Biography

Born September, 1959. Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

• M.F.A. Illinois State University, Normal, IL Printmaking & Drawing
• M.S. Illinois State University, Normal, IL Printmaking & Drawing
• B.F.A. Miami University, Oxford, OH Painting & Printmaking
• Workshop. The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies, Mt. Carroll, IL

Teresa Parker has built an impressive reputation as an artist, curator, teacher and activist. She has exhibited her artwork throughout the United States, Mexico, Asia and Brazil; and is the recipient of numerous awards, including grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs, Illinois Art Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

As a curator, Parker has established herself having curated over one hundred fifty exhibitions of contemporary art for galleries, universities and museums. While the range of her curatorial subjects and themes are diverse, Parker's primary areas of interest are printmaking, photography, Oceanic and Latin American art, and under-recognized artists.

Parker has also demonstrated a passion for arts advocacy through her experiences as Assistant Director for Curtis Allen Turner Fine Arts, Founder/Director of Parker Press, Curator/Director of Elmhurst Art Museum, Director/Curator of Loyola University Chicago's Crown Center Gallery, and Editor of the MidAmerican Print Council Journal.

She has also distinguished herself as an award winning Senior Lecturer and Instructor of Art & Art History at College of DuPage and Benedictine University. She recently was appointed Curator of Exhibitons and University Art Collections at Benedictine University.

In addition, Parker's continuing interest in the rights of women and children have compelled her to work on their behalf as the Director of the Coral Rose Foundation, a not-for-profit organization devoted to the social and artistic preservation of indigenous cultures.