Tara Juneau is a young painter living and working in Shawnigan Lake B.C. She has studied with world-renowned artist and author Anthony Ryder in Santa Fe New Mexico as well as Jeremy Lipking in California. Tara views her work as an ongoing and evolving relationship with herself, the natural world and with God. She prefers working from life whenever possible, using oil paint as her means of expression.
“Art is my passion in life. Through painting I try to express the power that light and beauty have on my soul. I am always striving to know more – not only how to paint but also learning about what I paint. There is beauty and natural order in everything and I hope that through my work I can reveal that truth to others .”
Education
2002 – apprenticed with Johannes Landman
November 2006- studied figure drawing with Anthony Ryder at the Gage Academy in Seattle WA.
July 2007- portrait painting workshop with Anthony Ryder at the Andreeva Portrait Academy
June 2008 and July 2009- studied at The Ryder Studio with Anthony Ryder in New Mexico
November 2008/09/10- studied figure painting with Jeremy Lipking in L.A., California
Awards
2006 – Honorable Mention, The Sidney Fine Art Show
2007 – People’s Choice, The Sooke Fine Art Show
2007 – The Stafford Plant Award- F.C.A. Painting on the Edge
2007 – Best in Show- The Sidney Fine Art Show
2008 – Best work on canvas or board- The Sidney Fine Art Show
2008 – Honourable Mention- The Sidney Fine Art Show
2008 – Bronze Award- F.C.A. Art Visions 2008
2009 – Finalist in Salon International, San Antonio Texas
2009 – Finalist in the ARC International Salon Competition
2009 – Second Place- Salon Prize Open Competition, Kingston Ontario
2009 – Entered the Master’s Category at the Sidney Fine Art Show
2010 – Finalist in the Jan./Feb. Canadian Brushtrokes Magazine Competition
2010 – Best Figurative/ Portrait Award- The F.C.A. A.I.R.S. Show
2010 – First Place- The Salon Prize, Kingston Ontario
2010 – Finalist in International Artist’s Magazine’s Figure Competition