Teresa Garland Warner, a native of Dallas, Texas showed great promise as a young artist, receiving awards such as first place in drawing at the Dallas Scholastic Art Show held in the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and exhibiting at the University of Dallas Art Competition. A busy career in medicine followed college and medical school, although she has always maintained a participation in art. Her degree earned at Texas Tech University included study in life drawing and watercolor. Her career in medicine spanned 30 years. She recently retired to pursue her passion for painting full time.

In recent years, Teresa has pursued art study in watercolor, pastel, and oil with prominent local artists as well as Delbert Gish, Ramon Kelley, Lorenzo Chavez, Ned Mueller, Jeff Legg, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Michael Shane Neal. She is a member of Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies and Oil Painters of America. Teresa has participated in local shows at the Daly Mansion, Murphy-Jubb Gallery, and the Dana Gallery. She has juried into shows at Dana Gallery, the University of Wyoming and the Treasure State Show in Hamilton, MT. She painted a violin for the 2008 Missoula Symphony fundraiser. Teresa was selected for the juried international Richeson 75: Still Life Competitions in 2007 and 2008 at the Richeson School of Art and Gallery in Wisconsin. Her work was included as a meritorious entry in the Richeson 75: Artist’s Choice Competition 2008, Figure/Portrait Competition 2008, and Pastel Competition 2009. Local gallery representation is at Montana Art and Framing. Teresa has paintings in private collections in several western states including Montana, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, and Texas.

Teresa has lived and worked in Missoula, MT since 1991 with her husband Dan and daughters Rachel and Katherine.

Artist’s Statement: Every person, scene, or life has a story. I want to tell the story. Do you see it? “Blessed are your eyes because they see.” (Matthew 13:16)