Artist Biography

A representational painter with an increasingly loose and impressionistic style, Terri Shows has exhibited in watercolor for 20 years. Other media include pastel, oil, acrylic, and clay. The artist began her studies with Chuck Long in Huntsville, Alabama. Other instruction includes portraits and figures with Marcia Leonard and sculpture with Everett Cox. Workshops with nationally-known instructors provide variety.

Expressing herself fully through rendering people in watercolor, Terri enjoys coordinating the figure drawing group at the Huntsville Art League. At her open studio/gallery in Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment Center, visitors are welcome to watch and discuss her process of continuing to develop these images. Another love is painting landscapes en plein air, both in the Southeast and in her native state of California. The spiritual connection with her subject is a vital source of peace and renewal for the artist.

Juried Exhibits:

A Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of Alabama (WSA), Terri had work selected for that organization’s National Juried Exhibition in 2005, 2008, and 2009. A longtime exhibitor at the Huntsville Art League (HAL), the artist has displayed many works in the HAL "Unique Views of Huntsville" Exhibits, hosted by the Huntsville Museum of Art annually since 2005.

Recent Awards:

Watercolor Society of Alabama National Exhibition 2009 Merit Award
Second Place, Watercolor Society of Alabama Members Showcase 2006

One-Person Shows:

Huntsville Times, August 2009
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 2006, "Painting From Life"

Group Exhibits:

Lowe Mill Third Floor Artists, July-August 2009

Huntsville Art League Figure Drawing Group: HAL Limelight Exhibit, May 2009

Upcoming Exhibits:

The Committee, "Portals," HAL Gallery and Visual Arts Center, November 2009

Publications:

Huntsville Sketchbook, 2006

Expressing herself fully through rendering people in watercolor, Terri enjoys coordinating the weekly Figure Drawing Group at HAL. In her open studio/gallery at Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment Center in Huntsville, visitors are welcome to watch and discuss her process of continuing to develop these images. A second love is painting landscapes en plein air, in both the Southeast and her native California.