Tara Lewis
Fine Artist 07506933350
Awards
2019- Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize finalist, Hampstead, London, England
https://www.ecclestoneartagency.com/holly-bush-emerging-woman-painter-prize.html
Education
1996- Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville, SC, USA
1998-2001- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
2001-2003- Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA- BA (Hons) English Literature
2010-2012- University of Chester, Chester, England- Postgraduate Certificate Art Therapy
Winter 2014- Icon writing masterclass, Father Reagan O'Callaghan, Lydbury North, England
2017- LARA (London Aterlier of Representational Art)- Teresa Oaxaca Masterclass (alla prima portrature)
2017- WAA (Welsh Academy of Art)- Teresa Oaxaca Masterclass (still life in oils)
2017- WAA (Welsh Academy of Art)- module, charcoal figure drawing
2018- WAA (Welsh Academy of Art)- Ben Benske Masterclass (impressionist still life and portrait in oils)
2018- WAA (Welsh Academy of Art)- Teresa Oaxaca Masterclass (extended half-figure portrait with still life elements)
2019- WAA (Welsh Academy of Art)- Ben Fenske Masterclass (still life outdoors)
Exhibitions
August 2009- Castle Artists Summer Group Exhibition, Bishops Castle, England
August 2009- 'In Summer,' solo exhibition, Sparc, Bishop's Castle, England
November 2009- Castle Artists Winter Group Exhibition, Bishops Castle, England
May 2010- Art House Co-op Scavenger Project Exhibition, Brooklyn Art Library, NY, USA
June 2010- Art House Co-op Scavenger Project Exhibition, Space Atelier, Seattle WA, USA
July 2010- South Shropshire Arts Festival, Church Stretton, England
November 2010- Castle Artists Autumn GroupExhibition, Bishops Castle, England
December 2010- #twitterartexhibition, Moss, Norway
November-December 2017- 'The Somnambulist,' Shropshire Open, Gallery3, Shrewsbury, England
February 2018- Bishop's Castle Art Festival, Bishop's Castle, England
June 2018- Bishop's Castle Open Studios, Bank House, Bishop's Castle, England
June 2019- Bishop's Castle Open Studios, Bank House, Bishop's Castle, England
August 2019- Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2019 finalist, Hampstead, London, England
Publications
November 2009- 'Wisdom,' Art Co-op Scavenger Project
Commissions
2007- Family portrait with dog, Powys, Wales
August 2009- 'Rooster,' England
September 2009- 'Wedding Portrait,' SC, USA
October 2009- 'Sugar, Cody, and Ziggy,' pet portrait, SC, USA
2011- 'The Twins,' portrait, GA, USA
January 2010- 'Cowgirl Boots' triptych, TX, USA
March 2010- 'Pepper Ann,' pet portrait, SC, USA
Summer 2011- 'PJ,' horse triptych, TX, USA
Winter 2011- 'Cheers,' Cinnaminson, NJ, USA
January 2017- David Bowie icon, England
November 2018- The pub, Washington DC/ Oxford, England
January 2019- Battleship, London, England
March 2019- The Hunters, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England
Teaching
Feb. 2018- Life Drawing, Sparc Theatre, Bishop's Castle, England
July 2018- Life Drawing, Sparc Theatre, Bishop's Castle, England
November 2019- Life Drawing, Sparc Theatre, Bishop's Castle, England