Curriculum Vita

 

 

 

TARA TIDWELL BRYAN
63 Deer Marsh Road
Flatrock, Newfoundland Canada A1K 1C8
(709) 437-1963, email: tarabryan@nl.rogers.com tarabryan@gmail.com

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EDUCATION
1987 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Master of Fine Arts
1975 University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Music in Theory and Composition

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010   What Passes for Spring, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John's, NL
             On Ice, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
2008   Come Closer, Arnica Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia
2004   Exquisite Edge, PABA Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
2003   Exquisite Edge, The Printed Page, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Bright Hill Art Center, Treadwell, New York;
           Treasure Room Gallery, The Interchurch Center, New York, NY
2002   Mine: Photocopied posters on hydro poles. March to November, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2001   Exquisite Edge; Christina Parker Fine Art, St. John's, NL
1996   Danger! Untidy Zone; Artist's Books; Rogue Gallery, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, Newfoundland
1994   Visibility Poor in Fogbanks; Christina Parker Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
1992   East to West; Christina Parker Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
1990   Landscape Paintings; Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, NY
1987   Enclaves and Ephemera; Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, University of Wisconsin- Madison

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010   al-Mutanabbi Street, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
            Americas Invitational Book Arts 2010, Bright Hill Word and Image Gallery, Treadwell, NY
            The Secret Library of Solihull, Solihull Gallery, Solihull, West midlands, UK
2009   Time After Timeline, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
             beyondWords, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
             artists’ books 2009, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
2008   Multiples, East End Applied Arts, Denver, CO
2007   Residency, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
             Rabbit and House, Leipzig Book Fair, Leipzig, Germany
             Notes on Location, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2006   Rabbit and House, 4th International Artist‘s Book Triennial,Gallery "Arka", Vilnius, Lithuania
            The Artist and the Book, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
2005   Grids and Games, 3-person collaboration, Devon House Gallery, St. John’s, NL
             Fourth North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Bright Hill Center, Treadwell, NY
             Craft Council Member’s Show, Devon House Gallery, St. John’s, NL
             Stand and Deliver, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, Illinois Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado
             The Arthur and Mara Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University Wimberly Library, Boca Raton, Florida, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, Connecticut
             The Art of the Book, Galerie Materia, Quebec City, Quebec,  Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2004    Stand and Deliver, Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, California
              The Art of the Book, Saskatchewan Craft Gallery, Saskatoon, Sakatchewan,  Mary E. Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design,
              Halifax Nova Scotia, Centre Culturel Franco-Manitoban, Winnipeg, Manitoba,  Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria,
              British ColumbiaMedicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta
             Coastlines, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
2003    Currents: Contemporary Studio Craft from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
             Visual Artists of Newfoundland & Labrador: A Celebration , Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
             Atlantic Art on the Mezzanine, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
             The Art of the Book, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
             Millennium in a Box, Profiles Public Art Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
2002   Graffiti, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
             Art in the Park, Discovery Centre, Gros Morne National Park, Woody Point, Newfoundland
            Moorings: Contemporary Craft from Newfoundland and Labrador, Gallery Six One One, Toronto, Ontario
            Personal Visions -Artists' Books at the Millennium, University of Delaware Special Collections
2001  Coastlines, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
            The Book: An Evolution of Meaning, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Library, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2000   Year One, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
            Apocalypse, 2nd International Artist’s book Triennial, Vilnius, Lithuania
            Millennium in a Box, Young Authors Conference, St. Benedict Catholic School, Toronto,  CBBAG Book Arts Fair, Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, Ontario
            Mary Hawkins Memorial Library, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Windover Gallery, 1612 Schooner Way, R.R. #2, Pender Island, British Columbia
            Dundas Valley School of Art, 21 Ogilvie Street, Dundas, Ontario
            Uncommon Objects, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario, City of Thompson Museum, 162 Princeton Drive, Thompson, Manitoba
            Conseil québécois de l'estampe (Quebec Print Council),Montreal, Quebec,  North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, North York, Ontario
            Leaf Rapids National Exhibition Centre, Town Centre Mall, Leaf Rapids, Manitoba,  Centre culturel de Val-David, Maison du Village, Val-David, QC
1999   New Work from St. Michael's Printshop, RCA Visual, LSPU Hall, St. John’s, Newfoundland
            The Joey Show, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
            Pathways Revisited: Shoe Cove to Flatrock, Christina Parker Fine Art, St. John’s, Newfoundland
1998   Wonderland, Oregon Book Arts Guild Biennial, Forest Grove, Oregon
            Art of The Book, The Word on the Street Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia
            Pathways, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,
            Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Stewart Hall Gallery, Pointe Claire, Quebec
            Eptek Exhibition Centre, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
            You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover, Women's Art Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario
1997   Pathways, collaborative installation with Diana Dabinett, Labrador Creative Arts Festival, Goose Bay, Labrador
           Barbour Heritage Premises, Newtown, Newfoundland,  Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, Newfoundland
           Discovery, Pilar Shepard Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,  Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
           Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
           Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, with Kathleen Knowling, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
           Cultural Assets; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, Newfoundland
1996  Turning the Page; Academy Art Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
           Home Is Where the Art Is; Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario,    Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia
1995   Home Is Where the Art Is; Forest City Gallery, North York, Ontario
           Small Works; Christina Parker Fine Art, St. John’s, Newfoundland
           Selections; Devon House Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
1994   10th Anniversary Exhibition; Christina Parker Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
            Home Is Where the Art Is; Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland; B-312, Montreal, Quebec; SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
            Livres d'Esprit; Articule, Montreal, Quebec
1993   Earth, Air and Water; Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
1992   The Painted Photograph; University of Central Oklahoma Museum, Edmond, Oklahoma
1991    Bookworks; Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
            Juried Annual; Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY
1990   The Book as Art; Montclair Public Library, Montclair, New Jersey
            New Work; Artist’s Books at Ted Cronin Gallery, NY, NY
`989    New Works by Artist Members; Center for Book Arts and Cooper Union, NY, NY

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2011    Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant Erratics, mixed-media Artist’s Books.
2010    Long Haul Award, VANL-CARFAC Excellence in Visual Arts Awards, St. John’s, NL.
2009    Distinguished Book designation, Miniature Book Society Competition.
2005   Best in Show, Fourth North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Bright Hill Center, Treadwell, NY.
            Award for Innovation and Design, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Annual Juried Member’s Show.
2004   Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant. Movable Book Society Conference, San Diego, CA.
            Department of International Trade and External Affairs Grant to attend Exhibition in New Haven, CT.
2002   InterMedia Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, collaborative website/performance with Cherie Pyne.
2001   NewTel Innovations Grant for website art project, www.LookingforLisa.com.
2000   Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant for 3-D Artist’s Books.
1999   Canada Council for the Arts Millennium Fund. Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant. for Gros Morne Time Lines
            Artist’s Book with Kevin Major and Anne Meredith Barry.
1998   Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant for Lyrics, Artist’s Book with Luben Boykov and Elena Popova.
            Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant for Artist’s Books.
1996   Year of the Arts/Cabot 500. Project Grant for Collaborative Installation with Diana Dabinett.
            Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant for Artist’s Books.
1995   Newfoundland/Canada Cooperation Agreement on Cultural Industries. Grants for professional development, capital costs.
1993   Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Project Grant for “Visibility Poor in Fog Banks.”
            Project Grant for collaborative artist's book of linocut seascapes.
1990   Dewar's Young Artist Recognition Award; NY, NY.
            Artist's Residency; Thorpe Intermedia Gallery; Sparkill, NY.

RELATED ACTIVITIES
2009   Instructor: 3-day Oil Painting Workshop, Anna Templeton Centre, St. John’s, NL.
2008   Instructor: 2-day Book Workshop, Kamloops, BC.
2007   Instructor:
                   5-day Book Workshop, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB;
                  Japanese Bookbinding, St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL;
                   Innovative Structures Workshop, The Architecture of the Book Conference, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL.
            Presenter: Building Books as a Quest for Magic, The Architecture of the Book Symposium, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL
            Organizer: Edible Books, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL.
            Participant:
                   Visual Arts Summit, Ottawa, ON;
                   Codex Symposium and Book Fair, Berkeley, CA.
                   New Works Residency, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB.
1992-2007 Instructor of various classes and workshops:  Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL: Anna Templeton Centre, 
         St. Michael’s Printshop, Artists in the Schools Programme, MUN Lifelong Learning, St. John’s, NL
         Presenter: Books in the Classroom, Eastern Horizon Children’s Literature Conference, St. John’s, NL
         Organizer: Edible Books, Eastern Edge Gallery, 2001; Library of Artist’s Books fundraiser, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
         Curator: Transactions, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
         Artist-in-Residence: Gros Morne National Park, Woody Point, NL; St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL

COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Book Collection, Yale University Library, New Haven, CT
Athenium Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
Center for NL Studies, MUN, St. John’s, NL
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Books, NY, NY
Dodd Center Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Mansfield, CT
Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Law Society, St. John’s, NL
Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, ON
The Museum of the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
McKimmie Library, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
New York Public Library, Special Collections, New York, NY
ON Gallery of Art Library, Toronto, ON
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
University of Calgary Library Special Collections, Calgary, AB
University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL
University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, Seattle, WA
The Provincial Government of NL and Labrador
Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, Syracuse, NY
Private Collections in the United States and Canada, and Europe

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Alcuin Society
Craft Council of NL and Labrador
Canadian Artists' Representation Copyright Collective
Canadian Book Binders and Book Artists Guild
The Center for Book Arts, Artist Member
Eastern Edge Gallery
Fine Press Book Association
Guild of Book Workers
St. Michael’s Printshop
VANL-CARFAC

 

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