Terry Rodgers was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 11, 1947. He received his BFA from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1969 with a strong interest in representational realism influenced by film and photography. His work is done on a large scale and portrays busy group scenes, typically set at parties or showing nightlife activities. His work has been exhibited at many museums and galleries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, the Erie Art Museum, the Mobile Museum of Art, and the Scheringa Museum of Realist Art in Spanbroek.