THE FACTS:
Date: Saturday April 23
Place: Historic Cotton District

2011 Juried Artist Competition Juror

Terry Cherry a native of Lubbock, Texas, who received his education at East Mississippi Community College, Mississippi State University, and Mississippi College, is one of the Southeast’s premiere watercolor painters. A signature member and two-time president of the Mississippi Watercolor Society, Terry has had his work featured in one-man shows, group exhibitions, competitions, and outdoor festivals throughout the country. He has exhibited in such varied venues as Watercolor USA, the Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National, the Texas Watercolor Society, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS; One Man Show Mississippi Gallery; Group Show -" A Vision of Pride ";Teacher's Touch Group Show, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS; Juried Faculty Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art-Bi-State Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA; One Man Show, Watercolor Southeast Juried Exhibition, the Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Competition. He received the John Gaddis Award MSWS, Mississippi Museum Purchase Award MSWS, and the Mary Jane Whittington Award in the Mississippi Watercolor Society’s Grand National. He has also received the Ashland Oil Company Award from the Kentucky Watercolor Society's "Aqueous" Annual Juried Competition. His work has been selected for the touring exhibitions of the Texas, Georgia, and Kentucky Watercolor Societies. An accomplished workshop instructor, demonstrator, lecturer, and juror, Terry currently teaches at East Mississippi Community College.

For more information on the Cotton District Arts Festival or how to join the Starkville Area Arts Council, contact the SAAC office at 662.324.3080.