Artist Statement:
 My art serves as a means to explore the journey of our human experience, both physical and spiritual. Ladders, portals and passages lead from one state of being to the next.  Lines are obscured, broken and reconnected to map paths of our deliberate choices and that of chance. 
My creative process reflects this same concept. Painting with encaustic means accepting and allowing the materials to inform what comes next. Hot wax often has a will of its own, forcing me to abandon preconceived notions and give in to the medium and moment. The result of this practice is a balance and tension between the elements of my deliberate artistic choices and the physical property of the paint. My paintings have become a visual rumination on impermanence, spirit and the inner knowing that gently guides our way. 
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Terri Yacovelli is a former studio art teacher
as well as Adjunct Professor of Art at York College
​of Pennsylvania. She holds a Masters of Liberal Arts Degree (MLA) from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland and a Bachelors of Science in Education Degree (BSE Art Ed) from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Select Exhibitions of her work include: The Rehoboth Art League (Rehoboth DE), The Maryland Federation of Art (Annapolis, MD) The Hershey Story Museum (Hershey, PA) and the International Encaustic Association ​Juried Exhibition (San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, CA). 

Recent Art Exhibitions 
Small Wonders Juried Exhibition
November 29-December 23, 2023
Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery
18 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
American Women Artists Annual Online Juried Show 
September 2023- September 2024
www.americanwomenartists.org
The Best of the East Coast Juried Exhibition,
September 1- September 29 2023
 Gallery 311
311 W. Martin St, Raleigh NC 27601
Solo Exhibit, July 21- August 20, 2023
Ventures Gallery, Rehoboth Art League
12 Dodds Lane, Rehoboth Beach Delaware 19971
 Adams County Arts Council Juried Exhibition,
June 1- June 23
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College
300 N. Washington Street, Gettysburg PA 17325
Solo Exhibit, June 5- July 29, 2023 
Outdoor Country Club
of York, 1157 Detwiler Drive, York PA 17404
Natura- Small Group Exhibition 
May 8- June 24, 2023 
with Michelle Loewer, Kaylyn Momtanye
​& Elizabeth Shaw, 
Carroll County Arts Council
91 West Main Street, Westminster Maryland 21157

Membership:
International Encaustic Artists 
www.international-encaustic-artists.org/About
American Women Artists 
americanwomenartists.org/
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Above Right: Red Toward Reverie, 30x40 encaustic
Bottom Left: It Makes Me Wonder, 24x30 encaustic 
All art images are copyright of Terri Yacovelli and may not be used or reproduced without permission. 
Photography credit for images of the artist:
​Erin Elaine Photography