Teresa Oaxaca, “Patrick”, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 70 x 40 Inches, Private Collection

Teresa Oaxaca is an American-born painter who is currently living and working in Washington DC. She graduated with a BA from the Angel Academy of Art located in Florence, Italy. Oaxaca did her graduate studies at the Florence Academy, with an apprenticeship with Swedish-born figurative painter Odd Nerdum in Norway. She continues her studies at the Art League of Alexandria, Virginia, training with realist artists Robert Liberace. Oaxaca currently teaches workshops in the United States and Europe. 

With her studies in Italy, Teresa Oaxaca has mastered the mid-17th century Renaissance painting technique of chiaroscuro. The term ‘chiaroscuro’ originated as drawing on colored paper, where the artist worked from the paper’s base tone towards light using white gouache, and towards dark using ink or watercolor. This technique enables a painter or draftsman to increase the depth and solidity of an image, heightening realism through the use of strong contrasts between light and dark tones.

Teresa Oaxaca has participated with local groups including The Arts Club of Washington, The Art League School of Alexandria, and the National Education Association. She became a member in 2014 of the Young Partners Circle of The national Museum of Women in the Arts. Oaxaca’s work has been recognized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Posey Foundation, The American Museum of the Cowboy, The Portrait Society of America, and the Museu Europeu d’Art Modern located in Barcelona. 

Current works by Teresa Oaxaca can be seen at her site: https://www.teresaoaxaca.com