About our exhibition judge Teresa Vito
Teresa Vito's Background
Vito has a BA in Studio Art from the State University of New York at Genesee and has taught and studied at the Art Students League of Denver, The Taos Institute of Art, and the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts.
She painted with Master Artist Richard Schmid for five years.
Image: Detail from "Illuminate", 20x20 oil on linen
Inspiration
“ From the time I picked up my first crayon I knew that I had found it. The “it” that was my undying passion,
forever to be fascinated with color, line, and shape.”
Awards
Teresa Vito has won numerous national awards including an Award of Excellence, Best Portraitand Best Still Lifefrom Oil Painters of America. She also received the Best of Show Award from the Artists of Colorado Exhibition held at the Colorado History Museum. Southwest Art Magazine chose her as Collector’s Choice for Still Life.
Recently Vito received the Best of ShowAward from Plein Air Artists of Colorado’s National Show. She also received the Art Of The West Editor’s Choice Award and Best Body Of Work at the 10th Anniversary Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painter’s National Paint Out.
Vito has been granted signature membership with Knickerbocker Artists, Oil Painters of America, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters and Plein Air Artists of Colorado. The Sangre de Cristo Art Center purchased a painting for their permanent museum collection.
Vito is the artist for the Pueblo Chile brand
which is now a Colorado License plate.