Terresa Moses
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
Director of Design Justice
Credentials
MFA
Selected Scholarship
- “Racialized Design: Developing A Vocabulary for A Shared Intention in Design” by Terresa Moses & Lisa Mercer, Participatory Design Conference Volume 3, May 2020
- “Project Naptural: A Socio-Cultural Initiative for Naptural Living” by Terresa Moses, Navigating the Black Hair Phenomenon in a White World, 2019–2020
- “Identifying Racialized Design to Cultivate a Culture of Awareness in Design” by Lisa Mercer & Terresa Moses, European Academy of Design, January 2019
Teaching
- GDES 3353 | Packaging and Display
- ART 4922 | Senior Design Studio I
- ART 4897 | Visual Culture Internship
- ART 3937 | Typography II
- ART 3933 | Graphic Design III
- ART 3922 | Graphic Design II
- ART 2911 | Graphic Design I
- ART 2907 | Typography I
- ART 1002 | Introduction to Art
Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service
- Design Justice Collective, August 2020–Present
- Black Liberation Lab Community Partner, June 2020–Present
- 2022 AIGA Design Educator’s Conference Co-Chair, June 2019–Present
- University of Minnesota Duluth’s Campus Climate Leadership Team, August 2018–June 2020
- University of Minnesota Duluth’s Queer, Trans, and Intersex, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Collective (QTIBIPOC) Co-Advisor, August 2018–June 2020
- Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. Board Member, September 2018–April 2020
- Duluth Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), August 2016–June 2020
- 2nd Vice President, January 2018–June 2020
- Young Adult Committee Chair, January 2017–June 2020
- University of Minnesota Duluth College Student Chapter Advisor
Juried Exhibitions
- Justice, Civic Engagement, and Bringing the Law to Life, Obsidian Arts at Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse in Duluth, MN, September 2020–April 2021
- Breathing While Black, Augusta Savage Gallery, Digital Exhibition, September 2020–November 2020
- "WTF (What the Feminist) Artist Exhibition,” Feminist Action Collective at PrØve Gallery in Duluth, MN, March 2020
- Umbra Solo Exhibition, Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth, MN, November 2019
- "WTF (What the Feminist) Artist Exhibition,” Feminist Action Collective at PrØve Gallery in Duluth, MN, March 2019
- Minnesota Black Fine Art Show, Traveling, January 2019–September 2020
- Project Natural, Purdue Black Cultural Center, West Lafayette, Indiana, November–December 2018
- Project Naptural Exhibition & Symposium, Dr. Powless Cultural Center, Duluth, MN, September 2018
- "Phenomenal Woman Art Show," Dr. Powless Cultural Center, Duluth, MN, March 2018
- "WTF (What the Feminist) Artist Exhibition,” Feminist Action Collective at PrØve Gallery in Duluth, MN, March 2018
- "Fine, Refine, Define Faculty Art Show," Tweed Museum of Art, February 2018
Refereed Presentations
- “Design for Liberation,” Midwest Design Week Keynote Speaker, AIGA Cincinnati, Louisville, & Indianapolis, September 2020
- The State of Black Design Panel, Texas State University, September 2020
- NAACP Pride Forum: Blackness & Queerness Panelist, Anchorage NAACP Branch, June 2020
- Racism Untaught Workshop Accepted [Canceled due to COVID-19], National Conference on Race & Ethnicity, May 2020
- Racism Untaught Workshop, Participatory Design Conference, Columbia, May 2020
- “Designing Outside the Binary,” Trans(gender) Justice Teach-In Talk, Duluth, Minnesota, November 2019
- “The Mistakes That Have Made Me Distinct,” Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker, Duluth, Minnesota, October 2019
- “Justice,” Creative Mornings Minneapolis Keynote, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 2019
- “Blackness & Socially Conscious Design,” Design + Diversity Conference Keynote Speaker, Chicago, Illinois, August 2019
- Celebration of Community Peacemakers Keynote Speaker, Men As Peacemakers, June 2018
Blogs
- terresamoses.com
- blackbirdrevolt.com
- racismuntaught.com
- projectnaptural.com
- umbraexhibit.com
Selected Honors and Awards
- Award for Transformative Work in our Arts Community, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, April 2020
- Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Public Service Award, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2019–2020
- Artist Project Grant for Umbra, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, January 2020
- Chancellor's Faculty Small Grant, University of Minnesota Duluth, October 2019
- Employees of Color & American Indian Development Grant, University of Minnesota Duluth, May 2019
- Linda Larson Faculty Woman of the Year, University of Minnesota Duluth's Commission on Women, April 2019
- International Travel Grant, University of Minnesota, January 2019
- Regional Design Awards for 'Heart Strings,' Print Magazine, October 2018
- Woman of Distinction Award, YWCA Duluth, October 2018
- 20 Under 40 Award, Duluth News Tribune, August 2018
- Outstanding Achievement in Academic Equality, Superior African Heritage Community, May 2018
- Drum Major for Peace Award, Duluth NAACP, January 2017

Specialties & Expertise:
Race and Racism, Black Liberation, Black Women and Social Identity, Black Women and Natural Hair, Anti-Racism in Design Curriculum, Design as a means of protest and culture change, Design Justice