Teresa Flowers is an internationally recognized multimedia artist based in Portland, OR. Teresa's photography has been published in Shots Fine Art Photography Magazine, NAKID Magazine, Photo District News, and Black and White Magazine. She won the prestigious award of Fine Art Photographer of the Year at the International Photo Awards as well as the People's Choice Award in photography. She has received several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and donates her work to the Focus on AIDS photography auction to raise funds for AIDS research, care and education. Teresa was the Artist In Residence at Maker City in Downtown Los Angeles and raised 10,000 on Kickstarter for her last exhibition ECHOES. She is the founder of Alien Mermaid Cove and Altered States, which sell up-cycled clothing, jewelry, art, and home goods to support art classes for low-income individuals and art grants for women. She conducts private workshops in photography and mixed media and is a sought after freelance photographer.