On Tuesday, April 8, Arts and Crafts will exhibit the vibrant pastel work of Villager Terri Ford. Some of us have never seen her art. Here is a chance to enjoy many pieces all at once in the Cribari Conference room, through July 15.
A native Californian and alumnus of the Academy of Art College, Terri realized a deep connection with pastels in 1987 and has worked with them since in studio and in plein air. Her paintings are representational, some impressionistic, others more realistic. Her greatest inspiration is capturing landscapes’ ever changing light and conditions.
Her work has earned her top awards in many exhibitions and venues such as The National Arts Club in New York, The Butler Fine Art Museum, The Triton Museum of Art, Autry Museum, The Haggin Museum and more. She has received numerous excellence awards and soon, Pastel Laureate status from the Pastel Society of the West Coast. Ford’s pastels have been featured in American Art Collector, American Artist, Fine Art Connoisseur, Pratique des Arts and in several coffee table books, including Art Journal America, Plein Air New Mexico and the French art book “40 Maitres de Pasteles.” Her pastel paintings have gained national and international recognition, as proved by her achievement of Master Circle status in the International Association of Pastel Societies, and her subsequent acceptance of the Eminent Pastelist Award by the same group.
Ford is a Master Pastelist with The Pastel Society of America and “Distinguished Pastelist” with the Pastel Society of the West Coast and Pastel Society of New Mexico, and an artist member of the California Art Club. She was the “Invitee de Honor” of the Art du Pastel France in 2017. She is a popular instructor and jurist across the U.S. and abroad.
