| Tara Bryan | |
| Birth Name: | Tara Tidwell |
| Birth Date: | October 14, 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Cuero, Texas |
| Education: | University of New Mexico, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Field: | Painter, Book artist |
Tara Bryan (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.
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. Her work in paintings are represented by Christina Parker Gallery.[8]
Bryan died on September 29, 2020.[1]