ABOUT
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To TARE is to zero out the container weight from its contents, and the chosen name of TARE ZERO after shedding genderism from their identity.
TARE is a trans experimental artist from the Pennsylvania Appalachians. Their archive of work compounds, expands, and weaves together through conceptual quilting. Through a queen lens, they study the intersections between Qabalism, Tarot, Eastern & Western Astrology, Soto Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and Native American spiritualities.
TARE received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Practice from Portland State University with an emphasis in identity, queer theory, and sustainable textile design. Additionally, they pursued coursework at PRATT Institute, California College of the Arts, School of Visual Arts, and Rhode Island School of Design.
While at PSU, they volunteered with the brain injury community at Art on the Brain in Portland Oregon. Prior to the pandemic, they volunteered with adult artists with disabilities at Creative Growth in Oakland. They have also taught art to children.
EDUCATION
2022 - 2025
Portland State University
BFA Art Practice: Sustainable Fashion
2011 - 2013
California College of the Arts
Painting & Illustration
2008 - 2009
Pratt Institute
Communications Design
VOLUNTEERING
Sept 2024 - June 2025
Art on the Brain, PDX, OR
Volunteer
Sept 2019 - March 2020
Creative Growth, OAK, CA
Studio volunteer
EXPERIENCE
March 2026 - Present
Bridgetown Sparrow Ceramics, PDX, OR
Artist Assistant
2011 - Present
Artist, Freelance Textile Designer & Illustrator, Consultant
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Fuschia Lin, Filmmaker, PDX, OR
Assistant Costumer
Nov 2024
Fuschia Lin, Filmmaker, PDX, OR
Director's Assistant
June 2023 - Aug 2023
Fuschia Lin, Fashion Designer, PDX, OR
Intern for Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle
Nov 2016 - Jan 2020
Alameda Studio Time, CA
Teacher & Project Developer
Sept 2017 - Nov 2017
De Sousa Hughes, SF, CA
Textile Librarian
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2021
Cactus Jungle, Marin CA
Storefront mural
2018 & 2019
Monster Drawing Rally, SF, CA
Fundraiser for Southern Exposure
2018
Charles De Lisle SF, CA
Interior Designer
Textile design ft. in Sep 2018
Architectural Digest
EXHIBITIONS
2025
BFA Thesis Show
Portland State University, PDX, OR
Solo show
2023
T4T Art Collective
Parallax Art Center, PDX, OR
Group show
2019
Graduation
Good Mother Gallery, OAK, CA
Group show
2016 - 2018
Portraits
Fox and Lion Bread, SF, CA
Solo show
Blue and Purple
Fayes Video, SF, CA
Solo show
Live Work
Gallery 16, SF, CA
Split installation with Alyssa Block
Mind of an Artist
Arch Art Supplies, SF, CA
Split show with Caryn Oka
Strangeways: Thinking of You
Incline Gallery, SF, CA
Group show
Last Picture Show
Adobe Books, SF, CA
Solo show
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