Tara Barr Artist Biography

Tara Barr is an oil painter based in the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. She is an active member of the Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association, Del Ray Artisans, and The Art League and holds a B.A. in Art History from George Mason University. She has also served on the board of the Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association since 2019.

Statement

My artwork draws attention to and elevates the great design of the objects that have filled our lives and live in our memories. I invite others to reflect on their own personal and family histories and to consider that our shared experiences connect us to one another. I gravitate towards subjects related to technology and industrial design, finding as much beauty in meticulously designed and manufactured items as others may find in a landscape or portrait. In everything I create, I consider how my perspective as a woman and a mother informs my visual vocabulary and I seek to challenge expectations of what a female artist’s work should look like and how her career should be structured.