It is with great sadness that we have just learnt that Tara Bryan, a celebrated book artist in St-John’s, Newfoundland, passed away on September 29th, 2020.
“An award-winning book artist, painter, and teacher, she influenced many in the painting and book arts community in Newfoundland and across North America. Her honors include being elected into Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts for Book Design (2012), the Alcuin Award for Book Design (2018), and the 2010 Long Haul Award (VANL) […] She collaborated with artists and writers in the Province [Newfoundland] and across North America including Di Dabinett, Luben Boykov, Elena Popova, Kevin Major, Anne Meredith Barry, and many others. Her work was included in many exhibitions across Canada, the USA, and abroad.” (Read the full Obituary, Carnell’s Funeral Home). Visit her website to view some of her amazing work.
She will be dearly missed.