Tekki Lomnicki

Tekki Lomnicki is the founder and Artistic Director of Tellin’ Tales Theatre,

a 29-year old company dedicated to shattering the barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the power of personal story. Tekki’s two full-length plays When Heck Was a Puppy: The Living Testimonies of Folk Artist Edna Mae Brice and Blurred Vision were critically acclaimed. She has written and performed over 28 solo performance pieces, and starred in the award-winning film, The Miracle by Jeffrey Jon Smith. She taught youth at Chicago’s Gallery 37 and After School Matters, Victory Gardens Training Center, Disability Lead and Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. She is a recipient of two Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowships, the 2010 Grigsby Award for Excellence in Solo Performance, the 2014 Dan Van Hecke Award for outstanding leadership and service to the disability community. Tekki is a DEI professional and does disability awareness presentations for corporations.