Tamara Gonzales works with a variety of painted patterned motifs both in figuration and abstraction. Textiles and nature often inspire her works, while others are created through her own generative mark-making on paper or canvas. Over the last ten years Gonzales’ travels to Peru, and her visionary experiences and friendships with the Shipibo people have become a source of both inspiration and collaboration in her work. Working in her studio in Brooklyn and upstate New York, Gonzales develops her own visual language, resulting in a wonderful mixture of exuberant color, energetic line, and archetypal imagery.
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outside exhibition
Tamara Gonzales Included in Two Shows Organized by the Brooklyn Rail
Singing in Unison: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy, a multi-venue series of exhibitions organized by the Brooklyn Rail that aims to foster social unity in light of the recent political climate and the COVID-19 pandemic. The works shown exemplify the breadth of the creative world, with artists who are taught and self-taught, young and old, and hailing from every corner of the globe. Tamara Gonzales's work is included in two venues: Totah Gallery through August 12 and Ricco/Maresca Gallery through September 10.
outside exhibition
Tamara Gonzales Included in Group Show
Tamara Gonzales has an artwork included in Interspecies Kinship, a group show in in East Providence, RI. Her work will be on view from May 20 through June 20, 2022.
news
Tamara Gonzales Painting Newly Acquired by the San Antonio Museum of Art
Hawk Moth, a mixed-media painting by Tamara Gonzales, was recently acquired by the San Antonio Museum of Art through the Alex Katz Foundation.
Outside Exhibition
Tamara Gonzales at The Pit Los Angeles
Tamara Gonzales has two artworks in Juggernaut, a group show at The Pit Los Angeles. The exhibition is up January 15 through February 26, 2022.
Review
Tamara Gonzales: Horrible Beauty
Tamara Gonzales’ show Horrible Beauty was reviewed by Amanda Millet-Sorsa at The Brooklyn Rail. Millet-Sorsa discusses Tamara’s practice, influences, and her personal style. Horrible Beauty is in the main gallery at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery until October 23.
Review
Tamara Gonzales’ show “Cosmic Recess” at Providence College Galleries Reviewed by the Boston Art Review
A review of Tamra Gonzales’ show at Providence College Galleries “Cosmic Recess” was reviewed by Leah Triplett Harrington for the Boston Art Review.
Interview
Tamara Gonzales with Raymond Foye: New Social Environment #55
Painter Tamara Gonzales joins veteran host Raymond Foye for New Social Environment #55 to discuss the Brooklyn-based artist’s lyrical work, her free-spirited mother’s influence on her life, her experiences with protest and resistance in the 60s, and much more.
artists lecture
Tamara Gonzales | New York Studio School
Tamara Gonzales’ lecture at the New York Studio School was about her life as an artist working and her studio practice.
book
Tamara Gonzales, Peter Lamborn Wilson
Hoodoo Metaphysics, 2019
144 page full color, soft cover book. Poems by Peter Lamborn Wilson and Drawings by Tamara Gonzales.
