Terry K. Albright

1942 - 2018

Terry Keppel Albright passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 20, 2018 surrounded by her loving family following a catastrophic stroke. A noted sculptor and artist, she was described by everyone who knew her as a beautiful and elegant woman whose creativity extended into every detail in her life. Terry was born in 1942, the only child of Janet and Charles Keppel and grew up on College Hill in Montrose, NY. She attended Emma Willard School and met Dick Albright, her husband, partner, and muse on the ski slopes in Stowe, VT. They were married in 1961. Together they raised three sons, Bear, Tim and Aaron in Wayland, MA. Each son moved to San Francisco, met their wivesPam, Sarah and Libby, respectivelyand moved back to the Boston area. Terry has eight grandchildrenKelsey, Kate, Benjamin, Anna B, John, Sammy, Grace, and Carolinewho knew her and loved her as Granny T. Terry dedicated herself to becoming a fine artist later in life. Following her completion of a bachelors degree from the Harvard University Extension School, she enrolled in the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MassArt, when she was 36 years old. Over the course of Terrys career she was exhibited in galleries and museums all over Massachusetts, as well as in New York and Paris. She was an original member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery and a regular exhibitor at the Krakow Witkin Gallery in Boston. Most of Terrys sculptures evoke images formed in nature. Her earlier pieces, usually constructed out of bittersweet vine, bark or grasses, were large and evocative. Upon seeing some giant gourds growing out of her friends compost pile on Cape Cod, she developed a new and unique visual language. She would grow, harvest and cure the gourds, then cut and stain the pieces into shards from which she would construct ethereal biomor- phic sculptures. In 2015, Skinner Galleries in Boston held "So You Know", a retrospect- ive of her work. A passionate reader, a spiritual explorer, and a gracious host, Terry impacted all whom she touched. Both in Wayland and in their treasured home on Great Island, Cape Cod, she and Dick surrounded themselves with family and friends, and filled their world with beauty and grace. Terry will be profoundly missed. Services will be held at First Parish Church in Wayland, MA, on March 9, 2019. In lieu of flowers, if desired, contributions may be made in Terrys memory to the MassArt Annual Fund which provides scholarships to students.