Tamara Wyndham
Biography
I have been making art all my life; encouraged by my mother, an artist. My mother died of cancer when I was almost 9 years old: the trauma catalyzed my journey into art making.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, I studied traditional drawing and painting at California State University, Long Beach; and more experimental drawing, book works, and performance at the University of California at Irvine.
I moved to New York City upon graduation; a difficult time for me to find my way in the world. But I became active in various feminist, political, and arts communities.
I traveled through Mexico and Central America by myself for one year in 1984-1985, painting and learning about the places I visited.
I then became trained as a technical illustrator for archaeologists. I worked on seven excavations in Egypt, as well as excavations in Turkey, Spain, Belize, and California. Making accurate line drawings of artifacts. 1995-2013. These experiences, and my own study of ancient cultures and mythology have informed my personal art. I continued to work on my personal art during this time.
I have been awarded artist residencies at the Henry Street Settlement, the Kate Millett Art Colony, the Vermont Studio Center, the Maříž Ceramic Workshop in the Czech Republic, Fundación Valparaíso in Mojácar, Spain, and an artist’s fellowship from Earthwatch to work in Orce, Spain.
Tamara Wyndham - Resume
*SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2025 Hands, Art Cite Arts, Windsor, Ontario, curated by Susan Gold
2024 Winter Show, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Valérie Hallier
2024 Winter Showcase, Solas Studio, New York, NY, curated by Brandon Wisecarver
2024 Fall Showcase, Solas Studio, New York, NY, curated by Brandon Wisecarver
2024 World War 3: Now? C-Squat Space, New York, NY, curated by Seth Tobocman
2024 Plant Life, Prime Produce, New York, NY, curated by Stewart Wilson (and Linda)
2023 Winter Show, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Valérie Hallier
2023 Responsible Anarchy or Climate Chaos? two-artist show with Seth Tobocman, Property Is Theft (PIT) Brooklyn, NY.
2023 Divina Diosa WomensWork.Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, curated by Nikki Hung
2023 Dada in the House Newhouse Center at Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY. curated by Mary Campbell and Viv Vassar.
2023 Dádá Dómicile Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, curated by Mary Campbell and Viv Vassar.
2023 Island Luminaria Flux House, Governors Island, NY. curated by Sally Beauty
2023 Cat Army Front Street Studios, Dayton, OH. curated by Chris Reynolds
2023 Blended Beings Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ. curated by Susanna Plotnick and Janet Morgan
2022 Ritual: Art and Witchcraft WomensWork.Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, curated by A.W. Storm Anderson
2022 STOP THE INVASION! Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, New York, NY, curated by Seth Tobocman and Tamara Wyndham
2022 STOP THE INVASION! Unitarian Church of Staten Island, NY, curated by Seth Tobocman and Tamara Wyndham
2022 Group show, International Fusionism Museum, Easton, PA, curated by Shalom Neuman.
2022 Reverence, Winston Gallery, New Bedford, MA, curated by Chris Reynolds.
2022 Hope, online exhibition, personaland.com, curated by Stewart Wilson
2022 STOP THE INVASION! The Great Hall Gallery, First Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, curated by Seth Tobocman and Tamara Wyndham
2022 Democracy Now! Gallery GAIA, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Ursula Clark and Jackie Lima
2022 Sharing a hand to Ukraine Water Institute (Hashomer 7 Givatayim) Israel - curated by Robert Kriters, Robert Carrithers, and Shalom Neuman.
2022 I Dreamed a Garden, New York Artists Circle (online), curated by Lois Bender
2022 Woman Energy, Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ. curated by Jae Quinlan and Janet Morgan
2022 Cats and Dogs, ABC No Rio/ChaShaMa, New York, NY curated by Robert Goldkind and Yasmeen Abdallah
2022 Glory and Freedom to Ukraine and for the World, International Fusionism Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, curated by Shalom Neuman
2022 Glory to Ukraine, International Fusionism Museum, Easton, PA, curated by Shalom Neuman
Also shown in Warsaw, Poland, Paris, France, Yavne City Gallery - Yavne, Israel, and Tel Aviv, Israel.
2022 Perevorot, clandestine anti-war show simultaneously in Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia and Yerevan, Armenia. Curated by Natalia Konyukova. Also shown in Paris, France, and Miami, Arizona.
2021 We Are One, Gallery GAIA, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Ursula Clark and Jackie Lima?
2021 100 Mandalas Project, Art on The Terrace Gallery, Staten Island, NY, curated by Meg Graham
2021 Benefit for Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, Orphanage Gallery, Dayton, OH. curated by Chris Reynolds and Lova Delis.
2021 Rewriting Herstory, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ. curated by Anne Trauben
2021 Sotto Voce, Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ. curated by Susan O’Rourke
2021 Scale, First Presbyterian Church Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Cecilia André
2021 Women Celebrate Women, El Barrio Artspace, New York, NY, curated by Yvonne Lamar-Rogers
2021 Vulva - Deconstructing Femininity, House of Shadows, Tampa, FL, curated by Annie Rosse Gonzalez
2021 First International Festival of Manuports, Kohta kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland, curated by Sona Stepanyan
2021 Life After the Revolution: Kate Millett's Art Colony for Women, Dorsky Museum of Art at State University at New Paltz, NY curated by Anna Conlan.
2021 KBLB / KBLB, White Lanes, Moscow, Russia. Curated by Natalia Konyukova
2020 Alchemy, KTO Temple, Salem, MA, Curated by Joseph Shepard
2020 Rituals of Resistance The Urban Collective, New Haven, CT Curated by The Urban Collective and Nasty Women Connecticut.
2020 The Roar Within, Riverfront Art Gallery, Yonkers, NY. Curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi.
2020 Womxn The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Nyssa Frank.
2019 A Burden to Bare, 1022 Wyckoff, New York, NY. Curated by Alissa Milano and Kaitlyn Power.
2019 WW3 Illustrated, Anarchist Arts Festival, Judson Memorial Church, NY, NY. Curated by Seth Tobocman and Sabrina Jones.
2019 Small Works Show, Gallery178, New York, NY. Curated by Anna Shukeylo.
2019 Mirror, Mirror Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ. Curated by Susan O’Rourke & Janet Morgan.
2019 Continuity of Struggle Max Fish, New York, NY. Curated by Seth Tobocman.
2018 Group show, Harlem 45 gallery, Curated by Cigdem Tankut, New York, NY
2018 Beginnings OSA Gallery, New York, NY. Team curated
2018 Sympathetic Magic Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Elisa Decker.
2017 Et Tu, Art Brute? Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Jamie Sterns.
2017 Props & Costumes Spotlight Gallery, Staten Island curated by Mary Campbell & Viv Vassar.
2014 Activism in Contemporary Artist Collectives Theatre for the New City Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Will Corwin collaboration with Seth Tobocman
2014 Time Frames Marking Time Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Barbara Lubliner and Elisa Decker.
2012 Ancestors The Hermit’s Lamp Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada. Curated by Andrew McGregor
2012 Oráculos Cuatro Gatos Art Space, Buenos Aires. Argentina. Curated by Patricia Gayone
2012 Exvoto Cuatro Gatos Art Space, Buenos Aires. Argentina. Curated by Alejandra Beron
2011 A Show of Hands-One Artist Show- The Studio Gallery, Laconia, New Hampshire. Curated by Melissa McCarthy
2011 Intersecting Identities LGBT Center, New York, NY. Curated by Kai Ramirez & Gwen Schockey
2011 Queer Bodies Galeria at Hombres Lounge, Queens, NY Curated by Hector Canonge
2011 Survivor The Peggy Lewis Gallery at Allied Arts Yakima WA. Curated by Carole Degrave.
2011 El Corazón Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas. Curated by Jose Vargas.
2010 GRAPHIC RADICALS: World War 3 Illustrated Exit Art Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Seth Tobocman & Peter Kuper.
2010 FRACKING: Art and Activism Against the Drill Exit Art Gallery, Curated by Lauren Rosati.
2009 A Book About Death Emily Harvey Foundation, New York, NY. Curated by Matthew Rose.
2008 Ides of March ABC No Rio, New York, NY. as part of Broadthinking.
2008 Walk-ins Welcome Umbrella Arts, New York, NY Curated by curcioprojects
2006 Speed Limit Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY Curated by Seth Cameron.
2006 Visual Poetry exhibition, Archipel, Sint-Niklaas City, Belgium, Curated by Sztuka Fabryka.
2005 Artist’s flat files; 1 year exhibition. The Matzo Files, New York, NY
2004 16th Independent Music & Arts Festival Sint-Niklaas City, Belgium, Curated by Sztuka Fabryka.
2004 Dollhouses in the Dollhaus The Dollhaus, Brooklyn, NY Curated by Emma-Louise.
2004 The Terrible Toy Fair II CB’s Gallery New York, NY Curated by Emma-Louise.
2003 The Personal & the Universal Theater for the New City, New York, NY curated by Victoria Linchon.
2003 The Terrible Toy Fair The Dollhaus, Brooklyn, NY Curated by Emma Louise.
2002 Diversity, Times Sq. Gallery, New York, NY Curated by Cyn McLean
2002 Recent Work 169 Bar-One Artist Show- New York, NY – ONE ARTIST SHOW
2002 Skin & Bones-One Artist Show- Arlene Grocery, New York, NY – ONE ARTIST SHOW
2002 The Flag Project Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY Curated by Dina Burtszyn and Julie Chase.
2002 Reactions Exit Art, New York, NY
2001 Reaction 60 Orchard St, New York, NY NurtureArt Curated by Kristin Anderson.
1999 Dia de Los Muertos Spring Studio, New York, NY Curated by Tamara Wyndham.
*RESIDENCIES
2003 EARLY MAN IN SPAIN Orce, Andalucia, Spain. Earthwatch Thomas Scalise Artist Fellowship
1997 FUNDACION VALPARISO Mojacar, Andalucia, Spain
1994 MARIZ CERAMIC STUDIO Mariz, Czech Republic
1990 VERMONT STUDIO CENTER Johnson, Vermont May - June
1989, 1988 KATE MILLETT ART COLONY Poughkeepsie, NY
1987 HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT New York, NY
*EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art: Painting and Performance
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH Drawing and Painting