Theresa Pfarr tpfarr@gmail.com Professor of Painting and Drawing at the College of New Jersey
Grants, Awards & Residencies
2024 New Jersey State Council for the Arts Individual Artist Finalist Grant
2023 Best of Show Award, 14th Annual Figurative Art Exhibit, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University
2019 Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant
2017 Sustainable Arts Foundation Finalist
2016 New Jersey State Council Individual Artist Fellowship Grant
2013 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2007 Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, WY Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, NE
2006 Puffin Grant Recipient
2005 Roswell Artist-in-Residence Grant Program, Roswell, NM
2004 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship, Amherst, VA
2004 Joan Mitchell Foundation Nominee, MFA Grant, New York, NY Professional Development Grant, VA Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
1998 Three Arts Grant, Cincinnati, OH
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Visual Remedy: Please the eye - feed the mind, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
2023 14th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition (Awarded Best of Show), Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA Longings, Sinclair Art Gallery, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA (solo), Kocher Visiting Artist
2022 Unmasked: A Contemporary Portrait Exhibition, The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ, Juried by Jessica T. Smith (The Philadelphia Museum of Art)
2019 Summer Exhibition, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
2018 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibit, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ Everybody in the Pool, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
2017 Current Art Fair, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA Dusk, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
2016 Mirror Mirror, McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Emory & Henry College, Emory VA (solo)
2015 Likeness, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY (solo)
2014 By Proxy, Baum Gallery, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (solo) Second Skin, Angela Meleca Gallery, Columbus, OH (solo)
2013 Inaugural Exhibit, Angela Meleca Gallery, Columbus, OH Jamie Burmeister & Company, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE As She Sees It, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
2012 Face to Face, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE (solo) Faculty Exhibition, Marlin Gallery, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ I Heart Philly, 161 West, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Betwixt and Between, Holy Family University Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo) Out of the Ash, Carbon14, Philadelphia, PA (solo) Human Form: An Enduring Inspiration, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY People, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2010 Theresa Pfarr, Grizzly Grizzly Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo) Red Dot, 8th Anniversary Celebration, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE Summer Exhibition, 2010, Modern Arts Midwest Gallery Lincoln, NE
2009 The Ripple Effect: Influence and Inspiration, curated by Ruth Bolduan, The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association at the Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
2008 Style of Consequence: A Look at Fashion in Art, FUEL Gallery, Philadelphia Perspectives, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE About Face, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE Inception, SCA Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM Just Down the Road: Imported Art from Roswell, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
2007 Winter 2007, Mannequin Envy, Poetry and Visual Art Journal Summer Exhibition, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2006 Theresa Pfarr, Roswell-Artist-In-Residence Exhibit, Roswell Art Museum, NM (solo) Salon Selectives, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA Wish List, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2005 Double Chin, Stephan Stux Gallery, New York, NY Theresa Pfarr and Monty Montgomery, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA (two person)
2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA Casserole, Curated by Ray Kass, Art Works Center, Richmond, VA
2003 Bodacious: A Figurative Show, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA, Juried by Eileen Mott, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Toss Up, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA To The Capital City, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2002 Squirrelly Girl Parade, Collective art parade, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA Squeeze, FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA
2001 Odyssey Between Place and Space, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Juried by Ramsey Lofton Innocence and Information, City Art Center, Cincinnati, OH (solo)
Lectures & Workshops
2016 Artalk, McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Emory & Henry College, Emory VA
2016 Visiting Artist’s Talk, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2014 Visiting Artist’s Lecture and Workshop, University of Central Arkansas
2008 Roswell Museum and Art Center, 2nd Saturday Workshop. Roswell, NM
2006 Roswell Museum and Art Center, RAIR Fellowship Artist’s Talk, Roswell, NM
Education
MFA, Painting & Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2004
Post-Baccalaureate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1998
Faculty Positions
2015- present Adjunct Professor, Painting I & II, Drawing I & II (Figure Drawing), The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
2016 Adjunct Professor, Basic Painting & Intermediate Painting, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
2012 Adjunct Professor, Basic Drawing & Art Appreciation, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ
2008 Art Instructor, Raku-to-Go Ceramics Program, 6th grade, Arts Connect! Creative Learning Center, Roswell Public School District, Roswell NM
2008 Teaching Artist, Chihuahuita Mural Project, R.I.O. of the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, NM
2008 Art Instructor, Adult and Youth painting classes, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM
2004 Adjunct Instructor, Basic & Advanced Painting, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Bibliography
Elizabeth Trapp, "Distorted Paintings Make Point", The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, October 5, 2014
Elizabeth Weinstein "Theresa Pfarr Deconstructs Images of Ideal Femininity in “Second Skin” Exhibition", columbusalive.com, Columbus, OH, September 18, 2014
Sally Deskins, “"Face to Face: Pfarr's Female Bold Portraits at MAM Can't Hide Their Fragility", The Reader, Omaha, NE, Apr 8, 2012
Libby Rosof, "Theresa Pfarr's Troubled Fashionistas at Carbon14",The Artblog, August 23, 2011
Kevin Krumnikl, “Theresa Pfarr”, Ten Words and One Shot”, July 16, 2010
Roberta Fallon, “Eternity and Memorials in Chinatown”, The Artblog, June 10, 2010
Fred Gates, “FINE ART: The Work Of Theresa Pfarr: I Got My Reasons Episode 62:”, Interview, Blog Talk Radio, New York City, Thursday, January 22, 2009, 8pm EST.
Jason Stewart, “It’s About the Wall: Artist of the Month: Theresa Pfarr”, Vision Magazine of the Roswell Daily Record, January 2009, Roswell, NM
Michael Joe Krainak, "Objets d'art", City Weekly of Omaha and Lincoln, Oct. 11, 2006
Joyce Tucker, "Artist-of-the-Month: Theresa Pfarr", Vision Magazine of the Roswell Dail Record, August 2006, Roswell, NM
Gallery Affiliations
Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
Selected Collections
The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, NM Boltz Collection, Columbus, OH Krumnikl Collection, Weinheim Germany Meleca Collection, Columbus, OH Modern Arts Midtown Collection, Omaha, NE Wolf-Taylor Collection, Portales, NM Yoshimine-Griess Collection, Albuquerque, NM