Teresa Bergen is a ceramic artist who creates exuberant, one-of-a-kind, functional pottery and sculpture that combine elaborate forms with colourful narrative surface decoration.

She began her art education in Vancouver at Langara College, and then completed her BFA at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where she focused on large figurative work. After graduation she cycled and hiked to Dawson City, Yukon for a term as artist in residence with the Klondike Institute for Art and Culture. She so enjoyed her time there that she decided to set up shop. A crash course in kiln building and a broken down bus converted to a studio marked the beginning of her career as a functional potter. In 2002 she returned to Nova Scotia and she has exhibited her work at The Moorings Gallery since the spring of 2005.

Her work has been exhibited across Canada and has made its way to collections throughout North America and Europe.