artist bio

Terryl Mclorn, is a native in Baltimore, MD, graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Through portraiture and the use of symbolism, his work mainly consists of himself, family, friends and loved ones that often portray moments that highlight different aspects of black culture. It is from this that he reflects on how these individuals, his relationships with them and experiences growing up in the black community as a black American male that have all helped shape his identity as well as his reality. While the work is a form of self reflection, it also helps explore ways of defining blackness and he invites the viewer to do so also.