Resume

Tara Thacker

EDUCATION

1995 M.F.A. Ceramics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1992 B.F.A. Crafts / Minor in Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Alliance for the Visual Arts, Ava Gallery, Lebanon NH (forthcoming)
2022 Darken, Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, Johnson, VT (March)
2019 Marsh, Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2017 Landscapes & Shadows, Orth Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2016 Tara Thacker – Sculptures & Photographs, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT
2014 Porcelain Sculptures, Johnson State College, Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson, VT
2013 Installation, Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (2013, 2009, 2004)
2002 West Coasting - Tara Thacker, Broadbent Gallery, London, UK
2001 Wall Drawings, Doris Ullman Gallery, Berea, KY
2000 Linea, Michael Martin Galleries, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022. Sculpture National, Clay Center of New Orleans, NOLA (July - August)
2021 (Im)Balance, Ceramics Monthly Magazine (September Issue)
2021 Lightness of Being, Minėmå Gallery, Johnson, VT (August)
2020 Come Together: NVU Faculty Art Exhibit, Quimbly & Julian Scott Galleries, Lyndon & Johnson, VT
2019 Composing Form (Christina Cordova, Sergei Isupov, Kadri Parnamets & Tara Thacker), Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT
2018 Contemporary Reflections, Orth Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2017 Artist Showcase, Orth Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2015 Staff Perspectives, Gallery 2, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2007 Tara Thacker and Justin Quinn, MMGalleries, San Francisco, CA
2005 Coming Together, Michael Martin Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2004 West Coasting, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 In the Summer…, Haley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 SF International Art Expo, Michael Martin Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2003 Beginnings, Ligne Roset, San Francisco, CA
2002 Together, Michael Martin Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2002 SF International Art Expo, Michael Martin Galleries, SF, CA
2001 Interpreted Visions, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT
2000. West Coasting, Westbourne Grove, Michael Martin Galleries, London, UK
1999 Tiles, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
1998 LaGrange National Biennial XX Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA
1997 Clay on the Wall, FOVA Gallery, Lubbock, TX
1996 New Works, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
1996 Terra Firma, National Clay Exhibition, Corbin Art Center, Spokane, WA
1995 Sculptural Clay Now, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
1995 Emerging Talents, Habitat/Shaw Gallery, Pontiac, MI
1995 Influence and Introspection, Pacific Northwest Ceramics, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR

LECTURES

2022 UMass Dartmouth, Ceramics Department (April)
2022 NVU-Johnson, Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson, VT
2021 STARworks, Star, NC
2019 Vermont Studio Center, Vermont Artists Week Visiting Artist, Johnson, VT
2018 Vermont College of Fine Arts, Visiting Critic for MFA Program, Montpelier, VT
2018 Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT

COLLECTIONS

Schoolhouse Gallery at STARworks
Studio Collins Weir, Private Client
Modu NYC, Private Client
Orth Contemporary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Northern Vermont University (www.nvu.edu) Johnson, VT
Assistant Professor of Sculpture (Aug. 2019 - present)

Vermont Studio Center (www.vermontstudiocenter.org) Johnson, VT
Visual Arts Director (Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2019)
Director for Visual Arts / Development (Feb. 2011- Sept. 2012)
Assistant Director of Alumni and Donor Relations (Apr. 2009 - Jan. 2011)!

Northern Vermont University / Johnson State College (www.nvu.edu) Johnson, VT
Adjunct Faculty, Fine Arts Department (Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

Michael Martin Galleries (www.mmgalleries.com) San Francisco, CA
Gallery Assistant (Apr. - Sept. 2001)

Vermont Studio Center (www.vermontstudiocenter.org) Johnson, VT
Staff Artist - Sculpture Technician (Sept. 1999 - Mar. 2001)

Berea College (www.berea.edu) Berea, KY
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art (Spring 1999)

Stetson University (www.stetson.edu) Deland, FL
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art (Fall 1998)

Virginia Commonwealth University (www.arts.vcu.edu) Richmond, VA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Crafts & Material Studies (Aug. 1997 - Jun. 1998)