TANMAYA BINGHAM

The portrayals of my subjects are a direct reflection of my fascination with the human condition. People and animals are often the focal point of my work and act as a beacon of familiarity for the viewer. They are frequently placed within a context that is otherworldly with an oblique or unusual frame of reference. It is through these exaggerated renditions of life that I have cultivated my own style.

Even though my artworks appear to have a photographic quality, they are hand drawn and painted. The realistic 3D elements are primarily rendered in colored pencil while the abstracted 2D elements are typically painted with acrylic. My refined mastery of drawing is a skill I have cultivated since childhood and today view it as core to my art practice. 

EDUCATION

2005 
MASTER OF ARTS - VISUAL ARTS (PAINTING) (MAVA), Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2002 BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA), Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016
HEART AND SOUL, Peters Projects, Santa Fe, NM, United States
2014
ENGLISH TEA PARTY GONE WRONG, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2013 
GENONEONOLOGY, Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, United States
PIGS AND THEIR FRIENDS, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2012 
COUNTERMANDING TWO, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 
2011 
COUNTERMANDING SATURATION, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
LAST SUPPER: FAMILY STYLE, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, United States
2010 
LEVELS OF TOLERANCE, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2010 
AMALGAMATION, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2009 
SANCTUARY MEMENTOES, Glass Gallery at Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2008 
SANCTUARY, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2002 
TRANSFORMATION, Studio 321B, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016
OUT OF THE WOODS, Goldmoss Projects, Vancouver, BC, Canada
TYPECAST, Hillyer Art Space, Washington DC, United States
ON THE BODY, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA, United States
2015
UNTITLED SHOW, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, Australia
THE 35th BRADLEY INTERnATIONAL PRINT AND DRAWING EXHIBITION, Bradley University Arts Center, Peoria, IL, United States
2014
INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, Highline Loft Gallery, New York, NY, United States
OSTRALE’014, Dresden, Germany
FIVE by FIVE, Tempa Museum of Art, Tempa, FL, United States

2013 
WORKS ON PAPER, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong, China
6th ANNUAL JURIED GROUP SHOW PART II, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA, United States
SIX PINTORES, Eggman & Walrus, Santa Fe, NM, United States
ANIMALISED, See Street Gallery (Northern Sydney Institute), Sydney, NSW, Australia
WONDERWORKS, The Cat Street Gallery- The Space, Hong Kong, China
COLLECT 10/LUICKY 13, Center For Contemporary Art (CCA), Santa Fe, NM, United States
ANOYME ZEICHNER (Anonymous Drawings), Kunstverein Tiegarten, Berlin, Germany
MIGHTY SMALL, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
FIGURE NOW: exhibition 2013, Fontbonne University Fine Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO, United States
2012 
4th ANNUAL GALA EVENT, Juan Siddi Flamenco Company, Santa Fe, NM, United States
VENERIS 13, Skotia Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, United States
IN THE MIRROR, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
MAJOR ARTISTS, MAJOR WORKS, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
COLLECTOR'S CHOICE, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA, United States
CHIAROSCURO, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2011 
BODY LANGUAGE, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
SCULPTURE 2011, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia 
LA ART SHOW, Skotia Gallery, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
2010 
THE 2010 ART FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH, Blue Door Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
ANNUAL, Corner Stones, Santa Fe, NM, United States
ART OF GIVING, Liddiard Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
THE EXQUISITE PALETTE, St. Lukes, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
MINIATURES, Level, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
EL DORADO, Off the Kerb, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2009 
THE FLOWER SHOW, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia 
IDENTITY, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 
CUT+COLLATE=CONSTRUCT, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
HOUSEGUEST 1&11, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM, United States
2008 
LINDEN POSTCARD SHOW, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2007 
A4, West Space, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2006 
DRAWINGS, M16 Artspace, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2005 
LANDSCAPE, Corner Stones, Santa Fe, NM, United States
THE FUTURE OF FINE ART, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, United States
OUTDOORS EXPLORATION, Conservation Trust, Santa Fe, NM, United States 
MID 1 GRADUATE EXHIBITION, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1998 
EMOTIONAL DRAWINGS, Amsterdam Art Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1992-04 
MONOTHON,College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, United States
1992 
NEW MEXICAN ARTIST OF THE FUTURE, Sanctuario de Guadalupe, Santa Fe, NM, United States

AWARDS & GRANTS
2014
ARTSLANT 1st 2014 Showcase, winner of mixed media, http://www.artslant.com
2013 
LETHBRIDGE 10000 SMALL-SCALE ART AWARD, online finalist, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
ARTSLANT 3rd 2013 SHOWCASE, winner of mixed media, http://www.artslant.com
2012 
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, No. 102 West Issue, Open Studio Press, Boston, MA, United States
2011 
STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE,Open Studio Press, Boston, MA, United States
2010 
WIDE OPEN 2 ART SHOW, Winner of best mixed media, Brooklyn, NY, United States
KENILWORTH ART PRIZE, Highly Commended, Kenilworth, QLD, Australia        
METRO ART AWARD, Finalist, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
WILLIAMSTOWN FESTIVAL CONTEMPORARY ART, Finalist, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
SHE 2010, Finalist, Walker Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2009 
NORTHCOTE HIGH VIEWS, Northern Exposure 09, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2007 
OFF THE WALL MELBOURNE, Art Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1993 
EXCELLENCE IN ART, Santa Fe Prep, Santa Fe, NM, United States

PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS

2013    
Mc. Lister, Iris. The Magazine November 2013, Critical Reflection: 45.
Wolff, Sharne. “Mighty Small.” The Art Life July 19 2013. July 19 2013 . 
“Mighty Small.” Time Out Sydney July 11 2013. July 11 2013 .
Antakly, Leila. “Tanmaya Bingham Art.”  Ninu Nina July 2 2013. July 2 2013 .
2012
Rule, Dan. “Tanmaya Bingham: Countermanding Two.” The Age (Melbourne) August 18, 2012, Arts & Entertainment.
2011    
Levin, Jennifer. “Take it Interpersonal.” Santa Fe New Mexican October 21-27 2011, Pasatiemop, Arts Entertainment & Culture: 34-36.
2010      
Fortescue, Elizabeth. “The Art of Tolerance.” The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) May 17 2010, Entertainment Arts.
Tanmaya Bingham.” Australian Art Collector April-June 2010, Issue 52, What Now: 132- 133.
Percival, Lindy. “Tanmaya Bingham.” The Age (Melbourne) February 13 2010, A2, My Space: 13.
2009     
Irwin, Julia. “Art’s Invasion of High St.” Nothcote Leader (Melbourne) June 18 2009, Lifesyle, Arts & Entertainmen.
Mcgraw, Kate. “In The House.” Albuquerque Journal (2009)
“Victoria.” Art Monthly Australia (Sydney) 2009, Summer Issue 226, Artnotes. 
2008     
Bingham, Tanmaya. Interview with Fiona Gruber. The Opening Radio. 3PBS FM. March 2008.
2006     
“Tanmaya Bingham.” Art Smart (Phillidephia) Fall 2006, issue 2: 6-7
2005     
Fischer, Zane. “Almost Famous.” Santa Fe Reporter October 19 2005, Zane’s World: 28.

OTHER EDUCATION
3D CHARACTER MODELING, Think Tank Training Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
CERTIFICATION IN DIGITAL ANIMATION, Met Film School, Ealing Studios, London, United Kingdom
CERTIFICATION IN LIFE COACHING, The Coaching Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
CERTIFICATION IN TRAINERS TRAINING & PUBLIC SPEAKING, The Coaching Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
CERTIFICATION IN NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), The Coaching Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
CERTIFICATION IN TEACHING YOGA, Prajna Yoga (Tias Little), Santa Fe, NM, United States
CERTIFICATION IN NUTRITION, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York, NY, United States
ART HISTORY, New York University, New York, NY, United States
PAINTING, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
MIXED DISCIPLINES, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, United States
MIXED DISCIPLINES, Santa Fe International Academy of Art, Santa Fe, NM, United States

COMMITTEES
2007-09 
West Space Committee Member, West Space, Melbourne, VIC, Australia