Theresa Devine

Theresa Devine is an Associate Professor in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. Theresa received her BFA in Painting and Printmaking at Texas A & M University- Corpus Christi in 1991 and her MFA in Painting at University of Houston in 1994. In her personal artwork she explores games, toys and play. Her work as lead of the Studio 4 Gaming Innovation research lab on the West campus focuses on developing table top and digital games which combine entertainment and conceptual depth. The Studio 4 also researches games to redefine and explore what they can be and how they can be used to initiate transformation in our society.
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Artist Statement-------
Ce n'est pas un jouet: This is not a toy.
Why do we forget to play when we grow up? Why do we hurt each other? Everywhere I look I see distrust, miscommunication, and misunderstanding. This is followed with greed, selfishness, and pain. How can play help us to understand each other? Can play transform us and our world? Play is how we learn and gain trust from each other, so can play liberate us from the cycle of hurting each other?
Through toys and games, I explore the intersection between adversity and play. Play is a serious ventur...

1994 University of Houston Master of Fine Arts, Painting
1991 Texas A & M @ Corpus Christi Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

Given Form, Juried by Robert S. Davis, Jr, November 13 - December 26, 2014, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO, 49.56% acceptance rate (National)
EllisCon XXVI, Invited by Dave Carter, November 15, 2014, Ellis HH Technical School, Danielson, CT, (National)
Art and Social Change, juried Jen Delos Reyes, October 2014, Delta Center for the Arts, Stockton, CA, 16.5 % acceptance rate. (National)
2014 Southampton Cultural Center Juried Art Exhibition, juried by Jennifer Cross, September 2014, Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY,. (National)
3rd Annual SeeMe Times Square Takeover, Curated by gallery staff, July 2014, See | Me Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY, less than 1% acceptance rate (International)
TRAHC's 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, July 2014 The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX, (National)
Size Matters, juried by Andrea Bagdon, Suzanne Justice, Devin Kelly, Dennis McGinnis, Tolley Rippon, July 2014, Upper Floor Gallery, Jerome, AZ, 98% acceptance rate. (National)
Art We Use, juried by Craig Nutt, Jennifer Poellot Hannetty, Paul W. Richelson, June 2014, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, 38% acceptance rate. (Int...