Terri Dilling

Terri Dilling is inspired by the natural world, creating abstract paintings and cyanotypes. See her COLLECTIONS for thematic groupings of work. She also accepts some commission work.

"I am inspired by the beauty and complexity of the natural world, making reference to the landscape around me, and also an emotional landscape within. I am interested in using gestural marks and color relationships to express a mood or feeling. I want to create a calming visual space that also has elements of energy and contrast. For me, this is a way to find balance.

The paintings are predominantly acrylic paint with additional drawing materials like charcoal and pigment crayon. As I paint intuitively, some elements get covered over while others are pulled forward, and the finished painting contains a rich, layered history.

My artistic lineage comes from Abstract Expressionism, especially its focus on conveying emotion with bold, spontaneous marks. I also relate to the softness of Impressionism, with lyrical landscapes full of color and light. I combine these things through my own visual vocabulary to give the work a contemporary context, dealing with the duality of interior and exterior realms."

Terri Dilling received a BA from Indiana University and a BFA from Georgia State University. She has also attended art programs in England, South Africa, Spain and Italy. With an interest in science, she was awarded project grants to work with scientists from the Center for Chemical Evolution to learn about their research and create related art exhibitions. All of these experiences continue to influence her art.

Terri has received numerous grants and awards, and has been featured in several professional publications, including Studio Visit Magazine and New American Paintings. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, and her work is in collections around the world. Terri has served as board president of Atlanta Printmakers Studio, has devoted time to non-profits such as the Hambidge Center for the Arts and Burnaway, and organizes retreats for professional artists. Based in Atlanta, she lives with her husband Jon and her two dogs. She works with galleries and designers around the country.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2023 "Appetite for Beauty" (Upcoming), Art & Light Gallery, Greenville SC
2022 New Works, Michael Murphy Gallery, Tampa FL
2022 "Shape of Change", Art & Light Gallery, Greenville SC
2021 “Visual Conversations”, USCB Center for the Arts, Beaufort SC
2021 “Inside Out”, Lyndon House, Athens GA
2021 “Abstracts Abound” AIR Exhibition, Louisa Gould Gallery, Marthas Vineyard MA
2020 “Congruence” Juried by gallerist Bridgette Mayer, Online Exhibit, I Like Your Work Podcast
2019/20 “Inside Out”, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta GA
2019 “Abstract Art’s Unlimited Boundaries”, Louisa Gould Gallery, Marthas Vineyard MA
2019 “Diary” Installation, Art Fields, Lake City, SC
2018 "Featured Artist" Pryor Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2018 "Blue" EYP Gallery 100, Atlanta, GA
2018 "Flora" Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
2017 “Vitality” Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2017 Mason Fine Art at Art Expo NY, New York
2015 "Terri Dilling" Mars Hill University, Mars Hill, NC
2015 "Germination" Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2014 "Terri Dilling" University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA
2013 New Work, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2013 “Secret Gardens” University of West GA, ...