Born in Spokane, WA (1986), Tamalin Soleil Baumgarten paints quiet landscape scenes with a tonal, melancholic realism. She received her MFA from New York Academy of Art in 2015 and her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2010. She has been the recipient of several awards, including two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Awards, the Portrait Scholarship Award from the New York Academy of Art, the Dahesh Museum of Art Award, and the Vermont Studio Center grant award. She is also the founder and director of the Cuttyhunk Island Artists’ Residency, located on Massachusetts’ Cuttyhunk Island, the inspiration for many of her paintings.
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Education
2015 — Master of Fine Arts, New York Academy of Art, New York.
2010 — Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle.
2006-2008 — Gage Academy of Art, Intensive Portrait Painting, Seattle.
2005 — Art Student’s League, Introduction to Oil Painting, New York.
Awards/Residencies
2022 — The Hive Artist-In-Residence, Spokane, WA.
2017 — The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Award.
2017 — Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT.
2017 — Vermont Studio Center Grant Award.
2015 — Dahesh Museum of Art Award, New York.
2014 — The Elizabeth Greenshield’s Foundation Grant Award.
2014 — Shanghai University Residency Award, New York Academy of Art, New York.
2014 — Portrait Scholarship Award, New York Academy of Art, New York.
2011 — Peoples’ Choice Award at the 33rd Annual Arts of the Terrace Juried Exhibition, Mountlake Terrace, WA.
Solo Exhibitions
2011 — Arts of the Terrace, Mountlake Terrace Public Library, November, Mountlake Terrace, WA.
2011 — Doe Bay Resort and Retreat, March, Orcas Island, WA.
Group Exhibitions
2022 — Variations: Centennial National Exhibit, April 23 – June 19, at Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA.
2022 — Interstate: Where I-90 meets I-82, March 31 – April 23, Curated by Faith Brower, at Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. Ellensburg, WA.
2021 — Art Miami, November 30 – December 5, Curated by Brooke Shields and David Kratz, at Miami Art Week, Miami, FL.
2021 — Summer Exhibition, July – September, at Granary Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
2021 — Summer Exhibition, June, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2021 — Cuttyhunk Small Works Show, April, at Kilburn Mill, New Bedford, MA.
2021 — Finding Sanctuary, March – May, with Visionary Art Collective, Online Exhibition.
2020 — Summer Exhibition, July – September, at Granary Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
2019 — Deck the Walls, December, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2019 — Small Works, December, at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA.
2019 — Summer Exhibition, June – September, at Granary Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
2019 — NYC Summer Invitational Exhibition, June, at George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
2019 — Art New York, May, at Pier 94, New York, NY.
2018 — Left Behind: Memory and Migration, March, at Richmond Art Collective, Spokane, WA.
2018 — Alumni Show, March, at Quinn Hotel, New York, NY.
2017 — Ways Through It, December, at 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY.
2017 — In the Details, October, at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA.
2017 — Single Fare 4, September, at Highland Stages, New York, NY.
2017 — The Time is Now, May, at The Chesterfield Gallery, New York, NY.
2017 — Art New York, May, at Pier 94, New York, NY.
2016 — Small Works, November, at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA.
2016 — Take Home a Nude, October, at Sotheby’s, New York, NY.
2016 — Picturing the Unprintable, October, at Flux Factory, LIC, New York, NY.
2016 — 10th Annual Summer Exhibition, June, at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY.
2016 — Mementos, February, Hosted by Panepinto Galleries at 70 Christopher Columbus Drive, New Jersey.
2015 — My Favorite Things, December, Hosted by Panepinto Galleries at W Hotel, Hoboken, New Jersey.
2015 — Small Matters of Great Importance, October, at Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY.
2015 — Take Home a Nude, October, at Sotheby’s, New York, NY.
2015 — The World We Build, August, at 103 Allen Street, New York, NY.
2015 — Art Southampton, July, Nova’s Ark, at Bridgehampton, New York, NY.
2015 — 9th Annual Summer Exhibition, June, at Flowers Gallery, New York, NY.
2015 — MFA Thesis Exhibition, May, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2015 — Tribeca Ball, April, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2014 — Deck the Walls, December, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2014 — Oil and Water, July, at Cuttyhunk Historical Society: Museum of the Elizabeth Islands, Cuttyhunk, MA.
2014 — Mutual Interest No.3, June, at Shanghai University, China.
2014 — Tribeca Ball, April, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2013 — Deck the Walls, December, at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2013 — CVG Show, State-wide Art Competition, January, at Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA.
2012 — Cuttyhunk Island Art Fair, July, at Cuttyhunk Corner Store, Cuttyhunk Island, MA.
2011 — Arts of the Terrace, September, at Mountlake Terrace Public Library, Mountlake Terrace, WA.
2011 — Cuttyhunk Island Art Fair, July, at Cuttyhunk Corner Store, Cuttyhunk Island, MA.
2011 — It’s Just Pretty, May, at 619 Western Ave, Seattle, WA.
2011 — Looking at the World through Story, March-July, at Ida Culver House, Broadview, Seattle, WA.
2010-2011 — Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, June-May, Seattle, WA.
2010 — A Four Man Gang, June, at 619 Western Ave, Seattle, WA.
2010 — Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Cornish College of the Arts, May14th. Seattle, WA.
2009 — With the ReGrowth Society, October, at Gathering Glass, Bellingham, WA.
2008 — Roll Call, at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2008 — Sev Shoon, December, at Art Walk in Ballard, Seattle, WA.
2007 — Roll Call, at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
Professional Experience
2016-Present — Director of Cuttyhunk Island Artists’ Residency, Cuttyhunk, MA.
2015-Present — Coordinator of Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency, Cuttyhunk, MA.
2015-2017 — Studio Assistant for artist, Margaret Bowland, New York.
2015 —Teaching—Still Life Painting in Oil, Spokane, WA.
2010-2013 — Teaching art and recreation camp to children, July and August, Cuttyhunk, MA.
2011 — Curating a group show called It’s Just Pretty, March-May, Seattle, WA.
Summer 2010 — Teaching representational oil painting. Cleaning and restoring oil paintings. Photography and Sound Recording for Cuttyhunk Historical Society. Photography for Cuttyhunk Yacht Club. Hand-painted signs for ArtiZen Barn, a local art and craft studio, Cuttyhunk Island, MA.
2010 — Cirque Du Soleil, Face Painting, Promotional Events, Seattle, WA.
2007 — Muralogia, Business Owner, Customized murals and sign painting studio, Spokane, WA.
Collections
2014 —Cuttyhunk Historical Society: Museum of the Elizabeth Islands. Cuttyhunk, MA
2009 — Mary Alice Coolie Print Collection, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
Publications
2022 — Lisa Kellner Blog, March, In Her Own Words.
2020 — Artscope Magazine, September/October. Centerfold
2019 — Two Coats of Paint, July 18. Artist’s Statement
2019 — Artifactsmv, June 27. One to Watch
2019 — MV Times, June 26. Light and Shadows
2017 — The New York Optimist, April 9. Artist Feature
2012 — A Painting, September, www.nomansjournal.com
2010 — A portrait of my father on page 130 of Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications by Suzanne Brooker. Watson-Guptill Publications, New York.