M. Teresa Valero 04/02/2021
Description
Teresa Valero shares her experience growing up in an artistic family in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. She talks about getting exposed to graphic design at an early age, from creating invitations for local events to working for an advertising agency, and being encouraged to pursue art as a career. She discusses coming to the United States to pursue a double major in graphic design and art history at the University of Kansas (KU) and study with the popular illustrator Tom Allen. After staying at KU to earn a master's degree in art history, she describes coming to Tulsa and eventually teaching graphic design at the University of Tulsa (TU), where she would teach for thirty-one years before retiring. Valero shares her approach to teaching and highlights some of the opportunities she had overseeing TU's Alexandre Hogue Gallery and curating art shows over the years. She also talks about her own photography work, her involvement in local civic organizations, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her teaching and work.
| Date(s) | 4/2/2021 |
| Call Number | WIA_006 |
| Subjects | Graphic design, Non-profit artists, Art show curators, Awards in art, Careers in art, Immigrant women artists Artists, Documentary photography, Education, Graphic artists, Graphic arts, Interviews, Photography--Study and teaching, Venezuelan Americans, Women photographers |
| Interviewee(s) | M. Teresa Valero |
| Interviewer(s) | Julie Pearson-Little Thunder |