Black Excellence: Bryant Terry
https://www.bryant-terry.com/about-bryant-terry
artist. publisher. author.
bryant terry is a multidisciplinary artist, chef, publisher, and author. His work has earned prestigious honors, including a James Beard Award, an NAACP Image Award, and an Art of Eating Prize. San Francisco Magazine included terry among 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene, and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. In regard to his work, terry’s mentor Alice Waters says, “bryant terry knows that good food should be an everyday right and not a privilege.”
In the spring of 2025, terry completed a degree in the MFA Program in Art Practice at UC Berkeley. He was subsequently awarded a 2025–2026 Graduate Fellowship at Headlands Center for the Arts, a prestigious yearlong residency supporting promising emerging artists.