"Standing in Line: Coffee Shop Drawings" by TM Givens

TM Givens

Terry Givens and his wife Carolyne were married in Claremont, California in 1961.
He finished his education in Art History and Painting at UCR and the Claremont Graduate School and has participated in many Claremont events, namely exhibits at the Claremont Community Foundation and as a featured artist at the Taste of Claremont, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Claremont.
Terry has exhibited in a variety of media, with sculpture at the Ankrum Gallery, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Chaffey College, and with drawings and paintings in a variety of galleries in Sacramento. In 2018, the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden exhibited his drawings in a changing exhibition titled “Terry Givens: 100 Garden Views.” He has contributed many drawings to organizations, individuals, and businesses in and around Claremont.
In addition, he has curated exhibitions at the Rex Wignall Gallery in Ontario and the Riverside Art Museum. He taught art and photography in a variety of local elementary and secondary schools, as well as at local universities and colleges.
The series Garden Prayers, inspired by his Botanic Garden exhibit, and a book of photographs from the 1968 March on Washington were both published by Pelekinesis.