TERESA OAXACA

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Painter | Arlington, Virginia / Washington, DC
www.teresaoaxaca.com
art@teresaoaxaca.com
Instagram: @teresaoaxaca

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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2027
Solo Exhibition, Ocean City Center for the Arts, Ocean City, Maryland — forthcoming

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Unicorns and Horses, Fred Schnider Gallery of Art, Arlington, Virginia — forthcoming, November 2027

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2026
Teresa Oaxaca: Gladly Beyond, Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery, Greenbelt, Maryland, October 24–December 13, 2026 — forthcoming

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2024
Mythos & Nature, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC

Flora & Fauna, Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville, Maryland

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2017
Flora, Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville, Maryland

Washington Baroque, Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC

Masquerade Ball, Southern Atelier, Sarasota, Florida

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2016
Misfits, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

Teresa Oaxaca: Exuberance, Haynes Galleries, Nashville, Tennessee

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2015–2016
Natura Morta, Embassy of Slovenia, Washington, DC

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2010
Classical Realism, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

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SELECTED GROUP & MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

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2026
Women Artists of the DMV: The Thank You Show, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, Maryland; curated by F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello

Plein Air Chincoteague, Chincoteague Cultural Alliance, Chincoteague, Virginia; selected participating artist

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2025
Women Artists of the DMV: A Survey Exhibition, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC; curated by F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello

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2023
Titania’s Ball, Era Contemporary, Tyler Arboretum, Pennsylvania

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2019
Corpo a Corpo, Museo Villa Bardini, Florence, Italy

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2018–2019
Open Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia — Best in Show

Members Exhibit, Arts Club of Washington, MacFeely Gallery, Washington, DC — Best in Show

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2018
Small Works Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

A Collector’s Feast, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California

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2016
California Art Club 105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, California

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2015–2016
Concurso Figurativas, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain

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2015
Atelier: The Art of Representation, Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom

Figures & Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California

Still Lifes & Florals, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California

Figure & Form, two-person exhibition with Robert Liberace, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

Portrait Society of America Finalists Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia

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2014
Re-presenting Representation, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York

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2013
Women Painting Women, Richard J. Demato Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

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2012
Signals, DC Arts Center, Washington, DC

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2011
Portrait Society of America Finalists Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia

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2008
Odd Nerdrum and Students, Ragland Atelier, Stavern, Norway

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2007
Annigoni’s Legacy, Jack Barclay Bentley, Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom

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SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS & HONORS

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2018
Best in Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia; juror Margaret McCann, New York Academy of Art

Best in Show, Arts Club of Washington; juror Leo J. Kasun, National Gallery of Art

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2015
First Honor, Portrait Society of America, for The Black Pierrot

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2014
Chairman’s Choice Award and Finalist, Art Renewal Center International Salon

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2013
Certificate of Merit, Portrait Society of America

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2012
Best Social Commentary Award and Finalist, Art Renewal Center International Salon

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2011
Second Place Award, Portrait Society of America

Chairman’s Choice Award, Art Renewal Center

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2008–2009
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Awards

Stacey Scholarships, American Museum of the Cowboy

Art Renewal Center Scholarships

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2008
Posey Foundation Scholarship

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

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2016–2018
Printmaking studies, Georgetown University, Walsh Arts Building, Washington, DC; with Scip Barnhart

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2010–2011
Studies with Robert Liberace, The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia

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2009–2010
Graduate studies, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

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2008
Apprenticeship, studio of Odd Nerdrum / Nerdrum School, Stavern, Norway

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SELECTED TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

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2026
Instructor, The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia

Instructor, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, Virginia

Instructor, Washington Studio School, Washington, DC

Guest Instructor, National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, Virginia

Instructor, Pittura La Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico

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2018
Faculty, Figurative Art Convention & Expo, Miami, Florida

Workshops at The Florence Studio, Florence, Italy; Cwmdu School, Wales; Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia; Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale; and additional venues throughout the United States

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2017
Instructor, London Academy of Representational Art, London, United Kingdom

Instructor, Flemish Classical Atelier, Bruges, Belgium

Instructor, The Florence Studio, Florence, Italy

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2016
Faculty, Portrait Society of America

International workshops in the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, and the United States

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2015
Faculty, Portrait Society of America

Instructor, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art

Instructor, Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio

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2014
Visiting Professor/Lecturer, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland

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2010
Life Drawing Student Instructor, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

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SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

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2025
Women Artists of the DMV: A Survey Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. Detail from The Feast of the Gods reproduced on inside front cover.

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2025
Coverage of Women Artists of the DMV, including Teresa Oaxaca’s work, WTOP and BmoreArt

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2024
Fine Art Connoisseur, collector feature including work by Teresa Oaxaca

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2020
“Painted Faces and Tradition Reborn,” Fine Art Connoisseur

The Art League features on the Best-in-Show paintings The Journey of Life and Plague Mask

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2016
“Oaxaca’s Misfits,” Fine Art Connoisseur