Ovata Painting

Tamara English is an award winning American artist whose work explores themes of reenchantment and the buoyancy that arises through connecting with what has sacred meaning. Tamara English’s work has been exhibited throughout the US and internationally including at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the New York Armory, the US Embassy in RIga, Latvia and the Seattle Art Museum. She holds a BFA in painting from Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her work has been written about in PORT, Pacific Dissent Magazine, Hyperallergic and Oakland Art Enthusiast. She has been awarded grants and projects from the Regional Art and Culture Council and the Ford Family Foundation, and was was awarded a Golden Spot artist residency at Playa Summerlake in Oregon. Her paintings have appeared in the television series “Portlandia,” and in the documentary “Art: PDX” about Portland artists. She is represented by Caplan Art Designs in Portland, Addington Gallery in Chicago. and online at SIngulart. Her work is widely collected and represented in many collections, including the collections of Lock Haven University, the City of Portland Portable Works, Columbia Sportswear, and a former US president. English lives and works in Portland, Oregon.