Terry Dushan Fine Art
”Illusive Dimensions Photography”
Tdushanfineart.com
479-790-4161

     “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”
Marcel Proust

Artist’s Statement/Bio 

My love of photography was born through my father’s lens, while my mother’s creativity with watercolor and oil taught me a deep appreciation of color and the critical skills of composition.  Daughter and spouse of Air Force officers, I’ve had the opportunity to live in numerous places both stateside and abroad, to witness firsthand a wide variety of cultures and to experience a wealth of sensory input—vision being the most powerful for me.

I began with a Pentax film camera, progressed to a Nikon, then to a digital Nikon and finally a professional level Nikon, the D810.  Currently, I am experimenting with creating digital art that is abstract and compelling.  I feel an ever more active participant in the process of creating fine art.

I strive to record a moment in time or the marks of time and history on the subject in my viewfinder.  Sometimes my subject is lit as if by magic and demands instant capture. Other images require patience and persistence.  All images are taken handheld because I am constantly moving.  I do not use a tripod.  I want to capture moments and movement as I move.

Photography is my life’s passion.  Color, texture, graphic detail, and the visual impact of these things combined, are my primary focus in recording any image. The beauty of light, the spectrum of color holds me and thus my camera captive. A truly fine photograph captures the deepest sense, the soul of the scene, and conveys a mood to the eyes and mind of the viewer. To “see” is to look more deeply, to discover what we miss at first viewing. My main objective: that as you look at the ordinary, in my work you discover the extraordinary.

GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 Arkansas Arts Council Small Works on Paper 2018. Arkansas State Tour.
2018 Art Ventures Group Art Exhibition. Fayetteville, AR
2018 Featured Artist. Modern Arts Midtown Gallery. Omaha, NE
2018 Solo Exhibition. Harding University. Rogers, AR
2018 Uptown Eyes Optometry Clinic. 2-Person Art Ventures Exhibit. Fayetteville, AR
2018 Rogers Experimental House. Art Ventures Exhibit. Rogers, AR
2017 Solo Show. Art Emporium. (April-July) Fayetteville, AR.
2016 Solo Show. Community Creative Center. Fayetteville, AR
2016 Featured Artist of the Month. Modern Arts Midtown Gallery. Omaha, NE
2016 Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas Show. PSNWA. Springdale, AR
2016 Artists of Northwest Arkansas Members Show. Creative Community Center. Fay. AR
2016 Spiva Center for the Arts Members Exhibit. Joplin, MO
2015 Artists of Northwest Arkansas Members’ Show. Community Creative Center, Fay. AR
2015 Spiva Photo 2015. Spiva Center for the Arts. Joplin, MO
2014 Spiva Center for the Arts Members Exhibit. Spiva Center for the Arts. Joplin, MO.
2014 Neosho Art Council Fine Art Photography Exhibition. Neosho, AR.
2014 Eureka Springs Motorcycle Art Show. The Gem. Eureka Springs, AR.
2014 Artists of Northwest Arkansas Members’ Exhibit. Fayetteville Town Center. Fay. AR.
2014 20th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition. Artists of Northwest Arkansas. Arts Center of the Ozarks.
Springdale, AR.
2013 Visiting Artist Solo Show (America in Motion). Fayetteville Underground Gallery. Fay. AR
2013 Artists of Northwest Arkansas Members’ Exhibit. Fayetteville Town Center. Fay. AR
2013 19th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition. Artists of Northwest Arkansas. Arts Center of the Ozarks.
Springdale, AR.
2013 One Woman Show (48 Photographs). Arts Center of the Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2013 “Women Take Flight” National Juried Show. Fayetteville Underground. Fayetteville, AR.
2012 Cheers for Art Event. Fayetteville Town Center. Fayetteville, AR.
2012 18th Annual Regional Art Exhibition. Artists of Northwest Arkansas. Art Center of the
Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2012 Artists of Northwest Arkansas Members’ Exhibit. Nadine Baum Studios. Fayetteville, AR.
2011 17th Annual Regional Art Exhibition. Artists of Northwest Arkansas. Art Center of the
Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2011 Art Center of the Ozarks 9th Annual 5×5 Art/Jazz Soiree. Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR.
2010 One Woman Show (52 Photographs). Fayetteville Town Center. Fayetteville, AR.
2005 Four Artist Show. Fluxion Art Gallery. Omaha, NE.
2004 9th Annual Regional Art Exhibition. Artists of Northwest Arkansas. Art Center of the
Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2003 “One for the Road” Photography Exhibition. Walton Art Center. Fayetteville, AR.
2001 Camera Illuminata Photography Exhibition. Civic Arts Plaza. Thousand Oaks, CA.
2001 Camera Illuminata Photography Exhibition. 2001 Art Walk. Ventura, CA.
2000 Camera Illuminata Photography Exhibition. Thousand Oaks Art Gallery. Newbury Park, CA.
2000 “Winter Magic” Photography Exhibition. Upstairs Gallery. Thousand Oaks, CA.1999 Camera Illuminata Photo Exhibition. Los Robles Healing Arts Gallery. Thousand Oaks, CA.
1994 Solo Photography Show. Heller Art Gallery. Omaha, NE.
1994 Solo Photography Show. Photographers’ Gallery. Omaha, NE.
1993 Revolving Photography Display. Heller Art Gallery. Omaha, NE.
1993 Four Person Show. Photographers’ Gallery. Omaha, NE.
1991 Solo Photography Exhibit. Heidelberg Officer’s Club. Heidelberg, Germany.


AWARDS

2015 Third Best in Show Neosho, Missouri Arts Council Fine Art Photography Exhibition.
2014 Second Best in Show Neosho, Missouri Arts Council Fine Art Photography Exhibition.
2012 People’s Choice Award Artists of Northwest Arkansas Members Exhibit. Springdale, AR.
Fayetteville Town Center. Fayetteville, AR.
2012 Best in Photography Artists of Northwest Arkansas 18th Annual 10-State Juried
Art Exhibition. Art Center of the Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2010 Merit Award Artists of Northwest Arkansas 16th Annual 10-State Juried
Art Exhibition. Art Center of the Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2009 Second Best of Show Artists of Northwest Arkansas 15th Annual 10-State Juried
Art Exhibition. Art Center of the Ozarks. Springdale, AR.
2008 Best in Photography Artists of Northwest Arkansas 14th Annual 10-State Juried
Art Exhibition. Springdale, AR.
2006 Best in Photography Artists of Northwest Arkansas 12th Annual 10-State Juried
Art Exhibition. Springdale, AR.
2005 Six Awards Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society Photography Contest.
1998 Best in Photography Artists of Northwest Arkansas Annual Exhibition.
Art Center of the Ozarks. Springdale, AR. Fayetteville, AR.
1996 One Award US Air Force Worldwide Photography Contest. Belleville, IL.
1996 Eight Awards Scott Air Force Base Photography Contest. Belleville, IL.
1996 Four Awards Air Mobility Command Photography Contest. Belleville, IL.
1991 Six Awards United States Army-Europe Photography Contest. Heidelberg, GE
1991 Eleven Awards Army Community Photography Contest. Heidelberg, GE
1889 Best of Show Iris Festival Photography Contest. Sumter, S.C.
1988 First Place Sumter Daily Item Newspaper Photography Contest. Sumter, S.C.
1988 Best of Show Williams Brice Museum Photography Contest. Sumter, S.C.
1987 Photo of the Year South Carolina Literary Magazine. Columbia, S. C.
1986 Best of Show Shaw Air Force Base Photography Contest. Sumter, S.C.


PRESS

2013 September Fayetteville Press Weekly Magazine, Fayetteville, AR. Front Cover Photo
2013 August Arkansas Demo. Gazette Magazine. Fayetteville, AR. Photograph
2012 July Arkansas Demo. Gazette Magazine. Fayetteville, AR. Photograph
2011 July Arkansas Demo. Gazette Magazine. Fayetteville, AR. Photograph
2009 August Arkansas Demo. Gazette Magazine. Fayetteville, AR. Photograph
2003 October Citiscapes Metro Monthly. Fayetteville, AR. Photograph
1996 November Command Post Newspaper. Scott AFB, IL. Article, Photos
1991 May Heidelberg Connection Magazine. Heidelberg, GE. Article
1991 February Heidelberg Herald Post Newspaper. Heidelberg, GE. Article, Photos
1988 Fall Sandhill Magazine. University of South Carolina. S.C. Photographs
1988 Spring Sandhill Magazine. University of South Carolina. S.C. Photographs
1987 December South Carolina Literary Magazine. Columbia, S.C. Photo of the Year
1987 Fall Sandhill Magazine. University of South Carolina. S.C. Photographs