
About Tara
Gallery Representation: Dab Art, H Gallery:Ventura, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Austin, TX
-> Dab Art Site
-> Tara Cronin on Artsy
There are places we know that are part of what we call Home. Sometimes these place are a When, sometimes a memory. We all have visited these Places; they surround our daily lives, daily environments & psyches. If I walked through such a place that is here and yet nowhere, I would find that, in the end, it is a Place that has been with me the entire time, and one that I will also never truly find:
There are places we know that are part of what we call Home. Sometimes these place are a When, sometimes a memory. We all have visited these Places; they surround our daily lives, daily environments & psyches. If I walked through such a place that is here and yet nowhere, I would find that, in the end, it is a Place that has been with me the entire time, and one that I will also never truly find:
Tara Anne Cronin is an artist and writer focusing on photography, works on paper, installation and book-arts. She received a BA in Writing from New School University, an MFA from the International Center of Photography (ICP)/Bard Program, and has Twice-earned the ICP Director’s Fellowship Award.
Having exhibited throughout New York City, North America and internationally, recent exhibitions include a Solo Exhibition at Space Place Gallery in Nizhny Tagil, Russia currently on view, a group show title Nā Māla at the Donkey Mill Art Center on Hawai'i in 2020, and the ongoing participation of A Yellow Rose Project founded by Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek. Tara gave an artist talk with Aline Smithson's group class as well for her Winds project with Klompching Gallery in DUMBO, NY.
Tara and her partner Ed took on the oldest Organically Certified Kona coffee farm in 2015 to apply their agricultural technology and she is now a coffee roaster and farmer as well. She finds the farm and her art practice inform each other richly. She has taught with International Center of Photography in New York and with Donkey Mill Art Center on Big Island, HI.
Tara is based on the Big Island of Hawai’i in the United States.
CV
More about my past
-
Exhibitions, Awards & Events
2021
"T FOR TRANSITION" Solo Exhibition | Space Place Gallery
Art is a Priority! Exhibition | Donkey Mill Art Center
ARTIST TALK | Group Critique Class, Aline Smithson
2020
FRESH ANNUAL EXHIBITION" | KlompChing Gallery
FRESH 2020 LIVE ARTIST TALK | 10/01/2020
FRESH 2020 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD | 1st Place
BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY | Analog Forever Magazine
A YELLOW ROSE PROJECT | By Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek
Nā Māla | DONKEY MILL ART CENTER, Curated by Mina Elison
2019
CENTER SANTA FE "DIRECTOR's CHOICE AWARD - 2nd PLACE" | Juror: Monica Allende
DAB ART | "STORIES" Curated by Yessica Torres
DONKEY MILL ART CENTER | "REGENERATE! Contemporary Book Arts in Hawaii"
THAD HIGA & SONTAG SHOGUN "it billows up" | Release of Multimedia Project at Printed Matter, Inc.
2018
DAB ART / H GALLERY "EMPIRE OF DIRT" | Curated by Yessica Torres
DONKEY MILL ART CENTER | Portrait project exhibited in conjunction w/ the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
KLOMPCHING GALLERY | Finalist for FRESH 2018
ART ELEVATED "Public Banners Artwork Project”
BARRETT ART CENTER "New Directions"
BRYAN MAWR REHAB HOSPITAL "Art Ability"
POLITICO POP, NEW ORLEANS, LA "Politico Pop Up3”
BG GALLERY / GESTALT PROJECTS, SANTA MONICA, CA "Spectrum 5”
GALLERY 114, PORTLAND, OR "Everything We Do is Music”
MINNY LEE FINE ART, HONOLULU, HI "International Center of Photography & Minny Lee Fine Art - Bookmaking Masterclass”
GALLERIE RENEE MARIE, BENICIA, CA "Art of the Book”
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR"
KAHILU THEATRE, WAIMEA/KAMUELA, HI "Intersections: Considering Imbalance”
2017
HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART SCHOOL, HONOLULU, HI “HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS” Artist's Print & Book Fair
CENTER FOR PHOTGRAPHIC ART, CARMEL, CA "INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION" Juried by Philip Brookman
EAST HAWAI'I CULTURAL CENTER, HILO, HI "HAWAI'I CONTEMPORARY ARTS EXHIBIT," Invited Artist
ITHACA COLLEGE, ITHACA, NY “AWAKE! READING ROOM,” Artist's Book Fair. With 10x10 PhotobooksEAST HAWAI'I CULTURAL CENTER, HILO, HI "ISOLATION," Curated by Linda Connor
PHOTOESPAÑA / PHE, MADRID, SPAIN "PHOTOESPANA Photo Festival"
MAGNUM FOUNDATION, NEW YORK, NY “AWAKE! READING ROOM,” Artist's Book Fair. With 10x10 Photobooks
BENAKI MUSEUM, ATHENS, GREECE "Athens Photo Festival 2015 PERMANENT ARCHIVE: Photobook Show"
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR"
CARNEGIE MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PA “AWAKE! READING ROOM,” Artist's Book Fair. With 10x10 Photobooks
2016
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW YORK, NY "ICP SPOTLIGHTS"
CENTER, SANTA FE, NM "REVIEW SANTA FE"
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR"
PHOTOVILLE, BROOKLYN, NY "THE FUTURE PERFECT"
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW YORK, NY "THE FUTURE PERFECT"
GALLERY TANTO TEMPO, KOBE, JAPAN "MT. ROKKO PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL"
FOLEY GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY "PDN's THE CURATOR”
FOTOFEST, HOUSTON, TX "FOTOFEST”
2015
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR”
PHOTOALLIANCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA "OUR WORLD PORTFOLIO REVIEW”
BENAKI MUSEUM, ATHENS, GREECE "THE PHOTOBOOK EXHIBITION"ATHENS PHOTOFESTIVAL
THE SCI ART CENTER, NEW YORK, NY "THE NEW UNCONSCIOUS," | Curated by Danielle Kalamaras
2014
CENTER, SANTA FE, NM "REVIEW SANTA FE”
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR”
2013
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW YORK, NY “I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR: NAVIGATING INTERACTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE,” | Curated by the Scrapped Team
AAAS - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, WASHINGTON, D.C. "THE ART OF SCIENCE POLICY,” | Curated by Olga Francois
AHL FOUNDATION, NEW YORK, NY | Work Included in Annual Fundraiser Exhibition, Auction, and Gala
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR”
2012
DUPONT CIRCLE GREEN WEEK, WASHINGTON, D.C | Work Included in Exhibition/Silent Auction
SPACEWOMB GALLERY, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "REFLECTION”
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR”
NEXUS GALLERY SPACE, NEW YORK, NY "A VALUATION,” 7-Person Exhibition | Curated by Alexander Clark & Friends
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, LOS ANGELES, CA | Work Included with Pictura Gallery
CAMERA CLUB OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NY. 2009 THROUGH 2012 “CCNY ZINE AND SELF-PUBLISHED PHOTO BOOK FAIR”
2011
AHL FOUNDATION, NEW YORK, NY Annual Fundraiser Exhibition, Auction, and Gala
AHL FOUNDATION, BROOKLYN, NY “SIGNATURE TUNES," 3-Person Exhibition Curated Liz Kwon
ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION, FRONT SPACE GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY “NATURE WITHIN,” | Group Exhibition Curated by Minny Lee
FESTIVAL OF IDEAS NYC 2011, NEW YORK, NY 3-Person Open Studio
MADISON AVENUE GALLERY WALK AT SOCIETY CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY “EMERGING LANDSCAPE,” | Curated by Anna di Stasi
PICTURA GALLERY, BLOOMINGTON, IN 2-Person Exhibition | Curated by Mia Dalglish
ESTUARY GALLERY, BEACON, NY “LOVE IS A RIVER,” | Curated by Marla Leigh Caplan
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, NEW YORK, NY | Work Included with Pictura Gallery
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR”
2010
MOMA/PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY "NY ART BOOK FAIR”25 CPW GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY “NATURE WITHIN,” | Curated by Minny Lee
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW YORK, NY “EXQUISITE LANDSCAPE,” | Curated by Marla Leigh Caplan
FIREPROOF, BROOKLYN, NY “COLLECTIVE SHOWING I” | Curated Film/Video Festival
25 CPW, NEW YORK, NY “BLOOMSDAY,” | Curated by Lori Grinker
ICP-BARD COLLEGE, NEW YORK, NY MFA Group Thesis Exhibition | Curated by Joshua Lutz
ICP-BARD COLLEGE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY Open Studios Year 2
2009
ICP-BARD COLLEGE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY Open Studios Year 1
2008
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW YORK, NY “REFLECT,” 1-Year Program Final Group Exhibition Curated by Robert Blake
2007
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Group Exhibition
-
Education
MFA, BARD COLLEGE, ICP-BARD PROGRAM; NEW YORK, NY | Completed 2010
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, GENERAL STUDIES PROGRAM; NEW YORK, NY | Completed 2008
BA, WRITING, NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY; NEW YORK, NY | Completed 2005
-
Solo Exhibitions
2021
"T FOR TRANSITION" Solo Exhibition | Space Place Gallery, Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Curated by Evgeny Komuhins
2012
MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD [MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF QUERÉTARO], QUERÉTARO, MEXICO "SANGRE DE ARBOL, SANGRE DE MI," | Solo Exhibition Curated by Azucena German
2010
ICP-BARD; LONG ISLAND CITY, NY “F l i g h t: From, To, and Within,” | Solo Thesis Exhibition.
-
2021
Aline Smithson, Class; Interviewee, Author and Project Editor for 'The States Project" Hawaii LenScratch; Interviewer, Author, for interview with artist Christa Blackwood
Speaking/Writing/Interviews
2017
LenScratch; Interviewee, Author and Project Editor for 'The States Project" Hawaii LenScratch; Interviewer, Author, for interview with artist Christa Blackwood
2016
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, NEW YORK, NY Presentation with the NY Photo Salon
2013
"THE ART OF SCIENCE POLICY," AAAS [ American Association for the Advancement of Science ], Washington, D.C. - Article; Guest Speaker with Ed Chen for the 40th Anniversary of the S&T Policy Fellowship Program; Event in conjunction with Group Exhibition
2011
MADISON AVENUE GALLERY WALK 2011, NEW YORK, NY Gallery Talk in conjunction with "EMERGING LANDSCAPE" Exhibition
2010
^ ICP-Bard Student Interview with Curtis Hamilton in conjunction with Thesis Exhibition, New York, NY ^
-
Features/Publications/Collections
2021
FEATURE on "Winds" PROJECT | LenScratch
SCIENCE & ART, Writing Piece | The Bardian publication
2020
ANALOG FOREVER | Article by Michael Kirchoff
FATAL FLAW | Literary Magazine publication
THE SHOWBEAR FAMILY CIRCUS | Feature
2019
DAB ART: STORIES; Online Exhibition
BROOKLYN MUSEUM LIBRARY: Artist book "Reasons to Care"
2018
AIN'T BAD: FEATURE on "HARUSPICY"
DAB ART: CLICK_BAIT
SILVER NEEDLE PRESS: Interview + Cover Artwork
DON'T TAKE PICTURES: "PHOTO OF THE DAY"
MONO CHROMA: 2018 November/December Issue
PETRICHOR: COVER ART FALL ISSUE
AIN'T BAD: FEATURE on "ARCHETYPAL"
NOT YOUR MOTHER's BREASTMILK: Feature on "White Walls Which Cannot Speak"
CENTER: Feature with "Conjured Futures" on project "T For Transition"
PUNCH PROJECTS: Barnstorm 2018
SAN FRANCISCO BAY INTERNATIONAL PHOTO SHOW; Silver Prize Winner w/ Bokeh Bokeh
CARTE BLANCHE: Feature of Collaboration with Ed Chen's Historical Translations of "The Book of the Dead" Hieroglyphics
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION: HONORABLE MENTION
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS: BRONZE WINNER
THE ESTHETIC APOSTLE, JUNE 2018 ISSUE: Works from "Archetypal"
PETRICHOR TEXT + IMAGE JOURNAL: Feature of Collaboration with Ed Chen's Historical Translations of "The Book of the Dead" Hieroglyphics
SILVER NEEDLE PRESS, FALL 2018 ISSUE: Works from "Archetypal" + Interview Feature
2016
PHOTOVILLE: "THE FUTURE PERFECT"
LENSCRATCH: REVIEW of "THE FUTURE PERFECT"
INFO SITE: "THE FUTURE PERFECT"
PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS "THE CURATOR" EXHIBITION
2015
ATHENS PHOTOFESTIVAL 2015 "THE PHOTOBOOK EXHIBITION"
SCI ART CENTER "THE NEW UNCONSCIOUS"
2013
AAAS ARTICLE; GUEST SPEAKER & EXHIBITION PARTICIPANT in WASHINGTON, D.C.
LANCIA TREND VISIONS
INSPIREFIRST
2012
"SANGRE DE ARBOL, SAGRE DE MI" / "BLOOD OF TREE, BLOOD OF ME," QUERETARO, MEXICO
"BLOOD OF TREE, BLOOD OF ME" - Translated > English by Google
"BLOOD OF TREE, BLOOD OF ME" - INSTALLATION SHOTS
CSR WIRE; SCIENCE & ART MELD
"THE SUM AND ITS PARTS" on JOHN ROSEWALL
"A VALUATION" on PROPER PHILADELPHIA
2011
"SIGNATURE TUNES" on BONG KIM
"NATURE WITHIN" on LUV FOR EVERYONE
2010
ICP-Bard INTERVIEW w/ CURTIS HAMILTON
REBECCA HORNE PHOTOGRAPHY
DISCOVER MAGAZINE
PATINDICA
GIZMODO
VISUAL SCIENCE
KULTUROLOGIA
MONSTERS & MADONNAS