Backyard Pool, 2014
Concrete, ceramic tile, aluminum, fiberglass, seed, acrylic paint
26in X 44ft x 26’ 5in
The Lot, Long Island City, NY
Commissioned by Socrates Sculpture Park and Rockrose Development Corporation. Received the Public Art Network, Year in Review Award for 2015.
A Public Pool, 2013
Concrete, plaster, plastic, aluminum, acrylic paint, seed 12in x 20ft x 31ft Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Included in Socrates Sculpture Park’s EAF 13: Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition.
Press:
Janet Zweig, Tamara Johnson’s Waterless Pools, Public Art Review Featured, Oct 1 2014
Saint Louis Art Museum
Colander Series 2021 - 2023
Colander with Party Popper, 2023
Photo courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery
Colander with Party Popper (detail), 2023
Photo courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery
Colander with Cracker and Vine, 2023
Photo courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery
Colander with Cracker and Vine, 2023
Photo courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery
Colander with Sponge and Clip, 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Sponge and Clip (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Cilantro, 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Cilantro (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Blonde Bobby pins, 2021
Hydrocal gypsum, fiberglass, wire, epoxy putty, enamel and acrylic paint
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Blonde Bobby pins (side view), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Blonde Bobby pins (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Fake Eyelash and Drill bit, 2021
Hydrocal gypsum, fiberglass, epoxy putty, polybutylene terephthalate, silver leaf, enamel and acrylic paint
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Fake Eyelash and Drill bit (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Fake Eyelash and Drill bit (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Pickled Okra and Deviled Egg, 2021
Hydrocal gypsum, fiberglass, resin, enamel, oil and acrylic paint
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Pickled Okra and Deviled egg (side view), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Pickled Okra and Deviled egg (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Sparkler and Fake Braces, 2021
Hydrocal gypsum, fiberglass, wire, resin, tyvek, enamel and acrylic paint
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Colander with Sparkler and Fake Braces (detail), 2021
Photo credit: Trey Burns
Cracker with Cheese, 2023
Cast pewter, pigmented resin, oil paint, matte varnish
Cracker with Cheese, 2023
Cast pewter, pigmented resin, oil paint, matte varnish
Crackers in process
Cast pewter, oil paint, matte varnish
Cracker, 2023
Edition of 30
Cast pewter, oil paint, matte varnish
Solo exhibition at ex ovo gallery Dallas, TX
September 12 - November 1, 2020
Photos by: Trey Burns
Gate with cherries, 2020
PVC pipe, rope, resin, woven aluminum wire, pigmented resin, epoxy putty. 52in x 35in x 2in
Gate with cherries, 2020
Gate with cherries (detail), 2020
Gate with cherries (detail), 2020
Rock City mug, 2020 & Cilantro bouquet, 2020
Rock City mug, 2020 & Cilantro bouquet, 2020
Pewter, silicone rubber, resin, acrylic paint. 3in x 4in x 17ft
Rotel, 2020
Rotel, 2020
Rotel (detail), 2020
Pigmented resin, epoxy putty, oil-based paint. 70in x 14in x 2in
Dump cake, 2020
Dump cake (detail), 2020
Resin, aluminum, pigment, oil-based paint. 16.5ft x 1.5in x 2in
Deviled Egg and Okra Column (detail), 2020
Deviled Egg and Okra Column (detail), 2020
Paper, wire, string, acrylic paint. 14in x 8in x 1.5in
Bronze, 1in x 3in x .5in
Portrait Study #1 (vagisil), 2020
Portrait Study #1 (vagisil) detail, 2020
Portrait Study #2 (margarita), 2020
Portrait Study #2 (margarita) detail, 2020
2016-17
Rope, pigmented silicone rubber, aluminum, resin, epoxy putty, oil-based paint
Dimensions varied
Water hose, Live Strong, 2015. 70in x 34in x 45in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Live Strong, 2015. 70in x 34in x 45in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Live Strong, 2015. 70in x 34in x 45in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Two Arcs, 2015. 70in x 41in x 5in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Two Arcs, 2015. 70in x 41in x 5in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, River Oaks, 2015. 70in x 36in x 22in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Loop, 2015. 70in x 30in x 5in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Loop, 2015. 70in x 30in x 5in. Photo: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Knot, 2016. 20in x 11in x 19.5in
Water hose, Time Traveler, 2017. 9ft x 12ft x 3ft.
Fata Morgana curated by Parsley Steinweiss @ Spring Break Art Show, New York, NY. photos by: Phoebe Streblow
Water hose, Time Traveler, 2017. 9ft x 12ft x 3ft.
Fata Morgana curated by Parsley Steinweiss @ Spring Break Art Show, New York, NY. photos by: Phoebe Streblow
2020
Resin, aluminum, oil-based paint
16.5ft x 2in x 2.5in
Commissioned by the Nasher Sculpture Center as part of the Nasher Windows Series, Dallas, TX
No Your Boundaries, a 2016 solo exhibition presented by CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY
Press:
Tamara Johnson, No Your Boundaries by Kate Harding, Brooklyn Rail 2016
Armadillo, 2016. Gypsum plaster, oil-based paint. 6in x 5in x 5.5in
Fence with grass, 2016. Wood, epoxy putty, fabric, latex and acrylic paint, various mechanized parts. 70in x 12ft x 25ft
Fence with grass, 2016. Wood, epoxy putty, fabric, latex and acrylic paint, various mechanized parts. 70in x 12ft x 25ft
Fence with grass, 2016. Wood, epoxy putty, fabric, latex and acrylic paint, various mechanized parts. 70in x 12ft x 25ft
Fence with grass (detail), 2016. Wood, epoxy putty, fabric, latex and acrylic paint, various mechanized parts. 70in x 12ft x 25ft
2018
Cast concrete
16in x 5ft x 6ft
Commissioned by NYC Parks and Recreation Department and sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
Press:
Fisher, Alyssa, A Semi-Permanent Picnic in the Park, Bushwick Daily, August 23, 2018.
The Philosophy of Goo, 2020
Collaboration with Trey Burns
How to Make a Dumpcake, 2020 (06:12)
Collaboration with Trey Burns
Atlas On Her Shoulders, 2011 (3:35)
Tap That, 2012 (2:26)
Landscape Displace, 2011 (1:36)
For All My Fans, 2010 (1:55)
Surrogate Landscape (workin'), 2011 (3:58)
Holy Poley, 2011 (0:44)
Come, Labor On, 2011. Foam, plaster, acrylic. 38in x 15in x 31in. Downtown Providence, RI
Come, Labor On, 2011. Foam, plaster, acrylic. 38in x 15in x 31in. Downtown Providence, RI
Atlas on Her Shoulders, 2011. Foam, paint, wood, magnets, 12ft x 6in x 6in. Providence, RI
Atlas on Her Shoulders (detail), 2011. Foam, paint, wood, magnets, 12ft x 6in x 6in. Providence, RI
Corner Pull; an exercise, 2012-ongoing, Drill, rope, work gloves, Dimensions varied, performed by Aaron Meyers
Brick Beam, Hair Pull, 2013. Plaster, weather balloon, faux hair. Dimensions varied.
Brick Beam, Hair Pull, 2013. Plaster, weather balloon, faux hair. Dimensions varied.
Deviled Egg with Net, 2023
Etched copper netting, tyvek, sterling silver leaf, pigmented resin & silicone, sand, embossing powder
Deviled Egg with Net, 2023
Etched copper netting, tyvek, sterling silver leaf, pigmented resin & silicone, sand, embossing powder
Forever Blue Tape (in process), 2023
Cherries, 2020
Edition of 15, cast resin
Nachos and Soda, 2020.
Cast cement
Grilled cheese, 2005.
Bronze
Point Pleasant, 2013, Aluminum pool rail, beach. Dimensions varied, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Bushwick Towel, 2013.
Towel, acrylic paint.
Bushwick Towel (detail), 2013.
Towel, acrylic paint.
Now and Later, 2007.
Plaster, resin, paper, oil-based paint.
Grand Prize Ribbon, 2012.
Pigmented resin, vinyl, string, paper.
Cheese, 2022
Edition of 5
Pigmented silicone
