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| Born | Tara Tidwell October 14, 1953 Cuero, Texas |
| Died | September 29, 2020 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | American, Canadian |
| Known for | Painter, Book artist |
| Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (2012) |
| Website | tarabryan |
Tara Bryan RCA (1953-2020) was an American-born Canadian artist known for her landscape paintings and artist books.
Bryan 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]
Bryan 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]
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