Terri Jarrett Rice
As Marilynne Robinson once put it, “Cultures cherish artists because they are people who can say, look at that. And it’s not Versailles. It’s a brick wall with a ray of sunlight falling on it.”
I grew up in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. In high school I was awarded a Gold Key and Blue Ribbon in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards for an etching in aquatint that was displayed at the Prudential Center in Boston.
I attended college in Kansas where I studied pre-med and took a few art classes in silk screening and pen & ink. Moving to Miami, Florida I took my first watercolor class at University of Miami, a novice in a class of professional artists- a humbling, helpful way to learn.
I began painting in oil in 2015 when my daughter, now married with 5 children dumped her supply of oil paints and brushes on my kitchen counter and told me that I should learn to paint in oils. So, I’m very self taught.
I love the unique qualities of each medium. My goal is to paint with enough realism to portray the moment but abstract enough to invite the viewer to interpret.
I’ve taught children and adults in private classes and workshops in a range of mediums, including scrimshaw, gyotaku prints, watercolor, acrylic, and drawing.
I’ve sold to art lovers across the country and internationally.
Featured events:
In 2016, three pieces were juried into the Chancellor’s Art Exhibit at Washington State University, Tri-Cities, WA
June 2017 I was half of a two woman show at Paper Street Brewery in Richland, WA
April- September 2018 One woman exhibit at Milbrandt Winery, Prosser, WA
December 2018 juried into Discover the REACH: What Makes the Columbia Basin Unique, Richland, WA
January/February 2019 Two woman show at Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, Prosser, WA
April 2019, February/March 2022 One woman exhibit at Toucannon Cellars, Benton City, WA
February/March 2020 The Valiant Women of the Vote: Determined to Rise, Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, Joseph, OR
February 2021 John Clymer Museum & Gallery. Invited to be a part of, “Horizons” with Roxie Allen and Austin Smith
September 2021, Juried into the 39th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts Josephy Center for Arts & Culture
2022 Women’s Exhibit – An Invitation to the Lighter Side, Josephy Center for Arts and Culture,Juried show, Joseph, OR February 26 - March 28
March/April 2022 Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
MAY 6 - JUNE 9, 2022; reception May 6 WOMEN PAINTERS OF WASHINGTON: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
May/July 2022 Solo show at John Clymer Museum of Art, Ellensburg, WA,
June 28- August 19, 2022 Two pieces accepted for Juried Show, Gallery at the Park, Richland, WA
Attorney General’s Office Kennewick, WA
ArtWalk 2014- 2021 at Bucer’s Coffee House & Pub, Moscow, ID
Toucannon Cellars, Benton City, WA 2019, February/ march 2022 solo show
Richland, WA Public Library
Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
Sixth Street Arts & Gifts Gallery, Prosser, WA
A Sound Room Counseling, Richland, WA
Hedges Family Estate, Benton City, WA - March- June 2020, February 2021, December 2022
Department of Ecology, Yakima, WA February 2020- January 2021
ArtWallaWalla September 2020, 2021, 2022 Walla Walla, WA
Underground Gallery Kennewick, WA, October/November 2021
John Clymer Museum & Gallery, “Stretch” November-December 2021
ArtWallaWalla September 24- October 1, 2021, online at: www.artsquaredwallawalla.com
Brewminatti’s August/September 2022 Prosser, WA
Hedges Winery Benton City, WA December 2022- May 2023 ; reception December 3, 2022
John Clymer Museum & Gallery, May/June 2022, solo show in the McGiffin Gallery
Foundry Vineyard Juried Show February-April 2023 Walla Walla, WA
Josephy Center for Arts and Culture Women’s Exhibit March 4 - April 17 2023
CAVU Cellars Walla Walla, WA three person show, May 2023,
Trail’s End Gallery, Chewelah, WA May 2023
Juried Show, Gallery at the Park, Richland, WA July/August 2023
Solo artist at Drumheller Restaurant, Lodge at Columbia Point, Richland, WA November 2023-April 2024
Mother/Son Exhibit with Matthias Rice, Hedges Winery Benton City, WA April-June 2024
Truly Honored:
Accepted as a member of Women Painters of Washington, March 2022
Executive Board Member of Women Painters of Washington April 2024-
Chairman for Eastern Women Painters of Washington April 2024-
Represented at Gallery at the Park, Richland, WA
Juror for Art Festival Hermiston, OR
Messner Award, Annual Juried Show, Gallery at the Park, Richland, WA, July 2022
Selected to serve on the City of Richland Arts Commission. August 2022- May 2024
Vice chairman City of Richland Arts Commission, August 2023-
Panel Speaker at Leadership Tri-Cities Arts and Culture Day, April 19, 2023
Other Art Stuff:
Exhibit Committee Chairman for Art Works Northwest. I oversee the installation of art exhibits at various wineries and small businesses, as well as art exhibits at galleries for the cooperative. 2018- present
Teach over 30 art students in my private studio, September 2015- present.
Taught art at the public alternative high school as extended day instructor 2022
Taught the art of scrimshaw at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, Joseph, OR, January 2020 & Gallery at the Park, Richland, WA March 2022
Privileged to be a student of a master icon writer in the truest tradition. 2023-
