TERRY TRAMBAUER NORRIS

The paintings of Terry Trambauer Norris are executed in oils using the traditional techniques of the old masters, infusing them with a modern sensibility and vision. She has been studying art since childhood, receiving recognition in high school and junior college before entering the Atlanta College of Art, where she studied design, painting, printmaking, and photography, emerging with the degree of Bachelor of Fine Art in 1985. After college, Terry began a dedicated search for a personal language that would express her developing vision. This led her to traditional realism with an emphasis on light and composition. Major influences are Chardin, Rembrandt,Vermeer, Whistler, Robert Henri, and Charles Hawthorne. This was supplemented with workshop study under Gregg Kreutz and David Leffel, as well as critiques and classes with Ralph Bagley, and a month of study at The Art Students' League of New York. The still life compositions are painted exclusively from life in order to capture mood and light. The atmosphere and physical presence of the subject are essential to the inspiration. Sketches and photography are sometimes used when painting landscape and portrait.

Terry’s artwork has been shown in festivals, galleries, and national juried exhibitions, including The Oil Painters of America, Salon International, and The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and has earned numerous awards. She has taught high school and college level art classes and conducted painting workshops and demonstrations. From 2001 to 2010, she taught at Crealdé School of Art in Winter Park, Florida, where she served as Director of Painting and Drawing from 2001 to 2004. Terry received a professional development grant from United Arts of Central Florida in 2004, and in 2006 was awarded an Artist Enhancement Grant from the State of Florida. Terry’s paintings have been selected for an Award of Excellence three years in a row in The Annual Eastern Regional Exhibition of The Oil Painters of America, and she was awarded Signature Membership status in that organization in 2009. After leaving Crealde in 2010, Terry taught briefly at local Art Associations before she and her husband, Arthur, made a long desired move to the upstate area of South Carolina. She will continue to teach workshops in still life painting and color basics.

Solo and Duo Exhibitions

2011
Oil Paintings of Terry Trambauer Norris | Brevard County Library | Cocoa, FL
Stately Simplicity: Paintings by Terry Trambauer Norris | University Club of Winter Park | Winter Park, FL

2010
Terry Trambauer Norris and Kathleen Kent Chenet Exhibition | Seminole State College Fine Arts Gallery | Sanford, FL
Time and Place: A Retrospective Journey: Paintings by Terry Trambauer Norris and Helen M. Hickey | Steinway Gallery | Altamonte Springs, FL

2007 | The Art of Terry Trambauer Norris | Riverside Bank | Deland, FL

2006 | Still Life Paintings of Terry Trambauer Norris | The Women’s Pavilion of Florida Hospital | Orlando, FL

2004 | Contemplation/Representation: Still Life Paintings by Terry Trambauer Norris | Solo exhibition at Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House | New Smyrna Beach, FL

Group Invitational Exhibitions

2011 | Private Spaces | M Gallery of Fine Art | Charleston, SC

2010 | Women's Artwork is Never Done: Central East Invitational | Peabody Performing Arts Center | Daytona Beach, FL

2009 | Regional Exhibition of The National Museum for Women in the Arts | Gateway Center for Arts | Debary, Florida.

2008 | Central East Invitational of The National Museum of Women in the Arts | Deltona Arts and History Center | Deltona, FL

2006
Harris House 15-Year Retrospective | Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House | New Smyrna Beach, FL
Dynamic Relationships: Crealdé School of Art’s Mentors and Students | City Hall Terrace and Mayor’s Galleries | Orlando, Florida.
Granted! United Arts Award Recipients 2003-2005: Celebrating the artwork of three years of United Arts Professional Development Grant recipients | Crealdé School of Art | Winter Park, FL

2005
Vessels: Celebrating the Use of Containers as Subjects in Art | The Ormond Memorial Art Museum | Ormond Beach, FL
Crealdé School of Art 30 Anniversary Exhibition: Featuring the Work of Six Artistic Directors | Crealdé School of Art | Winter Park, FL
A View into the Creative Mind | National Museum of Women in the Arts | Florida Chapter | Park Avenue Fine Art Gallery | Winter Park, FL

Selected Juried Exhibitions

2011 | Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition | Addison Art Gallery | Orleans, MA

2010
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition | Walls Gallery | Wilmington, NC
Florida Museum for Women Artists, Inaugural Exhibition | DeLand, FL
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition | Corse Gallery of Fine Art | Jacksonville, FL

2009
Florida Museum for Women Artists, Inaugural Exhibition | DeLand, FL
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition | Corse Gallery of Fine Art | Jacksonville, FL

2008
Oil Painters of America: Eastern Regional Exhibition | Richland Fine Art Gallery | Nashville, TN
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 112th Annual Exhibition | The National Arts Club | New York City, NY
Oil Painters of America: Seventeenth National Juried Exhibition | Dana Gallery | Missoula, MN
Salon International - an exhibition of The International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art | Greenhouse Gallery | San Antonio, TX

2007 | Oil Painters of America: Eastern Regional Exhibition | Weatherburn Gallery | Naples, FL

2005
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 109th Annual Exhibition | The National Arts Club | New York City, NY
Oil Painters of America: Fourteenth National Juried Exhibition | Hilligloss Galleries | Chicago, IL

2001
Annual Juried Exhibition | Thomas Center Gallery | Gainesville, FL
Objects of Desire: A Still Life Exhibition | Terrace Gallery | Orlando, FL

2000 | Oil Painters of America: Ninth National Juried Exhibition | Gallery Americana | Carmel, CA

1995 | Painting in General: A Juried Exhibition | Sawtooth Center Gallery | Winston-Salem, NC

1994
Salon International: First Annual Juried Exhibition | Jackson, MI
Oil Painters of America; Third National Juried Exhibition | Chicago, IL

1993 | Grand Exhibition 93 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Selected Awards and Grants

2009 | Award of Excellence | Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition | Jacksonville, FL

2008
Award of Excellence | Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition | Nashville, TN
Tamsin L. Holzer Memorial Award | Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 112th Annual Open Exhibition | New York City, NY
Jury’s Top 50: Salon International | San Antonio, TX

2007 | Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence | Best Still Life | OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition | Naples, FL

2006 | Artist Enhancement Grant from the Florida Department of State | Division of Cultural Affairs to fund advanced study

2005 | Award of Distinction | Outdoor Art Festival | Deland, FL

2004 | Professional Development Grant from United Arts of Central Florida to fund a solo exhibition

2003 | Outstanding Faculty Award | Crealdé School of Art | Winter Park, FL

2001 | Most Creative Approach Award | Images, A Festival of the Arts | New Smyrna Beach, FL

1996 | Jeffrey & Vicki Saville Clare Award | Painting in General: A Juried Exhibition | Winston-Salem, NC

1994 | Award of Excellence | Oil Painters of America National Exhibition | Chicago, IL

Education and Scholarships

2009 & 2003 | Five day Workshops with Contemporary Master, David A. Leffel

2006 | Four weeks of intensive study | Art Students League of New York

1997-2002 | Ongoing study with Ralph Bagley | Winter Park, Florida

1993, 1994, 2003, & 2004
Workshops with Gregg Kreutz | Instructor from the Art Students League of New York

1992 | Scholarship Award | Scottsdale Artists School

1985 | Portfolio Scholarship | B.F.A. Atlanta College of Art | Atlanta, GA

1978 - 1980 | Daytona Beach Community College | Florida | Recognition for achievement in Fine Art

Teaching

2011
Weekly classes at Central Brevard Art Association in Rockledge and Titusville Art League
Workshops in the Central Florida Area

2001 - 2010 | Senior Faculty | Crealdé School of Art | Winter Park, FL

2001 - 2004 | Director of Painting and Drawing Department | Crealdé School of Art | Winter Park, Florida

2000 | Adjunct Instructor: 2D Design | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL

1998 - 1999 | Teacher of 2D Art and Photography | Winter Springs High School | Winter Springs, FL

1995 - 1998 | Adjunct Instructor: Drawing and Painting | Lake-Sumter Community College | Leesburg, FL