• Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

  • 2023 Teresa Stanley In the Garden Grotto Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA  

  • 2019 Teresa Stanley: Eden Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO 

  • 2018 Teresa Stanley: Reservoir Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 

  • 2017 Teresa Stanley: The Water Seekers HSU Third Street Gallery, Eureka, CA 

  • 2015 Teresa Stanley: Paintings Annex Gallery, CSU Sacramento  

  •   Teresa Stanley: The Mid-Day Garden Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, California 

  • 2012 Teresa Stanley: New Paintings Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, California

  •   Teresa Stanley: Treasure 555 California Street Lobby, San Francisco,  

  •   Teresa Stanley: Treasure 199 Fremont Street Lobby, San Francisco

  • 2011 Teresa Stanley: New Paintings Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, California

  • 2009 Teresa Stanley: Paintings Piante Gallery, Eureka, California

  • 2006 Teresa Stanley: Works on Paper 2004-2006 Stellar Somerset Gallery, Palo Alto, California

  • 2004 Teresa Stanley: New Paintings Stellar Somerset Gallery, Palo Alto, California                      

  • 2003 Leslie Price/Teresa Stanley New Paintings Humboldt State University, First Street Gallery

  • 2002 Off the Canvas: Geometry and Space Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, California

  • 1998 Teresa Stanley: Moving Pictures Pence Gallery, Davis, California 

  • Teresa Stanley/Stephanie Peek: 3-D Painters Modesto Junior College Art Gallery, Modesto, California

  • 1997 Teresa Stanley: Recent Paintings Carnegie Museum, Eureka, California

  • 1996 Teresa Stanley: New Paintings and Drawings Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University

  • 1991 Introductions 91: Teresa Stanley and Shelley Jordan William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, California

  • Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2024 Figures + Stills: Jamie Chase, Joe Ramiro Garcia, Lisa Noonis, Teresa Stanley

  •   Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO

  •   Breaking Ground LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  •   Hot Topic, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  •   Reflection, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  • 2023 Perspective Redefined The Painting Center, New York, NY

  •   Cut and Paste, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI 

  •   Emerging Realities and the Fabrication of Now Contemporary Art Chronicles (online)

  •   Unfold LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  •   Here’s the Thing LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  • 2022 In Cahoots LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  •   Emerging LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  • 2020 Then and Now Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA (online)

  • Solid Ground LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  • Wild Lands Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (online)

  • 2019 Hold Dear, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  •   Revive LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  •   Open Ended LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  • 2018 Common Threads, Clay and Canvas Gallery, Eureka, CA

  •   Coalesce LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI  

  • 2017 The Art of the Flower Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO group invitational

  • William Rainey, Theresa Robinson, Robert Roth, Teresa Stanley 4-person exhibit Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO

  • 2016 HSU Staff and Faculty Haldan Gallery, South Lake Tahoe Community College  

  • 2014-17 San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Connect & Collect, San Jose, CA

  • 2014 Parallel Play Prographica Gallery, Seattle, WA 

  • 2013 Botanically Inclined Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California 

  • 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles (with Anelle Gandleman Fine Art, NY)

  • Art: Hamptons International Art Fair, New York (with Anelle Gandleman Gallery, NY)

  • 2011 Abstraction Piante Gallery, Eureka, CA  

  •   Affordable Art Fair NYC (with Anelle Gandleman Fine Art, NY)

  •   Introduction Group Show K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, CA

  •   San Francisco Art Fair (with Bryant Street Gallery) SF, CA

  • 2010 Faculty Exchange Exhibit California State University, Stanislaus

  • 2008 Red Dot Art Fair, New York, New York (with Bryant Street Gallery)

  • 2nd Biannual Exhibition of Small Work Todd Gallery, Middle Tennesee State University. Juror Dave Hickey  

  • 2007 10th Anniversary Art Exhibit Golden Foundation for the Arts, New Berlin, New York (catalog)

  • 2005 The Art of the Small Painting Stellar Somerset Gallery, Palo Alto, California

  • 2003 African Artists/American Artists American Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya 

  • Artists Council 34th Annual National Juried Exhibition Palm Springs Desert Museum                                                                46th Annual International Award Exhibition San Diego Art Institute 

  •             International Juried Show New Jersey Center for Visual Arts  

  • 1999 Regional Invitational Exhibition First Street Gallery, Eureka, California

  •   Northern National Juried Exhibition Nicolet College, LRC Gallery Rhinelander, Wisconsin 

  • 1997 Abstraction ‘97 II The Stage Gallery, Merrick, New York

  •           National ‘97 Exhibition ARTernatives, San Luis Obispo, California 

  •           Exemplary Contemporary Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC 

  • Summer Show: Gallery Artists Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, California

  •            The Third Dimension Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, California

  • 1996 Concerning Wood Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, California

  • 1995 Rational and Emotional Abstractions:: Lee Musgrave, Deb Ramsey and Teresa Stanley

  • Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, Oregon

  •           Women Artists 95 Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California

  • Teresa Stanley (3-person exhibit) SF MOMA Artist’s Gallery San Francisco, California

  • About Abstraction: Teresa Stanley (5-person exhibit) Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts,

  • Walnut Creek, California

  • 1994 Small Extravagances Gallery 57, Fullerton, California

  • Drawn to Abstraction Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California 

  •             4th Annual Works on Paper Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, California

  • 1993 Tribute William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, California

  •            Gallery Artists William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, California

  • 1990 Bay Arts Annual San Mateo Arts Council, San Mateo, California

  • 1989 Paper in Particular Columbia College/Missouri Arts Council, Columbia, Missouri

  • Publications

  • 2024 New Art Project Magazine, Issue 2, Contemporary Art review (hard cover)

  • 2023 Bryant Street Gallery “In the Garden Grotto” (exhibition catalog)

  • 2022 Contemporary Art Chronicle “Emerging Realities and the Fabrication of Now” (exhibition catalog)

  • 2020 Stanley, Teresa, Vasari 21 magazine , Goodby to All That, August 2020

  • 2019 Manifest Gallery, “International Painting Annual No. 9” an exhibition in print (hardcover book)

  • 2018 Murphy, Rachel and Weber, Dalton “The Water Seekers” (exhibition catalog)

  • 2016 Studio Visit Magazine Summer 2016, Open Studio Press

  •   Woven Tale Press Volume IV, No. 8 October 2016

  • 2010 Reyner, Nancy Acrylic Innovations: Styles and Techniques of 64 Visionary Artists Northlight Books

  • 2010 Studio Visit Magazine Volume 11, Summer 2010, Open Studios Press

  • 2010 Humboldt State University Faculty Exchange Show CSU Stanilaus (catalog)

  • 2008 Nuell, Lon, Hickey, Dave “12 x 12 Tennessee State University” (exhibition catalog)

  • 2007 Murray, Mary E. “Golden Foundation for the Arts 1997-2007” (catalog for the 10th Anniversary Exhibition)

  • 2004 Stellar, James “Teresa Stanley: Paintings” (catalog)

  • 2003 Robertson, Gwen “Teresa Stanley: Keyholes” (exhibition catalog) 

  • Selected Bibliography

  • 2021 KEET-TV, PBS Affiliate “Northcoast Artists Series” interview about my work. To be broadcast Spring 2022.

  •   Hess, Erika “Studio Visit Artist: Teresa Stanley” I Like Your Work podcast, December 2021

  •   Massey, Christina “Featured Artist: Teresa Stanley” WoArts blog

  • 2020 Greenland, Stephen “Featured Artist: Teresa Stanley” Pigment On Line, October 2020

  • 2018 Gopinath, Gabrielle “Authentic Threads” review The North Coast Journal, July 5, 2018

  • 2017 Gopinath, Gabrielle “Water Seekers and Pretty Ones” review The North Coast Journal October 4, 2017

  •   Butler, Wendy “Art Waves: Teresa Stanley” Interview on KHSU about my exhibit at Third Street Gallery

  • 2016 Jaegar, Emily “Interview: Teresa Stanley: The dance between the scientific inquiry and the artistic one.”

  • Woven Tales Press, October 2016

  • 2011 Evans, Richard "Abstracted" The Northcoast Journal December 1, 2011

  •   Alderson, Julie “My 4-year-old Cannot Do This” How to Look at Abstract Painting “

  • Humboldt Magazine Spring 2011

  • 2009 Butler, Wendy “Art Waves” KHSU Radio interview about my work.

  • 2004 “Golden Grant for NorCal artist” Artweek May 2004

  • 2002 Beeler, Monique "Canvas can't contain this exhibit at Olive Hyde" The Argus May 2002

  • 1998 Stutzin, Leo “Artists show three-dimensional works” Modesto Bee February 1998

  • Servis, Nancy M. “Big Plans in Store at Pence Gallery” The Davis Enterprise January 1998 

  • Moyle, Marilyn “Third Saturday Openings” a New Trend for Davis Art?” The Davis Enterprise January 1998

  • Harrington, Shayne “The Pence Gallery Collection Unites Structure with Chaos with Teresa Stanley’s

  • Moving Pictures” The California Aggie February 1998     

  • 1997 “Painted Sculpture: Abstract art inspired by old buildings” The 

  •   Times Standard September 1997

  • 1995 SF MOMA News March/April 1995 pg. 19 (reproduction)

  • hyme, Jolene “Abstraction Show focuses on lesser-known artists” Contra Costa Times, January 1995

  • 1994 Wilson, Sally, “The Big Picture” Diablo Arts Magazine Dec/Feb 1994

  • Education

  • M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley

  • M.A. San Francisco State University

  • B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Awards

  • 2009 Ingrid Nickleson Trust individual artists grant

  • 2003 Samuel E. and Adele Golden Foundation Individual artist grant

  • 2001 Humboldt State University Emeritus Faculty grant 

  • 1996 Humboldt State University Affirmative Action mini-grant 

  • 1997 2nd Place Award, Exemplary Contemporary, U.C. Santa Cruz

  •   Juror: Peter Gordon, Head Curator, San Jose MOMA

  • 1986 S.E.C.A. award nominee, SF Museum of Modern Art

  • 1977 U.C. Art Affiliates Award for Excellence in Painting

  • Residencies

  • 2025 SkopArts residency, Skopelos, Greece, September-October 2025

  • Professional Teaching Experience

  • 2021-22 Guest Lecturer, Catalyst Art Labs, Chicago, Illinois

  • 1991-2020 Professor, Art, Humboldt State University

  • 2010-2015 Director, Summer Art Program, Afissos, Greece

  • 1989-91 Lecturer, Art, San Francisco State University

  • Gallery Representation

  • Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, California www.bryantstreet.com

  • Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO www.bluegalleryonline.com

  • LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI www.lafontseegallery.us