Award-Winning Digital Fine Artist
Theresa Poalucci creates limited-edition metal and acrylic prints from her own photographs, drawings, and alcohol ink paintings. Her work has earned more than 80 juried awards and honorable mentions since 2024.
Digital Fine Art Prints on Metal and Acrylic
The Artist
Theresa Poalucci creates limited-edition fine art prints on metal and acrylic from her own photographs, drawings, and ink paintings. After 44 years in the newspaper business, she retired to SaddleBrooke and built a second career in fine art, working in acrylic flow painting, alcohol inks, and digitally composed pieces. Since 2024 her work has earned more than 80 juried awards and honorable mentions in international competitions.
She grew up surrounded by her mother’s paintings and earned a psychology degree from the University of Washington. Four decades in color reproduction and graphic design gave her a working knowledge of how printers handle color, and she brought all of it to her art.
Her Process
Every piece starts with something Theresa made by hand, whether a photograph taken in the field, a drawing, or an alcohol ink painting. She brings those elements into the computer and builds the composition from them, refining and painting digitally.
Her time goes to the animal, the face, the personality of the subject. The rest of the scene is built around that focal point. She unifies the image with artistic filters, then sets saturation and vibrance based on how printers reproduce color.
The finished files are printed on metal or acrylic. Metal gives a sleek, modern look with rich color depth. Acrylic gives a vivid, glossy surface where the image seems to float. Both hold up to long-term display, including outdoors and in strong light. Theresa tested this herself by leaving a metal print in the hottest corner of her backyard for a full year to see if it could take an Arizona summer.
Each piece is limited to an edition of 25 professional prints, and a letter of authenticity comes with every purchase.
Recognition
Her work is judged alongside entries from artists in dozens of countries, on composition, technique, and creative merit regardless of medium. She shows at the Southern Arizona Arts Guild Gallery at Joesler Village, Absolutely Art Gallery in Catalina, and Desert Artisans Gallery in Tucson. She also teaches four to five alcohol ink classes a month in the Tucson area, making her one of its most active instructors.
Available Work
Browse the Theresa Poalucci Collection.
Find Theresa
Website: artisttheresapoalucci.com
Southern Arizona Arts Guild Gallery, Joesler Village, River Road, Tucson
Absolutely Art Gallery, Catalina
Desert Artisans Gallery, Tucson
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Processing & Delivery
Each print is made to order. Please allow 12 to 22 business days for production and shipping.
Metal Mounting
Sonoran Art originals are printed on metal, which gives a sleek, modern presentation with exceptional color vibrancy and durability. Gallery artists’ metal options and sizes vary by piece, so check each artwork page. Questions? Email assistance@sonoranart.co.
Canvas Prints
Canvas options vary by piece. Where canvas is offered, prints are Giclées on premium canvas, hand-stretched on solid wooden frames for a gallery-ready presentation. Check each artwork page for available sizes.
Fine Art Paper
Where fine art paper is offered, prints are made on thick, archival-grade, acid-free paper for a classic gallery look and long life. Available sizes are listed on each artwork page.
Damaged or Problem Orders
If your print arrives damaged, email assistance@sonoranart.co within 14 days of delivery with photos of the print and the packaging, and we’ll make it right. Because every piece is made to order, we can’t accept change-of-mind returns.
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Made to Order
No mass production. Every print is made individually when you order, giving each piece the attention it deserves from production through packaging.
Named Artists, Honest Process
Every piece is credited to its artist. Gallery artists start from their own photographs, paintings, and drawings. Sonoran Art originals may start from a photograph, a sketch, or AI-generated imagery, and always go through hand-guided digital composition. You'll know how a piece was made before you buy it.
Our Guarantee
If your print arrives damaged, tell us within 14 days and we'll make it right. Because every piece is made to order, we can't accept change-of-mind returns.