About Teresa Vallejos

Artist Statement

My work is a journey of self-exploration and raw expression, exploring the intersection of emotion, beauty, and creativity. I find a calming balance between earth and vibrant tones, harmony and rhythm and I let my mind's chatter hush and wander into a quiet space that inspires each mark on the canvas. My artistic process is intuitive, guided by instinct rather than literal objects or visuals. The canvas transforms into what feels like a literal sculpture and puzzle to be solved.  The ambiguity of abstraction mirrors the paradox of life, where chaos can simultaneously be beautiful. The foundation of my love for abstract stems from the fact that art pulls in and invites its viewer to search for their own meaning and connection where interpretation is deeply personal and emotional. 

Bio

Teresa Vallejos, born in Southern California in 1984, is a passionate abstract expressionist painter who started  winning art awards at a young age and has considered herself an artist all her life. She is an intuitive artist who is predominantly self-taught through books and observation. She is the daughter of an LA artist and art collector who sourced pieces from all over Latin America before his passing in the late 1980’s. She draws much of her inspiration from the pieces he left behind and the bi-national geography and culture from where she is deeply rooted – California, New Mexico and Northern Mexico.
She is a mother of two children and is married to a Danish immigrant.  Teresa is a life-long advocate of mental health – being that her father died by suicide she has spent much of her teen and adult life absorbing and implementing techniques to always keep the joy and light her father once lost in her own life. This joy and light are translated onto the canvas always as she hopes to bring these positive uplifting emotions into people’s lives through her work.