Oakville based artist, and founder of Abbey Graphics, Teresa Thompson grew up in Halton Hills and was always interested in drawing and had that creative instinct to follow her skills in illustration. A graduate of four years in Technical Illustration and Computer Animation at Sheridan College.

For the past nine years Abbey Graphics has been serving clients with a full service graphic design and illustration studio located in Bronte, Oakville, Ontario, where Teresa's talents can be utilized to the fullest. She takes great pride in her work and loves the personal touch that goes into every job.

Clients are amazed of the realism of their portraits and illustrations that they commission her to do. She was commissioned in 2007 to complete four pastel portraits of the children that starred in the movie Flash of Genius.

In her spare time, she loves the outdoors, gardening, photography, traveling to the tropics and spending time with her husband and their Golden Retriever "Bronte".

Awards and nominations: BNI Golden Horseshoe Noteable Networker Award 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Also nominated for Oakville Community Spirit Awards 2009 for Group Volunteer for her contribution to the Lakeshore Woods Community Newsletter.