BIO
Tamara is a Maine artist who grew up in a rural town outside of Bangor. She studied Studio Art and Painting at the University of Maine in Orono, and through the Maine College of Art. Tamara has spent her entire life steeped in Maine’s natural abundance and beauty. Primarily as a plein air artist, she hopes to recreate a connection of energy and place with the viewer. Tamara lives and works in Portland, Maine.
EDUCATION
2007-2010 Maine College of Art Continuing Studies, Portland, ME
2002-2006 B.A. magna cum laude, New Media & Studio Art, University of Maine, Orono, ME
1998-2000 Maine College of Art Youth Classes, Hampden/Bangor, ME
PUBLIC ART
2021 “Resurgam Seagulls,” Digital Illustration on Barricade Jackets, Creative Portland & City of Portland Maine, Portland, ME
2020 “Stop the Spread,” Digital Illustrations on Banners, Creative Portland & City of Portland Public Health Campaign, Portland, ME
2019 “Squirrel Dance: The Chit Chit Cha Cha,” Acrylic on Metal Utility Box,
Western Promenade Trail, City of Portland, Portland, ME
2019 “Sightseer’s Guide to Casco Bay,” Acrylic on Wood, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Portland, ME
2018 “Season’s Eatings,” Acrylic on Glass, Sister’s Gourmet Deli, Portland, ME
PLEIN AIR EVENTS
2023 Cape Ann Plein Air: Quick Draw in Maritime Gloucester, Gloucester, MA (group show)
2023 Natures Canvas Kennebunk Land Trust, Kennebunk, ME (group show)
2023 Paint Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, ME (group show)
2023 Yarmouth Plein Air Festival, Yarmouth, ME (group show)
2023 Paint Wiscasset & Beyond Plein Air Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME (group show)
2022 Perkins Cove Plein Air Painting Event, Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, ME (group show)
2022 Friends of Mount Agamenticus Paint Out: Plein Air Painting Event, York Art Association, York, ME (group show)
2022 Paint Wiscasset & Plein Air Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME (group show)
2021 Friends of Mount Agamenticus Paint Out: Plein Air Painting Event, York Art Association, York, ME (group show)
2019 Paint Westbrook: Plein Air Painting Event, Continuum for Creativity, Westbrook, ME (group show)
EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming 11/25/23-1/6/23 Holiday Show, Ocean House Gallery, South Portland, ME (group show)
Upcoming 11/13/23-11/30/23 The Art of Belonging, Port Resources & Baridoff Auction Gallery, South Portland, ME (group show)
Upcoming 11/10/23-12/31/23 Potato Chips and Ginger Ale, Frank Brockman Gallery, Brunswick, ME (group show)
2023 15th Annual Yarmouth Art Festival, Yarmouth, ME (juried group show)
2023 Art in the Park, South Portland, ME
2023 Mid-Season Exhibitions, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME (juried group show)
2023 Vacationland, Ocean House Gallery, South Portland, ME (group show)
2022 14th Annual Yarmouth Art Festival, Yarmouth, ME (juried group show)
2022 River Bend Farm Plein Air Days & Harvest Celebration, Ecology School, Saco, ME (group show)
2022 Art in the Park, South Portland, ME
2021 Art in the Park, South Portland, ME
2019 Tamara Jones: Maine Plein Air Paintings, Maine Street Design Company, Portland ME (solo show)
2019 Captivating Fearless Vibration, 443 Congress St. Gallery: Portland Chamber of Commerce, Portland, ME (curated group show)
2019 Art in the Park, South Portland, ME
2018 Art @ the Chamber: Sept-March, Portland Chamber of Commerce, Portland, ME (curated group show)
2018 The Nature of Craft, Maine Audubon Art Show, Falmouth, ME (juried group show)
2018 Art in the Park, South Portland, ME
2014 6th Annual Yarmouth Art Festival, Yarmouth, ME (juried group show)
2014 “Side by Side,” Black Cat Coffee, Portland, ME (two person show)
2006 Student Art Show, Carnegie Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME (juried group show)
