BIOGRAPHY
Teresa’s passion for art was influenced by her father Hong-Zhang Dong. From the age of five, he taught her both calligraphy and traditional Chinese art. She continued to study under Professor Zhong-Zhou Cheng from Tong Ji University in Shanghai.
In 1980, the U.S. Consul General in Shanghai was so impressed with one of her Chinese paintings, that he granted her a visa to study Western art in the United States.
Once in the U.S, in order to achieve financial independence, Teresa developed a revolutionary washable silk product for her first collection of women's apparel under the label “Usagi”.
Living in California provided her with a rich landscape for her plein-air oil paintings which invite the observer to see a subject portrayed forever at a particular moment in time. Teresa’s use of color in her work is sensitive, and her interpretation of life’s details and nature is evocative.
Teresa studied at the Hong Kong University, The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, and also with Professor Boris Kokhno from the St Petersburg Art Academy. She is a member of California Art Club and Oil Painters of America.
Teresa’s work has been shown throughout the United States and she has been recognized with many awards. Her art resides in collections internationally.
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SFGate article, August 13, 2004: "Turbulent Shanghai childhood helped shape artist / Revolution made her adventurous"
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Gallery Elektra
EXHIBITS & AWARDS
2023
2004
2002
Teresa’s passion for art was influenced by her father Hong-Zhang Dong. From the age of five, he taught her both calligraphy and traditional Chinese art. She continued to study under Professor Zhong-Zhou Cheng from Tong Ji University in Shanghai.
In 1980, the U.S. Consul General in Shanghai was so impressed with one of her Chinese paintings, that he granted her a visa to study Western art in the United States.
Once in the U.S, in order to achieve financial independence, Teresa developed a revolutionary washable silk product for her first collection of women's apparel under the label “Usagi”.
Living in California provided her with a rich landscape for her plein-air oil paintings which invite the observer to see a subject portrayed forever at a particular moment in time. Teresa’s use of color in her work is sensitive, and her interpretation of life’s details and nature is evocative.
Teresa studied at the Hong Kong University, The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, and also with Professor Boris Kokhno from the St Petersburg Art Academy. She is a member of California Art Club and Oil Painters of America.
Teresa’s work has been shown throughout the United States and she has been recognized with many awards. Her art resides in collections internationally.
PRESS
SFGate article, August 13, 2004: "Turbulent Shanghai childhood helped shape artist / Revolution made her adventurous"
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Gallery Elektra
EXHIBITS & AWARDS
2023
- Solo exhibit entitled Memory Plane. "For as long as I can recall, my travels across the world have left colorful imprints on my memory. While many of my past exhibits focused on the natural environment, the people inhabiting those places take center stage here. 'Memory Plane' is an exploration of a meeting place and a journey through time." September 2-13, 2023 at the Silicon Valley Asian Art Center (Santa Clara, CA)
- Feature artist, California Art Club juried show. “From Sierra to the Sea”. Gallery at 48 Natoma. (Folsom, CA)
- First Prize, New Virtual Exhibition of Landscape Art. (Marin County, CA)
- Group Show, "Tiny". Studio Galley.(San Francisco, CA)
- Group show, Chinese Arts Association of San Francisco. (Silicon Valley, CA)
- Group Show, "Tiny" Studio Gallery. (San Francisco, CA)
- California Art Club juried show, "The City by the Bay", Studio Gallery, (San Francisco, CA)
- Group Show, "Glimpse of Nicasio". (Nicasio, CA)
- Group Show, "Glimpse of Nicasio". (Nicasio, CA)
- Group Show, Chinese Art Association of San Francisco. (Silicon Valley, CA)
- Oil Painters of America Western Region Juried Exhibition. Illume Gallery of Art. (Saint George, UT)
- Group Show. Chinese Art Association of San Francisco. (Fremont, CA)
- Solo Show. Chinese Art Gallery. (San Leandro, CA)
- Group Show. Chinese Art Association of San Francisco. (Silicon Valley, CA)
- Solo Show. Lee Youngman Gallery. (Calistoga, CA)
- Award of Honor Artist, Invitation Show. "Arts through amity and zest for China". (Silicon Valley, CA)
- Oil Painters of America Western Region Juried Exhibition. South Wind Art Gallery. (Topeka, KS)
- Group Show, College of Marin Art Gallery. (Marin County, CA)
- "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- Oil Painters of America Western Region Juried Exhibition, Lee Youngman Gallery. (Calistoga, CA)
- Solo exhibition, Painters Place. (Kentfield, CA)
- Chinese Art Association of San Francisco. Invitational Show. (Shanghai, China)
- Art Houses of Marin, Invitational Exhibition. (Marin County, CA)
- Group Show, Lee Youngman Gallery. (Calistoga, CA)
- "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- Poster Artist, "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- Group Show, Lee Youngman Gallery. (Calistoga, CA)
- California Art Club Juried Show, Thomas Reynolds Gallery. ( San Francisco, CA)
- Solo Show, Thompson Dorfman. (Mill Valley, CA)
- Point Reyes Plein Air Invitational Show, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- Oil Painters of America Western Region Juried Exhibition, Davin Galleries, (Coeur D'Alene, ID)
- "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- Solo Exhibition, William Lester Gallery (Point Reyes, CA)
- Carmel Art Festival, juried show (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA)
- Point Reyes Plein Air, Invitational show, William Lester Gallery (Point Reyes, CA)
- Special Guest Artist "Save The Russian River" Baywood Artists Group Show (Sausalito, CA)
- Sonoma Plein Air, juried show (Sonoma, CA)
- Plein Air Painting, juried show, (San Luis Obispo. CA)
- Award of excellence, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Lee Youngman Gallery. (Calistoga, CA)
- "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- “Beautiful Marin” Two Person show, Sausalito Art Collection Gallery. (Sausalito, CA)
- “National Parks” Juried Exhibition, California Art Club. (San Marino, CA)
- 3rd place, Petaluma Plein Air, group show. (Petaluma, CA)
- Group Show, North America Chinese Art Association, (Millbrae, CA)
- Solo Exhibition, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- “Special Garden” Juried Show California Art Club. (San Marino, CA)
- National Art Exhibition, Juried show, Barnsite Gallery, (Kewaunee, WI)
- Solo Exhibition, Mill Valley Community Center. (Mill Valley, CA)
- Carmel Art Festival, juried show. (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA)
2004
- Oil Painters of America Western Region, Juried Show, Lawrence Gallery, (Portland, OR)
- Sonoma Plein Air, Juried show. (Sonoma, CA)
- "Marin Scapes" Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- Point Reyes Plein Air, Invitational Show, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- 1st Place Award, Mill Valley Paint-Off. (Mill Valley, CA)
- Marin Agricultural land Trust, invitational Show, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- “Artist Abroad” Group show, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- "California Landscapes", Juried Exhibition, Artisans Gallery. (Mill Valley, CA)
- California Art Club Group Plein Air Show, "Celebrate The Cosmos-100th anniversary of the Mt Wilson Observatory", (Pasadena, CA)
- “Figures” group show, William Lester gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- "Marin Scapes", Invitational Show. (Larkspur, CA)
- Artist’s Choice Award, Point Reyes Plein Air, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- “Still Life” Exhibition, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- “Floral In landscapes “Exhibition, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- 2nd place, Elk Creek Plein Air, Invitational Show. ( Elk Creek, CA)
- "The Urban Landscape", Group Show, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)
- California Art Club, Angel Island Paint Out Show, (Angel Island. CA)
- “The Group” 2nd Annual Show, (San Francisco, CA)
2002
- 4th Anniversary Celebration Group Show, Water Dragon Gallery. (Fairfax, CA)
- “Sausalito Memories” Juried Exhibition, Sausalito City Hall. (Sausalito, CA)
- "Marin Open Space", Group Show, William Lester Gallery. (Point Reyes, CA)