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Tara Bryan
Tara Bryan RCA (1953-2020) was an American-born Canadian artist known for her landscape paintings and artist books. Early life and educationBryan née Tidwell was born in Cuero, Texas on October 14, 1953.[1] She studied Music Theory and Composition at the University of New Mexico (1975) and received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1987.[2] In 1992 Bryan moved to Newfoundland.[3] CareerBryan created several paintings of icebergs. One of those images was recreated as a mural on the facade of St. John's Convention Centre.[4] Bryan's artist book Making Bread (not bombs) is included in the al Mutanabbi Street Coalition project.[2] In 2010 Bryan was a recipient of a Long Haul Award from the Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador-CARFAC. In 2021 the same organization posthumously awarded her the Endurance Award.[5] She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2012.[1] Her work is in the Victoria and Albert Museum[6] and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[7] Bryan published under the imprint walking bird press.[2] Her work in paintings are represented by Christina Parker Gallery.[8] Bryan died on September 29, 2020.[1] References
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