Christina Tarkoff

Wife, mom, artist, graphic designer, bookworm!

“Art brings people together.”
With my paintings, I tell stories that cross traditional barriers such as gender, age, income, education & race to help us understand the most important art of all — "The art of being human.”

"Every Painting Tells a Story."
I love to paint people. The human face and figure is the most captivating subject for me. I enjoy painting the snippets of life. Capturing folks enjoying a summer afternoon in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia or children having summer fun in a city park. I paint everyday people and moments in life. The goal of my work is to make a connection with the viewer. I hope in some small way, my work sends a message out into the world. A message of hope, of change and of social justice. I hope, that when my art hangs in your home, it provokes thought and meaning to you.

Awards
• I am honored to have received a "Knight Foundation" cash honorarium in connection with the Free Library of Philadelphia's Cultureshare program.
• Best Emerging Artist. 2019 Manayunk Arts Festival.
• Honorable Mention. 2018 Manayunk Arts Center Annual Juried Show.
• "Philadelphia Stories." Cover Image. Winter 2018

BFA, Painting, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

64th Annual Members Show, Manayunk Roxborough Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
Feed the Need Lunchbox Challenge, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
Philadelphia Sketch Club Works on Paper 2020
Sugarloaf Holiday Oaks Show 2019
Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts 2019
Manayunk Arts Festival, 2019
63rd Annual Members Show, Manayunk Roxborough Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2019
Group Show, Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia PA, 2019
Ekphrastic Show, Manayunk Roxborough Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
The Arts Work, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Philadelphia Sketch Club 155th Small Oils, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Philadelphia Celebrates Jazz, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Main Line Art Center Members Show, Ardmore, PA, 2018
Knight Foundation Honorarium Art Show, Philadelphia Public Library, 2017
Main Line Art Center, Art Market, Ardmore, PA 2017
Philadelphia Places, Manayunk Roxborough Art Center, Philadelphia, PA 2017
Manayunk Art Center Juried Show, 2017
Manayunk Arts Festival, 2017
Philadelphia Sketch Club Small Oils, Philadelphia, PA, 2017