Tara Lewis

Tara Lewis’ figurative oil paintings interweave female agency with the complexities of contemporary femininity, employing a narrative that delves into cultural anthropology, individuality, and personhood with an emphasis on self-awareness, irreverence, and satirical insights. By redefining cultural icons through the lens of childhood memories and familiar characters from literature and media culture, her work fosters a dialogue between iconography and the fabric of ordinary life. Tara’s paintings push the potential of portraiture and invite viewers to reflect on the fluidity of identity, time, and place. 

Tara’s work has been featured in various solo and group exhibitions in New York City,  as well as at ArtCrush at the Aspen Art Museum in CO and the Watermill Center, NY. Tara’s work has been presented at Room 57 Gallery, New York, NY; Ki Smith Gallery, New York, NY; All Street Gallery, New York, NY; and Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY.  Her paintings are held in major collections including The Phelan Art Collection, Brooke Shields, The Seavest Collection, Ashley Longshore, and the Bunker Artspace. Tara was recently selected for a painting residency at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, CO. She has been featured in publications such as Artnet News, Cultured, Whitewall, Fine Art Connoisseur and Whitehot Magazine. Tara received a B.A. in Studio Art at the University of New Hampshire and an M.A.T. at SMFA at Tufts University. Her studio practice is based in New York City and New England.