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About Tara Esperanza

Curriculum Vitae

Tara Esperanza

art@taraesperanza.com ~ +1-510-910-5195 

Solo Shows

06-06-25
- 07-13-25

Rooted in Time

A Solo Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery , Oakland CA
06-21-24
- 07-27-24

For the Love of a Butterfly

A Solo Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
05-22-23
- 07-22-23

A Bee’s Perspective

A Solo Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
06-08-22
- 07-21-22

THE VIRTUAL SUCCULENT GARDEN

A Solo Exhibition

03-25-22
- 04-30-22

The Succulent Garden

A Solo Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
10-23-20
- 11-28-20

I SEE YOU

A Solo Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA

Group Shows

06-28-25
- 08-09-25

Blue Line Art Center Membership Medley

Blue Line Art Center , Roseville CA
06-06-25
- 07-19-25

Chromatic Bloom

Artworks Downtown , San Rafael CA
05-28-25
- 07-31-25

Land and Longing

The Language of Contemporary Landscapes

05-06-25
- 06-30-25

Art as Refuge

O’Hanlon Online Gallery Show

05-01-25
- 05-31-25

Emerald Spring Exhibition

19th Annual Emerald Spring Painting Exhibition 2025

Emerald Art Center, Springfield OR
01-30-25
- 03-08-25

Rhythms and Reveries

In the Back Room Gallery

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
12-06-24
- 12-28-24

Winter Light

A Group Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
12-06-24
- 12-28-24

Art for the Winter Solstice 2024

Gathering in Community

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
08-30-24
- 10-31-24

Radiant Voices

A Showcase of Women Artists Presented by Visionary Art Collective

Visionary Art Collective , Virtual
11-28-23
- 12-30-23

Art For The Winter Solstice

A Group Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
10-28-23
- 01-28-24

Shape + Form

A Group Exhibition

Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Canada Flintridge CA
05-12-23
- 06-17-23

OPEN UP

a group show curated by Kathleen King

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
04-22-23
- 06-22-23

Alchemy Exhibition

A Group Exhibition

11-29-22
- 01-28-23

Art for the Winter Solstice

A Group Exhibition

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
09-25-22
- 11-02-22

REVELATIONS

A Virtual Exhibition

06-16-22
- 08-21-22

RED YELLOW BLUE

An exhibition of California Artists

MONCA Museum Of Northern California Arti, Chico CA
05-12-22
- 05-15-22

Art at Bioneers

Palace of Fine Arts , San Francisco CA
01-10-22
- 01-01-22

4 x 8 Bridges

Plants, Portraits, Filters, & Fibers

Mercury 20 Art Fair, Online
11-13-21
- 12-19-21

Pure Paint

Arts Benecia, Benecia CA
09-29-21
- 11-07-21

The Autumn Exhibition

07-15-21
- 10-15-21

I’m Speaking: The Language of Art

PxP Contemporary Gallery, online
06-29-21
- 07-30-21

Verdant

All Bay Area Artists Juried Exhibition

San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco CA
06-08-21
- 08-08-21

International Online Artists Guild Summer Exhibition

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego CA
06-05-21
- 08-10-21

SH1FT

Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette CA
12-04-20
- 01-10-21

2020 RE:VISION

Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland CA
09-16-20
- 12-11-20

California Dreaming

09-01-20
- 09-30-20

Botanicals Art Show

Merit Award for Velour 1982

Grey Cube Gallery, online
02-06-20
- 02-29-20

Artist’s Vision 2020

Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael CA
11-01-19
- 12-01-19

SeaScapes

Awarded Special Recognition in the Painting & Other Media Category

Light Space & Time Gallery, online
10-18-19
- 11-16-19

Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos

Sun Gallery, Hayward CA
09-01-19
- 09-30-19

9th Annual “Open” Art Exhibition

Light Space & Time Gallery, online
06-27-19

Solano Ave ArtWalk

Flowerland, Albany CA
02-10-19
- 06-09-19

Unusual Views

A Botanical Art Exhibition

Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens, Lanada Flintridge CA
12-01-18
- 12-31-18

Leaves and Petals

Fusion Art Gallery, online
10-19-18
- 11-22-18

Day of the Dead Exhibit

Sanchez Contemporary Art Gallery, Oakland CA
06-06-18
- 07-15-18

No Mud No Lotus

A Botanical Exhibition Inspired by Buddha Nature and Mother Nature | Curated by Candace Loheed

Orangeland Gallery, San Francisco CA
05-31-18
- 07-15-18

Persistence

Museum of Northern California Art, Chico CA

Press & Publications

2024

Santa Fe Gallery Association Juried Catalog

Santa Fe Gallery Association Juried Catalog, March 2024   website
2024

Visionary Visits with Tara Esperanza

by Victoria J Fry   New Visionary Magazine, March 2024 Issue 9   website
2023

An Essay on A Bee’s Perspective

by Kathleen King   Art Essay, June 2023   website
2023

New Visionary Podcast

by Victoria J. Fry   New Visionary Podcast, March 2023 Episode 11   website
2023

The Magic Issue

Create Magazine, February 2023 Issue #34   website
2022

2 Close 2 the Sun

by Elizabeth Sher   2 Close 2 The Sun Podcast, September 2022 Episode 6   website
2022

Art Seen Magazine

by Gita Joshi   Art Seen Magazine, Summer 2022 Issue #4
2021

All She Makes Magazine

by Svitlana Martynjuk   All She Makes Magazine, Summer 2021 Issue 11
2021

Interview with Gita Joshi

by Gita Joshi   The Curator's Salon, February 2021   website

Honors and Awards

2020

Merit Award for Excellence in Art. Grey Cube Gallery

2019

9th Annual Seascapes Art Exhibition - Special Recognition in Excellence

1998

Espanola Valley Arts Festival Award - 3rd Place for Acrylic Painting

1995

Neugerbauer Scholarship Award - High Honors in Fine Art at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Education

1995

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Bachelors of Fine Arts, Cum Laude Dean's List

1994

Pont-Aven School of Art, Pont-Aven France Landscape Painting Summer Program