Terese Nielsen
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[[File:{{#setmainimage:TereseNielsen.jpg}}|250px]] Terese Nielsen | |
| General Information | |
| Born | Aurora, Nebraska, 1966 |
| Status | Inactive: Alliances to Zendikar Rising |
| Style | Gouache, pencil edging |
| Education/ Training | Art Center College of Design |
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| artist:"Terese Nielsen" | |
Terese Nielsen (born 1966 in Aurora, Nebraska as Terese Spencer) is a former Magic: The Gathering artist that began illustrating cards during Alliances. Her early artwork is extremely expressive and recognizable easily due to her very unique use of gouache.[1] On June 18, 2020, Nielsen's relationship with Wizards was terminated, due to her support of controversial fringe political movements and conspiracy theories.[2]
Education and training
She received an associate degree from Rick's College in Idaho and a bachelor's degree from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.[3]
Career
Nielsen has done artwork for several companies and has developed a heavy following outside of Magic for her work on Star Wars "The Dark Times" packaging.,[4] Xena, and 7th Sea amongst other products.[3] Amongst Magic players, she is known for her extreme alterations on cards — most notably Force of Will.[5]
Artistic style
Nielsen's typical artwork style has migrated to photocopying her sketches, then water-coloring over them, and using a colored pencil to finish off the edges.[6] She has demonstrated a strong ability to capture ethereal feminine beauty as well as illicit mood through careful palette consideration.[3]
Personal life
Her ex-husband is Mirage-era artist Cliff Nielsen and her brother is Ron Spencer. She currently resides in Temple City, California with her wife Dawn and their four children. Her current passion is to show off her lighter side with a project called Angel Quest.[3]
Termination
Terese Nielsen came under controversy starting in 2018 due to her political views.[7] These included support for QAnon and the promulgation of trans-exclusionary radical feminist viewpoints, the former of which was only compounded in 2019 by her gift of art to the far-right YouTube channel, Edge of Wonder.
During the Jumpstart preview season, Doug Beyer confirmed:
[Wizards hasn't] commissioned new art from Terese Nielsen in quite a while... The last product that will have any reprint art from her is this fall with Zendikar Rising.
This was the first and only official acknowledgment of the controversy.[2]
Echo of Eons in Modern Horizons was her last piece for Wizards. In the 2021 reprint of the Mystery Booster set, all the cards that featured her art were removed.[8]
Gallery
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![Ertai, Wizard Adept - Chelsey Award nominated artwork of Ertai.[9]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Ertai%2C_Wizard_Adept.jpg/120px-Ertai%2C_Wizard_Adept.jpg)
Ertai, Wizard Adept - Chelsey Award nominated artwork of Ertai.[9]
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![Fact or Fiction - Hanna's depiction here is actually Terese's self portrait.[6]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Fact_or_Fiction.jpg/120px-Fact_or_Fiction.jpg)
Fact or Fiction - Hanna's depiction here is actually Terese's self portrait.[6]
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Force of Will - Terese's first and most well-known card.
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![Samite Elder - The children in this card are portraits of Terese's four children.[6]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Samite_Elder.jpg/120px-Samite_Elder.jpg)
Samite Elder - The children in this card are portraits of Terese's four children.[6]
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Wound Reflection is a collaboration with her brother Ron Spencer.
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An altered card featuring Sol Ring and Force of Will.
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The Duelist #28 cover, one of her many depictions of Gerrard Capashen.
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Guru lands were all designed by Terese.
![Ertai, Wizard Adept - Chelsey Award nominated artwork of Ertai.[9]](/page/File:Ertai,_Wizard_Adept.jpg)
![Fact or Fiction - Hanna's depiction here is actually Terese's self portrait.[6]](/page/File:Fact_or_Fiction.jpg)
![Samite Elder - The children in this card are portraits of Terese's four children.[6]](/page/File:Samite_Elder.jpg)
External links
- The Art of Terese Nielsen - Professional homepage
- Terese Nielsen's Typepad - Blog
- Terese Nielsen's Podgallery - Gallery
References
- ↑ Artist Spotlight Interview: Terese Nielsen. MTG Stores (2010-06-05). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
- ↑ a b Wizards Ends Their Relationship with Terese Nielsen. Hipsters of the Coast (2020-06-19). Retrieved on 2020-07-20.
- ↑ a b c d Terese Nielsen (December 2007). "The Art of Terese Nielsen - Biography". Daydream Graphics. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
- ↑ Pete Vilmur (2010-01-26). "Terese Nielsen Sheds Light on "The Dark Times" Artwork". StarWars.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
- ↑ Terese Nielsen. "Terese Nielsen's Typepad". Typepad. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
- ↑ a b c Toby Wachter (April 24, 2002). "Behind the Canvas: Terese Nielsen". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Terese Nielsen's letter to the Magic community (Reddit, April 3, 2019)
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 21, 2021). "Mystery Booster Convention Edition Returns With In-Store Events". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ (April–May 1999). "Chesley Award nominations", Science Fiction Chronicle 20 (5): 5.