2009

I am working hard on creating my 'Animals of the Bible' painting series, making great progress. I hope to have the series completed by the end of September. I was chosen as the 2009 recipient of the Alice Virginia de Bar Memorial Scholarship through De Anza College in support of this exciting project.

I have been selected as one of four nationwide artists to create a Field Sculpture in the Eleventh annual Fields Project in Oregon, IL, June 20 - 28. This is a unique opportunity to "paint with the land" by cutting/mowing flora onto a palette of grassland. My original 4"x7" design of Monarch butterflies will be expanded and mowed into a 7 acre field that is designed to be viewed from the air.

2008 is looking good.

Chosen as the 2008 winner of the Bertha Anolic Fine Arts Travel Award to Israel, I have returned from my research trip to Israel. I am now in the process of painting, creating the 'Animals of the Bible' series based on the animals photographs I took in Israel.

I have received a generous sponsorship from the Winsor & Newton artists' materials company, in support of my 'Animals of the Bible' project. WINSOR & NEWTON have generously provided me with oil paints and medium for creating this exciting painting series.

Two of my 3D works have been accepted to the 'Please Touch Again' exhibit at Tohono Chul Park Art Gallery in Tucson, Arizona. This unique exhibit invites the audience to a complete sensory experience.

22 of my paintings were chosen for Best of Show Exhibition at Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont CA.

Six paintings from my Panda series showed at the PAHS Gallery at Menlo Park.

One of my earlier 3D pieces was accepted into the Annual Creative Justice Art Show of the Equal Justice Society at the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Six of my ducks were on display at the new Palo Alto Humane Society gallery.

2007 was quite busy.

Lately I've been experimenting with a new artistic expression. Heat scorched acrylic sheets, combined with spot lighting, to create a unique sculpture incorporating cast shadows as part of the installation. My heat scorched 'Upside Down Hanging Spider' was selected to take part in the 'All Fired Up' show at Santa Clara Civic Center. Opening reception will be held on October 28, 2007 @ 3PM. The show will run until February 28, 2008.

Two of my new paintings were chosen to show in the 'Nocturnal Visions' exhibit at ARTworkSF Gallery in San Francisco (49 Geary).

In the 'Summer Days' show in Los Altos' library, I had two of my early works - Octopus, Snail.

Three of my Flamingos showed at the Triton Museum in San Jose (Rose Shenson Gallery) as part of the SCAA annual show.

WorksSanJose Gallery - I had an alligator at the housewarming show, and I donated a portrait mosaic for the 'body of work' fundraiser, now being auctioned on e-bay.

I had four paintings showing with FALC group at the AVAfest show on the Triton Museum grounds.

One of my ducks was chosen to participate in the student exhibition at Euphrat museum, De Anza College.

At the 'Animal Magnetism' show in the Monadenock building, San Francisco I presented Zebras and Giraffes.

2006 was a great year.

This year I moved into my new studio. This turned out to be a great step toward creativity. Although the studio is not a large one, it provides me with organized placement of works in progress, enabling me to work on several projects simultaneously.

In research for my paintings, I visited zoos in San Francisco CA, London GB, Jerusalem IL and Phoenix AZ. Taking hundreds of photographs, I now have many new animal ideas to work on.

Three of my works – Macaw, Mandrill and Camel – were selected to be exhibited at ARTWorkSF.

My Bison painting was chosen to be part of the SFMarathon art work for mile marker # 14, just outside the bison paddock in Golden Gate Park. More...

One of my Flamingo paintings, donated to WorksSanJose gallery was auctioned off in support of Works gallery's move to its new location. More...

Copyright © 2006 by Tamar Assaf