Neil Di Teresa received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Pratt Institute in New York and a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico. He was professor of art at Berea College from 1962 to 2010.  Di Teresa was also a visiting senior professor at Darwin College, University of Kent, Canterbury, England, and a guest professor at the University of Notre Dame.

Di Teresa’s work can be found in numerous museum and corporate collections including Phillip Morris, KY; Ashland Oil, TX; The Charleston Museum of Art, WV; the Owensboro Museum of Art, KY; and The Management Group, NM.  While primarily a painter, Di Teresa has also worked in woodcuts, cast paper, puppetry, and drawing.  While at Berea College, Di Teresa also served as the director of the Summer Puppetry Caravan for Appalachia.