Terry Rishel
Artist Statement
My focus has been to study things in nature that we sometimes take for granted and bring those amazing subjects to light.
Photographer/Painter – Started a professional career in 1980 as an Art/Commercial photographer using large format and medium format film cameras. Photographs published in hundreds of books, publications, and articles.
Chronology of Work
2026
- Pacific Bonsai Museum: Photography for Promotional Material & Sound Transit LINK Light Rail
- Lake Light Artwork: Tacoma Art Museum Permanent Collection
- Lake Light Artwork: International Encaustic Artists: Wax Fusion Anthology, Volume I: The Weight of Light – Permanent International & Collective Reference Juried Exhibition: Online & Publication
2025
- International Encaustic Artists: Wax Fusion, Cover Image & pgs 20-39, Spring 2025
- Orca, A Literary Journal: The Literary Issue Number 20, Spring 2025
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2024
- Museum of Glass: Earthlings and Extraterrestrials: 20 Years of Kids Design Glass Exhibition
- International Encaustic Artists: Wax Fusion, pgs 112-113, Spring 2024
- Encaustic Art Institute: Juried Exhibition: Wax-On Wax-In
- FriesenSolo Artist Representation
- International Encaustic Artists: Changing the Narrative Exhibition: Pacific Art League Gallery, CA / Award Selection
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2023
- A Pool of Reflection Artwork: Symphony Tacoma Gala & Auction Item: A Summer Evening of Art, Music, and Gardens
- An Unlikely Collaboration: Susan Russell Hall & Terry Rishel, Friesens Book Division, Manitoba, Canada
- Friesen+Lantz Gallery Exhibition, Winter Arrivals, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, ID
- At the End of the Day Artwork: Lakewood Rotary Wine & Beer Festival Invitation, Lakewood, WA
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2022
- Friesen+Lantz Gallery, Fall Arrivals, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, ID
- Sun Valley Property News: Friesen+Lantz Fine Art Gallery, pg. 179
- Symphony Tacoma: Eternal Light & Mozart’s Requiem: A Community Project for Local Youth, WA
- Sepia Path Artwork: Symphony Tacoma Gala & Auction Invitation, Tacoma, WA
- CHD Magazine: The Heart Community Collection: February, Healing Hearts, Amy M. Le, p6 & Dale’s Heart, Amy M. Le, p34
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2021
- Encaustic Art Institute Magazine, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, Winter
- Friesen Gallery Exhibition, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, ID
- Sun Valley Property News: Friesen Gallery, June & July
- Sun Valley Wellness Festival & Conference brochure, ID
- Tacoma Art Museum: Promised Gift by Director, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, WA
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2020
- Tacoma Art Museum, Virtual Gala, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, WA
- Friesen Gallery: Studio Seen, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall Sun Valley, ID
- Tacoma Art Museum, New Deal Art in the Northwest: The WPA and Beyond, by M. Bullock
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2019
- Tacoma Art Museum, Virtual Gala, Collaboration with Susan Russell Hall, WA Museum of Glass, Red Hot Gala – “Chihuly Bridge of Glass”, WA
- Primo Grill: Solo Show, Tacoma, WA
2018-2017
- Martin Blank’s Current at Tacoma Art Museum, photo documentation of his work for various publications, WA
2018-2010
- Diane Hansen photographic documentation of sculpture work, WA
2018-2009
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Cheekwood Gardens, Nashville, TN
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Makers Mark, Loretto, KY
- Morean Art Center/Chihuly Collection, St Petersburg, FL
- Chihuly at Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA
2017
- A Science of Life catalogue of Walter Quirt’s work for Fredrick Holmes
2016
- Fredrick Holmes Gallery Seattle, Light Dynamic solo exhibition Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright, for publication
2016-2009
- Studio Lux commercial and residential photography for publication 2015 Solo painting exhibition at the HUB restaurant, WA
2014
- Solo painting exhibition The Swiss restaurant, WA
2012-2011
- Dr. John West photo documentation, Center for Endodontics
2008
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Chihuly at DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK
- Seymour Conservatory, Tacoma, WA
2007
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Phipps Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA
- Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Coral Gables, FL
- Various Park Installations, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA
2006
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, NY
- Chatsworth House, Derbyshire England
- Tacoma Art Museum, Ma Chihuly floats, WA
- Missouri Botanical Gardens, St Lewis, MO
- Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Fireworks of Glass, IN
- Lincoln Square End of Day Installation, Bellevue, WA
2005
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Colorado Springs Art Center, CO
- Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, Richmond, UK
- Union Bay (water installation), Lake Union, Seattle, WA
2004
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Orlando Museum, FL
- St Petersburg Museum, FL
- Atlanta Botanical Gardens, GA
- Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA L.A.
- Louver Gallery, Venice, CA
2003
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH
- Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
2002
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Oklahoma City Museum, NE
- Salt Lake City Museum, UT
- Smithsonian Archive Sinclair Park for Michael Sullivan, Artifacts Consulting
- Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2001
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Chihuly at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, IL
- Hilton Lac-Leamy, Hull, Quebec, Canada
2000
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Jerusalem Wall of Ice, 23,000 photos
- Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
- Chihuly Glass Installation and Photography, various locations, Iceland Naples Museum of Art, FL
- Various large private residential installations, Palm Springs, CA
1999
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- “Chihuly in the Sight of Jerusalem”, Jerusalem cylinders
1998
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Fiori Di Como, Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV
- Crystal Gate, Atlantis Hotel, Bahamas
- Gold Crystal Cascade Chandelier, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
1996
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- “Chihuly over Venice” Project, Installation and Photography, Monterrey, Mexico
- Sleeping Lady Resort, Installation and Photography, Leavenworth, WA
- “Icicle Creek” chandelier, Outdoor Installation, Leavenworth, WA
- “Chihuly over Venice” Project, Installation and Photography for Fourteen chandeliers in various locations, Venice, Italy
- Chihuly Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Kansas City, MO
- Chihuly Oscars Installation, CA
- Large private garden installation, East Hamptons NY
1995
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- “Chihuly over Venice”, multi-year Chihuly program
- Museum of Glass, Outdoor Installation, Tacoma, WA
- Waterford Crystal Factory, Lismore Castle, Installation and Photograph of various exhibitions, Ireland
1994
- Chihuly Books Photographed:
- Form From Fire
- Alla Macchia Baskets
- Glass in Architecture
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Dallas Museum of Art, TX
- Tacoma Union Station, Installation and Photography for Publications, WA
1993
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Venetian, Piccolo Venetian series with Chihuly and Lino Tagliapietra, 100,000 Pounds of
- Neon and Ice at Tacoma Dome in large format 4 x 5, WA
1992
- Contract work for Chihuly Studios:
- Chihuly Chandelier Sculptures, “Pelleas et Melisande” opera mockups and large-scale sets for publication
1991
- Dale Chihuly Head Photographer and Studio Manager at Tacoma Studio One, photographing tabletop studio glass in large format 4 x 5, flat art, installing glass installations, lighting and documenting various installations in galleries, museums, commercial, residential, gardens, and conservatories
1990
- Began private projects with Dale Chihuly, photographing Indian Trade Blankets and art glass in large format 4 x 5
1989
- Tacoma News Tribune, First Place, Cokin Filters, Nikon Camera Exhibitions, WA
1988
- Pacific Waterworks Commercial Photography, multiple locations
1987
- Hassleblad International Exhibition, First Place
- Hassleblad presentation at Pacific Lutheran University, WA Opened Photo Studio Galleria on Broadway, Tacoma, WA
1985
- Base Camp Supply Photography Instructor
1983
- International Competition for Polaroid Camera, Second Place Tacoma Dome Competition, First Place, WA
1981
- Illford Internationally Juried Exhibition, First Place AGFA International Juried Exhibition, Third Place
Community Service
1993-2009
- Seniors Making Art annual gala
- Hilltop Glass with Dale Chihuly and Kathy Kaperick
Born August 9, 1953