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Tara Sood CV - Teaching Resume 
Website: www.tarasood.com
Instagram: @tarasoodfineart
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EDUCATION

2018   MFA  Painting & Drawing       Academy of Art University                               San Francisco, CA

2010   MS     Agriculture                    University of Nebraska-Lincoln                       Lincoln, NE

2007   RD     Registered Dietitian     San Diego State University WIC Internship    San Diego, CA         

2004   BS     Nutrition                        University of Texas-Austin                               Austin, TX

 

TEACHING, LEADERSHIP, PROGRAM FACILITATION

2022-2024  University of Guam Adjunct Faculty, Department of Arts and Humanities   Mangilao, GU

2023            Dear Tree Learning Center and Art Studio - Art Instructor & Class Design Oka, GU

2022-2023  Painting & Drawing Weekly Classes (In-Person) - Tara Sood Fine Art          Santa Rita, GU

2022            'Time to Figure’ Facilitation and Organization of Live Model Weekly

                      and Monthly Sessions - Lees-Reyes Gallery Annex                                      Tumon, GU  

2022              Event Facilitation for Show Openings, Workshops, Demos at the

                       Lees-Reyes Gallery                                                                                          Tumon, GU

2021-2023   Painting & Drawing Weekly Classes (Online Zoom) - Tara Sood Fine Art    Santa Rita, GU

2020-2021   Painting & Drawing Weekly Classes (Online Zoom) - Tara Sood Fine Art   San Diego, CA

2020-2021   Painting & Drawing Weekly Classes (In-Person) - Tara Sood Fine Art         San Diego, CA

2017-Current   Homeschooling (Kindergarten – 10th Grade) - Various Locations            CA, GU, Japan

 

WORKSHOPS

2024    Still Life Painting Workshop - OBRA Guam (Guam Filipino Artists)                      Tumon, GU

2023    Charcoal Drawing Workshop - Dear Tree Learning Center                                 Oka, GU

2022    July and August Approaching the Figure - Lees-Reyes Gallery Annex              Tumon, GU

2022    August and September Figure Gesture Painting - Lees-Reyes Gallery Annex  Tumon, GU

2022    October Approaching the Figure - OBRA Guam                                                   Tumon, GU

2020    The Beach and the Sky - Fletcher’s Cove Plein Air Workshop                            San Diego, CA

 

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS

2021-2023   Lees-Reyes Gallery                                                                                          Tumon. GU

 

EXHIBITIONS

2023   Faculty Show, Isla Center for the Arts - University of Guam                                   Mangilao, GU

2023   Solo Show ‘Twirl’ - Lees-Reyes Gallery                                                                    Tumon, GU

2023   Imbentibu Fa’haula’a (Women in Art) - Lees-Reyes Gallery                                    Tumon, GU

2022-2023      Lees-Reyes Gallery Exhibits Annex                                                            Tumon, GU

2022-2023      CAHA Gallery Exhibits and Auction - Guam Council on the Arts and

                          Humanities Agency                                                                                     Hagåtña, GU

2022, 2023     University of Guam Migratory Bird Show, Curated, Organized, and

                          Exhibited                                                                                                       Talafofo, GU

2023   Finalist, Still Life, Members Only Show, Portrait Society of America

2022   Guam Museum, Select Guam Artists’ Exhibition                                                     Hagåtña, GU

2022   Body Beautiful Show - Lees-Reyes Gallery                                                             Tumon, GU

2022   Imbentibu Fa’haula’a (Women in Art) - Lees-Reyes Gallery                                   Tumon, GU

2022   Birds of Paradise Exhibition, Feb 2022 - Lees-Reyes Gallery                                Tumon, GU

2022   3rd Place, California Art Club, Unmasked, Excellence in Fine Arts Online Exhibit

2022   Mission Trails Regional Park Juried Exhibition – 5-Person Show, Jan-Feb 2022,

            MTRP Interpretive Center                                                                                         San Diego, CA

2021    8x8-inch Members Show - LPAPA                                                                    Laguna Beach, CA

2011, 2019-2021   6-inch squared exhibition - Randy Higbee Gallery                             Costa Mesa, CA

2021  CAHA Guam Fall Exhibition                                                                                        Hagåtña, GU

2021   Oceanside Museum of Art, Juried Art Mart on the Terrace                                    Oceanside, CA

2021   NEXT, Drawing Exhibition, West Coast Drawing                                                      Las Vegas, NV

2021   First Plein Air Exhibition, Spreckels Reading Room

           Coronado Cultural Commission                                                                                 Coronado, CA 

2021   Atmospheric Impressions, Randy Higbee Gallery Online Show                          Costa Mesa, CA 

2021   Taiwan/US Art Exchange & Exhibition, West Coast Drawing/various cities tour              Taiwan

2020   Finalist, Outside the Box, Members Only Show, Portrait Society of America

2020   Mars: An Artistic Mission, California Art Club                                                                             CA

2019   AAU Faculty & Alumni Auction, the Cannery                                                      San Francisco, CA

2019   1st Annual Women in Watercolor International Exhibition - Women in Watercolor

2019   American Impressionist Society, Small Works Show                                                 Petoskey, MI

2019   Okiten 2019 International Competition                                                                   Okinawa, Japan

2016-2018   Spring Show, Academy of Art University                                                  San Francisco, CA

2017   Golden State Splendor, California Art Club, Santa Paula Art Museum                 Santa Paula, CA

2015   Carmel-by-the-Sea Plein Air Painting Competition                                                        Carmel, CA

2012   Iconic California, California Art Club, Altadena Town and Country Club                 Altadena, CA

 

PUBLICATIONS

2023      Dec 1, 2023         University of Guam Faculty art show with a feature on my work https://www.uog.edu/news-announcements/2023-2024/2023-faculty-art-exhibit-opens-at-isla-center-for-the-arts-on-dec-6.php

2023      Nov 20, 2023      Guam PDN ‘Living in the Abstract’ Exhibit featuring my artwork

https://www.guampdn.com/lifestyle/living-in-the-abstract-art-exhibit/article_34f41e7a-829e-11ee-8832-1f4b197039d2.html

2023      April Interview for Solo Show, Twirl – A Treatise on Dance, Paintings and Drawings by Tara Sood, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ldKmdCO8SA

2023      April 6, 2023 Guam PDN covering Solo Show: Twirl https://www.guampdn.com/lifestyle/see-joy-in-movement-at-new-lees-reyes-art-gallery-exhibit-twirl/article_3e776e16-d35d-11ed-85ee-e3820279b059.html

2023      April 4, 2023 KUAM News covering Solo Show: Twirl

https://www.kuam.com/story/48622052/tara-sood-art-exhibit-at-leesreyes-art-gallery

2023      Feb 11, 2023 Guam PDN covering UOG’s Migratory Bird Show – Painting Demonstration https://www.guampdn.com/bird-20230211-jpeg/image_0172514c-a9ba-11ed-9709-27d35d6cf9f1.html

2022     Sep 3, 2022 Guam PDN   ‘Flower Power’ Show at the Lees-Reyes Gallery with a feature of my work  https://www.guampdn.com/news/flower-power-exhibit-highlights-guams-flowers-plants/article_18ff59e4-2b53-11ed-805e-676d3b8d12b8.html

2022    PNC TV Interview, Body Beautiful Show Opening

2022    Jul 4, 2022 KUAM TV Live Interview, Body Beautiful Show Opening & “Face-Off” Painting Event https://www.kuam.com/story/46804740/body-beautiful-art-exhibit-showcases-20-island-artists

2022    ABC TV Interview, “Face-Off” Painting Event & Body Beautiful Show Opening

2022      Jul 3, 2022   Pacific Island Times Art Write Up – Imbentibu Fa’haola’au   “The Creative Women of Guam”   https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-creative-women-of-guam

2019      American Art Collector November 2019, Small works editorial, group feature

 

ART AFFILIATIONS

Oil Painters of America - Juried Artist Member                                     2018 – Present

Laguna Plein Air Paintings Association - Associate Member               2011-2014, 2019 – Present

California Art Club - Associate Member                                                 2011-2015, 2019 – Present

American Impressionist Society - Associate Member                           2015 – Present

Portrait Society of America                                                                      2019 – Present

West Coast Drawing                                                                                 2020 - 2022

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Tara Sood Fine Art Instruction

Sharing knowledge, technique, and passion is the basis for my teaching.  First and foremost I love to paint and draw.  People often discuss art, painting techniques, and my inspiration as I paint on location and give demonstrations.  Teaching is a direct way of answering all the questions.  However, I think teaching goes one step further in that it allows me to focus on the individual students needs.  

Some teach towards a particular style or a particular palette.  Teaching master palettes is an intriguing study.  My focus is on the growth of the students as an artist through technique, knowledge bases, and excellence.  

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Tara Sood 

Tara Sood Fine Art 2025

Finding the balance between expression and reality

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