New Work

Mask for Tsukasa Taiko Reduction at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2015)| Inspired by the character of Nue in traditional Japanese folklore, this mask was commissioned by contemporary dancer Ayako Kato for her performance in Tatsu Aoki’s Tsukasa Taiko Reduction at the MCA.

You can read more about the work here.

I Was Born for This (2014)| Commissioned by the University of Notre Dame and inspired by visual impressions from the life of Joan of Arc, I Was Born For This is over 18 feet high and features more than a thousand feathers suspended on string and layered in dimensional waves that echo the murmuration patterns of birds in flight. The feathers swirl around a cedar tree, which is severed into five segments.

You can read more about the work here.

Three-quarter Moon (2013)| The Three-quarter Moon (24″ diameter) is a representation of our Moon in a gibbous phase, composed of encaustic paint on a curved wooden disc.

Three-quarter moon is in private collection. You can read more about the work here.

Still Point Lantern (2013)| Gwendolyn Terry’s most-recent addition to her Still Point series of works is a suspended ceiling lantern composed of corroded nails, die-cut letters, string, and three incandescent bulbs.

The lantern was displayed at Marwen in Chicago during the month of December, 2013, and is now in private collection. You can read more about the lantern here.

Apogee and Perigee | Gwendolyn Terry’s encaustic works, Apogee and Perigee, were shown in the Encaustic USA exhibit at Arc Gallery in Chicago, which ran from June 26 through July 20, 2013.

Apogee (19″ diameter) and Perigee (23″ diameter) are representations of lunar spheres, composed of encaustic paint on curved wooden discs. Read more about Apogee and Perigee here.