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Teresa Petersen

Pioneer Building Studio
2679 E. Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48211
Cell phone: (313) 598-9370
email: tandandy@earthlink.net

Teresa Petersen is an artist living and working in the city of Detroit, Michigan. She works in several media, specializing in found-object assemblage sculptures, collages made from vintage prints, catalogs, and magazines, and mixed media pieces containing elements of both. The individual objects making up each piece serve to form a cohesive final structure as well as individually relate to the theme of the piece as a whole. Her work emphasizes and explores the relationships between women's stereotypes and ideals: in culture, in nature, and in our throw-away society.

Better Homes for Hummingbirds; 2009

Current and Future Art Shows

June 5 - July 10, 2010 Southwest Artist Network of Detroit Members Exhibition, The Whitdell Art Gallery, 1250 Hubbard, Detroit MI. The SWAN members exhibit coincides with other CAID events.

July 9 - August 22, 2010 Conglomerate, Scene Metrospace, 110 Charles, East Lansing MI. Show featuring a number of Detroit-area assembleage artists.

Saturday, July 10, 2010 Shadow Art Fair, Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street, Ypsilanti MI. A juried event that allows local artists to exhibit and sell their works within a comfortable, friendly, and supportive setting. This one-day, 12–hour event is held two times a year.

July 31 and August 1, 2010 Maker Faire, The Henry Ford, Dearborn MI. A family fun festival to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, build, think, play & be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. rockets & robots • diy science & technology • arts & crafts • bicycles • electronics • artisan foods • urban farming • sustainable living • woodwordking • circuit boards • maker shed • alternative energy vehicles • fire arts • live music • art cars • tesla coils • arduino & kits • and so much more!

August 7-8, 2010 Crafter's Roundup, Chase Park, Lawrence and Ashland, Chicago IL. This event will showcase new talent in the middle of the dog days in a refreshingly cool tree-lined park.

Saturday August 14, 2010 Tomato Art Fest, Five-Points Intersection in East Nashville, TN. True to their motto, "The Tomato...A Uniter, Not A Divider- Bringing Together Fruits And Vegetables," the Tomato Art Fest brings together community and FUN!

August 28-29, 2010 Bucktown Arts Fest, Senior Citizens Park, Bucktown neighborhood, Chicago IL. Show featuring artists arebviewed for clarity of vision, unique voice and craftsmanship.

Places Featuring Teresa's Work

Paint Creek Center for the Arts, 407 Pine St., Rochester, MI. PCCA is dedicated to promoting the arts and artistic excellence through a full range of cultural programs including exhibitions, studio art classes, outreach programs, community involvement projects, and The National City Art & Apples Festival.


Art & Invention Gallery, 1106 Woodland St., Nashville TN. Art & Invention Gallery focuses on inventiveness in fine art, craft and original furniture. Adult and Children Workshops are held throughout the year as an outlet for creative energy.


Detroit Artists Market, 4719 Woodward Avenue, Detroit MI. The Detroit Artists Market fosters a vibrant and distinctive artistic community in Detroit and Michigan by promoting, exhibiting and selling the work of emerging and established artists, through educational programming and art exhibitions, and by serving as a resource to all who seek to expand their knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of art.


Front cover of Bird Homes

Bird Homes, Teresa Petersen. Twenty-five full-color collage prints of birds living in their meticulously-decorated homes. Paperback with glossy color pages, and available from Lulu. Preview Bird Homes online at Lulu.

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Front cover of The Altered Object

The Altered Object: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration, Terry Taylor, (2007) Lark books. A sequel to the successful book Altered Art, this book focuses on transforming everyday objects into art, and showcases ten successful artist and their work. You can order it on Amazon.




Watch Gilda Snowden interact with a block puzzle at "Our Creative Life;" SWAN's event at the Ladybug Gallery.


All images copyright Teresa Petersen
Last updated: 7/3/10