Raha Tabar

I am fascinated by the idea of translating the human condition. I use a variety of approaches and paint applications, to ultimately create a narrative. My passion for realist representation initially stemmed from studying the works of Gerhard Richter and Chuck Close. But in 2015 my love for Baroque painting took me to the Charles H Cecil Studios in Florence. I have since returned to this tradition on a part-time basis at the Sarum Studio in Salisbury, where I continue working from life, using the sight-size method under the instruction of Nicholas Beer. The instruction I have there serves as a basis for much of my thinking when I consider technical aspects of painting.

For an in-depth focus on anatomy, I spent the summer of 2018 at the New York Academy of Art for a residency. I am based in London primarily, and I have exhibited in group shows in London and New York.

2018 - New York Academy of Art (Summer residency)

2017 - present Sarum Studio Atelier of Fine Art, Salisbury, UK (part-time)

2015 Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence. (Summer School)

2010-11 MSc, Philosophy and Public Policy (LSE)

2007-10 BA, Philosophy and Literature (Warwick University)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Final Exhibition, Wilkinson Gallery, NYAA, New York, 2018

Annual Exhibition, Sarum Studio, Salisbury, 2017

Portrait Exhibition, Heatherley's School of Fine Art, London, 2016

Ultima, Embassy Tea Gallery, London, 2015

Portrait in 2014, Royal Opera Arcade Gallery (ROA), Pall Mall, London, 2014

Sky Arts pop-up exhibition for 'Portrait Artist of the Year', Trafalgar Square, London, 2013

The Coffee Art Project, The Draywalk Gallery, London, 2013