b. 1981, CA
Teri Hendrich (m. Cusumano) is a born and raised Los Angeles based painter. She is a graduate cum laude of ArtCenter College of Design having earned her Bachelor's in Illustration & Fine Art in 2004. She has honed her artistry and storytelling for over 17 years by working in animation as a background painter and color supervisor. She is interested in imaginative works evoking unseen worlds and dreams and is influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, the Symbolist Movement, and Abstract Realism--inspirations which allow her to give a visible form to invisible energies.
Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Los Angeles area, graced television film sets such as Abbott Elementary and recently earned her recognition in The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 62nd Annual Illustration West Competition under their Gallery category. Her collectors include professional animators, a state senator as well as a celebrity chef.
Hendrich has been featured in multiple blogs and publications, including Keyframe Magazine, Art Seen, Create Magazine, The Curator's Salon, and CanvasRebel.
Teri lives with her husband and two children in Glendale, CA and works out of her converted garage studio. Her other pursuits include practicing astrology as well as labor advocacy with IATSE Local 839, The Animation Guild, where she led a groundbreaking effort which resulted in the achievement of pay equity for a historically female dominated job classification.