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.

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

Teresa has lived in Missoula, MT since 1991 with her husband Dan and daughters Rachel and Katherine. Sources of inspiration come from beauty in both Montana and the Southwest.

Artist's statement: "I have a desire to truly see and study God's amazing gift of creation in color and light. I greatly admire those who portray that well."