NAME: Tara Tavonatti
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BIOGRAPHY
Moving to Southern California in 1990 from northern Michigan to pursue a degree in art, Tara earned both her BFA and MFA from California State University, Long Beach, where she majored in Illustration. Working as a professional artist for the last 10 years, Tara considers herself in the beginning phase of becoming a sort of Renaissance girl. She’s invested much of her creative energy into several different projects, never settling into just ‘one’ path. Included in this is drawing, painting, mosaics, custom venetian plaster for private residences, writing, photography and teaching. Travel has also become an important aspect in her career as an artist.
With this and her love of fine art, Tara has had the opportunity to spend several summers painting in Italy and Greece, nourishing both passions. She’s studied with various international painters through the Study Abroad program for CSU in Florence, Italy in 2004 and 2006, where the focus was on Renaissance artists, their
work and lives. She also had the very special opportunity during the summer of 2007 to work on a large mural for Irvine Ranch Market. The project was executed in Amalfi, Italy and installed at
it’s location in southern California where it was finished. It was a month of pure artistic energy and passion.
Tara currently teaches drawing at Fullerton Community College and resides in Orange, California.
