May, 2016

Nicholas Wilton / ARTLIFE / Mixed Media, Sonoma, CA 2015

Franklyn Liegel/ Master Class, Los Angeles, CA 2010, 2011

Robert Burridge / Mixed Media / Art of the Carolinas/ Raleigh, NC 2012

Mitzi Trachtenberg / Collage / Valley Institute of Visual Arts, Los Angeles, CA 2010

Merrilyn Duzy / Painting / Los Angeles, CA 2009-2010

Grants

Great Meadow Foundation, Louisville, KY (New Orleans) 2024

Great Meadow Foundation, Louisville, KY 2023 (Italy) 2023

Great Meadow Foundation, Louisville, KY 2022 (Baltimore) 2022

Great Meadow Foundation, Louisville, KY 2019 (Japan) 2019

Fund for the Arts, Louisville, KY 2018


Professional Affiliations

Women Painters West

Collage Artists of America

National Collage Society (signature member)

GAP:Global Art Project

International Association of Art/USA