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Tara Donovan
Tara Donovan is a contemporary American artist focused in sculptural and organic subject matter using everyday objects to construct large-scale sculptors and installation art. She was raised in Nyack, New York. Donovan trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York 1987-88 and went to Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C. to receive her BFA and worked as a waitress for six years. In 1999, she graduated with an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She

Early life
Donovan began entering regional art shows to display her works until she helped create her own gallery space in an old converted D.C nightclub called the Insect Club. From that point, Tara went back to graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University to complete a two year program. While going to graduate school Tara worked full time and also created works for a solo show in Washington D.C. In the year 2000 Donovan participated in the Whitney Biennial. After that Donovan lived and worked as a waitress in New York when she finally was contacted by Doug Christmas to show a piece in the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles. This meeting was a breakthrough show for Donovan leading to more opportunities and shows in and out of NYC.

In New York May 11, 2006 - April 22, 2006 Donovan had a show at PaceWildenstein in New York which was her first solo exhibition at that gallery where she showed an installation, Untitled (Plastic Cup). This installation was in large scale and resembled a topographic landscape. This was also the third time showing work at this location. The first was in 2005 called Logical Conclusions. The second was summer group show that same year. February 12, 2011-May 19, 2011 Donovan had another exhibition at the same gallery called Drawings (Pins) where she showcased more than 12 large-scale drawings.

Haze, 2003
Haze was created by using millions of drinking straws stack up against a wall. When walking back and forth, it reveals a honeycomb, distorting with each step to create a dynamic optical game.

Untitled (Plastic Cups), 2006
Millions of translucent plastic cups stacked and arranged on the floor of the gallery. The combination of arrangement and volume creates a terrain of peaks and valleys.

Untitled (Mylar), 2011
Mylar and hot glue, site specificinstallation dimensions variable.

Untitled, 2014
styrene index cards, metal, wood, paint and glue

Exhibitions

 * Drawings (Pins) Feb 12, 2011-Mar 19, 2011
 * Untitled (Myler) May 4, 2011-April 9, 2011
 * Beijing Voice 2011: Leaving Realism Behind November 9, 2011 - February 12, 2012
 * Art Basel Miami Beach December 5, 2013 - December 8, 2013
 * Grounded January 17, 2014 - February 22, 2014

Gallery Links

 * Ace Gallery
 * Pace Gallery
 * Rice Gallery