Theresa Gloster (NC), Playing in the Rain

Oil on board, 2000, signed and dated at lower right, retaining gallery label to verso, framed.

Frame dimensions 18 x 20 1/4 in.

Grey Carter Objects of Art, McLean, Virginia

Theresa Gloster is a self-taught folk artist from Caldwell County, North Carolina. Born in a West Virginia mining camp and raised in a large African American family, she creates vivid, story-rich paintings inspired by her childhood, community, and faith. Using paint and found materials, Gloster documents everyday life, resilience, and memory. Her home itself serves as a living artwork, covered in murals and installations. She has exhibited widely and received honors such as the South Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowship.

God estate condition.