Teresa Maria Harris

Background

Harris, Teresa Maria was born on December 20, 1957 in St. Louis. Daughter of Singleton Levi and Josie Bernice (Watkins) Harris.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, 1975. Master of Arts, Fontbonne College, 1981. Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, 1991.

Career

Art teacher Christensted Board of Education, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 1975-1976, St. Louis Board of Education, 1976-1987, 88-89. Art tcht. Newark Museum/Rutgers University, 1995—1996. Professor art New Jersey City University, 1995—1997, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, New Jersey, 1996—2000, Katharine Gibbs College, 1999—2000, Jefferson College, Hillsboro, Missouri, since 2003.

Art teacher, consultant Jamaica Arts Center, 1992-1995, Bronx Council on the Arts, 1992-1994, Children's Arts Carnival, New York City, 1991-1992, Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association, Brooklyn, 1990-1991.

Achievements

• Teresa Maria Harris has been listed as a notable visual artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Minor Encyclopedia, or Cabinet of General Knowledge. In Four 4 Volumes. Being a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Polite Literature

Membership

Member Jamaica Co-op, College Arts Association.

Interests

• Avocations: dancing, reading, traveling, walking, researching and practicing natural living and eating methods.

Connections

Father:

Singleton Levi Harris

Mother:

Josie Bernice (Watkins) Harris