Tara Johns

TARA JOHNS’ work has been exhibited as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival and in several galleries across Sydney and Melbourne and she was a finalist in the Art and About Australian Life exhibition.
After studying photography at Sydney Technical College and working as a photojournalist in Sydney and Ho Chi Min City, Tara completed a degree in Visual Art through Curtin University, and later a Graduate Diploma of Visual Art Education at ACU.
Tara’s transition from a commercial photographer to art photographer and painter and her experience living and working in Sydney’s diverse and industrial inner west, is reflected in her work, which boldly projects the natural into the urban, man-made world.
In 2016 Tara was suddenly diagnosed with a rare disorder of the nerves in the brain that causes a debilitating and chronic pain. She underwent two rounds of brain surgery, which has helped her regain her life, but changed her perceptions forever. With a heightened perception of the sensory, drawn from this, Johns’ large format abstract works show bleeding and distorted shape, shards of colour sparking off earth tones, blurred lines, and patterns. Large and layered, paint and texture builds one on top of the other, while shifting light blends c...

Ultimo TAFE Diploma of Photography
Bachelor of Visual Arts – Curtin University
Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts Teaching - ACU

Tara’s work has been exhibited in a solo show as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival at the Stirrup Gallery in Marrickville Sydney and she was a finalist in the Art and About Australian Life exhibition with the exhibition held in Hyde Park Sydney.
Solo exhibitions at The Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne – 2-18 June 2023,
Piccolina Gallery Pyrmont August 15 - 30, 2023
Upcoming exhibitions
Red gallery, North Fitzroy Melbourne February 15th – 28th 2024.