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Terry was born in Duluth Minnesota and credits his older brother for recognizing his talent for art at a young age and shepherding his ability. Terry received his BFA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, thereafter, serving a brief stint in the commercial art field before pursuing his passion for wildlife art full-time.

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“My pursuit has been to capture my perspective of nature and to develop my own artistic identity. I want there to be no ambiguity, I want the viewer to immediately recognize my work through my style.”

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“I chose working in pastel’s back in the late 80s as a means to loosen up from a photo realistic style. Specifically I worked in oils and my subject was the human figure. Like many I wanted to see just how realistic I could draw or paint. When I had achieve my goal I realized a need to become  more expressive, more painterly as it were, to develop my own artistic identity. I needed a change and a challenge and pastels proved to be the medium I was looking for. Being self-taught, I had no constraints on the perceived limits of the Medium. I found pastels lent themselves perfectly to a loose drawing style, allowing me to add a sense of life and motion to the image.”

Awards & Recognition

Featured Artist Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa OK. Sept 2014

 

Featured Artist Legacy Gallery, Jackson WY. July 2013

 

Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale
Juried Invitation 5 consecutive years. 2010-2014

Legacy Gallery Salon Of Fine Arts-Juried Show
Juried Invitation 4 consecutive years. 2011-2014

San Dimas Festival of Arts
Best of Show - Other Medium 2012

NatureWorks Art Show
Best of Show-2D 2011

RMEF 2010 Featured Artist, Reno, NV

Nature Works Wildlife Art Show

Award of Excellence 2009

The Artist’s magazine
26th Annual Art Competition/ 1st Place

The Artist’s magazine
24th Annual Art Competition/ Honorable Mention

The Artist’s magazine
24th Annual Art Competition/ Finalist

The Artist’s magazine
22nd Annual Art Competition/ Finalist

The Pastel Journal
10th Annual Pastel 100 Competition/ 1st Place

The Pastel Journal
10th Annual Pastel 100 Competition/ Honorable Mention

The Pastel Journal
9th Annual Pastel 100 Competition/ 5th Place 

The Pastel Journal
9th Annual Pastel 100 Competition/ 2 Honorable Mentions

The Pastel Journal
8th Annual Pastel 100 Competition/The Art Spirit Foundation/
Dianne B. Bernhard Gold Medal Award for Excellence

The Pastel Journal
8th Annual Pastel 100 Competition/Honorable Mention

all images copyright terrence donahue 2015
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