Education
2004
MFA Painting, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000
Post-Baccalaureate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1998
BFA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Awards & Residencies
2019
Sustainable Arts Foundation Award
2016
New Jersey State Council Arts Grant, Trenton, NJ
Sustainable Arts Foundation Finalist
2013
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2007
Jentel Foundation Artist-in-Residence Grant, Banner, WY
2006
Puffin Individual Artist Grant, The Puffin Foundation Ltd., Teaneck, NJ
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Artist-In-Residence Grant, Nebraska City, NE
2005
Roswell-Artist-in-Residence Grant, Roswell, NM
2004
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship, Amherst, VA
2000
Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Mirror Mirror....., McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
The Look and the Longing, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
2015
Likeness, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2014
By Proxy, Baum Gallery, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
Second Skin, Angela Meleca Gallery, Columbus, OH
2012
Face to Face, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
2011
Betwixt and Between, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA
Out of the Ash, Carbon14, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Theresa Pfarr, Grizzly Grizzly Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Style of Consequence, F.U.E.L. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Theresa Pfarr, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
2006
Theresa Pfarr, R-A-I-R exhibition, Roswell Museum and Art Center, NM
2004
Mediations, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
2001
Innocence and Information, City Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
Group Exhibitions
2018
NJ 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
2013
Annex Group Exhibit, Angela Meleca Gallery, Columbus, OH
Jamie Burmeister and Company, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
As She Sees It, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
2012
Faculty Exhibit, Marlin Gallery, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ
I <3 Philly, 161 West, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Annual Small Works Exhibition, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
Human Form: An Enduring Inspiration, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
People, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2010
Red Dot, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2009
The Ripple Effect, The Northern Virginia Fine Art Association, Alexandria, VA
Perspectives, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
About Face, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2008
Inception, SCA Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM
Just Down the Road, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
2007
Summer Exhibition, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2006
Salon Selectives, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
Double Chin, Stephan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Bodacious, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
4 Artists, 3 Generations: A Family Show, Pegasus Art Gallery, Corvallis, OR
Toss Up, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
To The Capital City, Ohio State University Art Gallery, Columbus, OH
2002
Squeeze, FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA
2001
Odyssey Between Place and Space, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Lectures & Academic Presentations
2016
McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2014
Baum Gallery, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
2008
Roswell Museum and Art Center, 2nd Saturday, Talk and Workshop, Roswell, NM
2006
Roswell Museum and Art Center, Artist-in-Residence Exhibition Lecture, Roswell, NM
Post-Secondary Teaching Experience
2015 - present
Adjunct Professor of Drawing & Painting
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
2016
Adjunct Professor of Painting
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
2012
Adjunct Professor of Art
Camden County Community College, Blackwood, NJ
2004
Adjunct Professor of Art
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Bibliography
Elizabeth Trapp, "Distorted Paintings Make Point", The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, Oct. 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
Sally Deskins, "Les Femmes Folles", Apr 4, 2012 interview
Libby Rosof, "Theresa Pfarr's Troubled Fashionistas at Carbon14", the artblog, Aug 23, 2011
Tim Hughes, "The Art of Theresa Pfarr", the Young Artists Collective, Aug 15, 2011
Kevin Krumnikl, "Ten Words and One Shot", Vol. 1, July 16, 2010
Roberta Fallon, "Eternity and Memorials in Chinatown Last Friday" the artblog, June 10, 2010,
Fred Gates, "Fine Art: The Work of Theresa Pfarr: I Got My Reasons, Epidsode 62", Blog Talk Radio, New York, NY, Thur Jan 22, 2009.
Jason Stewart, "I'ts About the Wall: Artist of the Month Theresa Pfarr", Vision Magazine of the Roswell, Daily Record, Jan 29, 2009
Michael J. 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 Daily Record, Aug 2006
Leigh Anne Couch, Roswell A-I-R Exhibition Catalog Essay, July 2006