NEWS

Apr 02, 2010
Exploring the "M" Word
Tara will be taking part in an exhibition curated by Aimee Harlib at the Loft located on the UCSD campus.

Opening Night, May 4, 2010
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Exploring the
“M” Word
An Exhibition created by, composed of and installed by women
What does the word ‘mother’ really mean to Women? Throughout history, women have been defined by the role of mother regardless of decision, preference or biological ability. Exploring the “M” Word represents a critical conversation around the cultural negotiations women have made inter-generationally to the present. This exhibition shows the complexity of motherhood and explores the maternal nexus of biological, social, cultural and psychological realities told from the perspectives of women and their relation to ‘motherhood’. Stigmas and common unrealistic ideals are uncovered as myth, creating a dialogue with the larger community.


Apr 15, 2009
Cannon Gallery Invitational
Tara Smith will be showing at the Cannon Art Gallery Invitational Invitational this summer. Please join in the fun and come to the opening Saturday, June 27th from 5-7 p.m. The other three artists in the exhibition are David Fobes, Duke Windsor,and Joseph Bennett.

Aug 23, 2008
Featured artist at the HEIST GALLERY, 27 Essex Street, New York, NY 10002
I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR ...SO YOU CAN BREAK INTO ENDLESS SHARDS
Group Exhibition
July 17 - August 10, 2008

While this exhibition is an obvious reference to the mythic Velvet Underground song titled "I'll be your mirror" in which Nico sang in her beautiful ingenue voice the first part of this title, it is equally a celebration of love, life, empathy, death and everything we may endure through a shared experience with another.

The song is about how you can understand someone you love despite all the inner turmoil and twisted self-perceptions. It's about ultimate empathy and the recognition of beauty in the simple of truth of being there, of that impending present moment that erases everything before it and supplants everything after.

The title is also an homage and reference to Nan Goldin's brilliant collection of photographs for which the book bears the same name. As you know, they reflect her friendships, loves, lovers and everything they have been through over the years -- their battle with drugs, AIDS, love and everything in between.

The work presented in this exhibition of thirty-one artists depicts their individual gazes, their perceptions of self and of others; they expound upon love, friendship and the personal story of each artist but through a lens of inherent contradiction that can only stem through utter introspection. The results are personal, beautiful, aloof, disturbing, twisted and unkind.