Tamara Garvey
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Residencies & Community Work
2026 Artist Residency, Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, McIntosh County, GA (May 2026)
2022-2025 Host and producer of podcast Art(s) on the Air:
Interviewed Savannah artists, musicians, and authors (after having taken over host responsibilities on a 5-year- running podcast).
2024 Professional Mentor Services, SCAD, Savannah, GA:
Guest Juror for the annual School of Foundation Studies Honors Show.
Delivered a lecture about my work and professional journey to two Foundations classes.
Assisted the professors with student portfolio reviews and critiques.
2019 Alumni Guest Judge for SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Solo Exhibitions
2027 The Winter of our Discontent, Art Lab at William King Museum, Abingdon, VA (Planned for March - May)
2026 The Winter of our Discontent, Gallery 2424, Savannah, GA
2024 Upcycled Ink Collages, Hop Atomica, Savannah, GA
2023 Scenes of Savannah, Gallery Espresso, Savannah, GA
2022 Florals: Fragile yet Cyclical, 208 Wine Bar, Savannah, GA
2020 Let’s all pause for a moment and take a good look, Starland Cafe, Savannah, GA
2018 Scenes of Savannah, Gallery Espresso, Savannah, GA
Selected Group Exhibitions & Juried Art Fairs
(* Indicates award)
2026 Sapelo Island Artist Residency Exhibition, The Old Jail Art Center, Darien, GA (Aug-Sept)
2024 Birch Tree Beauties (two-person show), 208 Wine Bar, Savannah, GA
2023 The Loveliest of Trees (two-person show), Grand Bohemian Gallery, Charleston, SC
Bouquets for Days, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Charleston, SC
2022 Finster Fest, Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, Summerville, GA
2021 4-Top (Still Serving), Sulfur Studios , Savannah, GA
Finster Fest, Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, Summerville, GA
* 27th Annual Judged Show, Society of Bluffton Artists, Bluffton, SC
2019 Small Works, The Art of Gifting, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Animal Farm, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Art Bash, Benefit for Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
Memory Lane, Studio Sesh Arts, Islamorada, FL
2017 Artists & Fleas (juried booth space), Chelsea Market, New York, NY
2016 Artists & Fleas (juried booth space), Brooklyn, NY
Why NY?, Chelsea Market, New York, NY
2012 Bushwick Open Studios, Little Skips, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Figuratively, JujoMukti Tea House, New York, NY
2010 Telfair Art Fair (juried booth space), Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
Welcome to Nutellaville, Little Skips, Brooklyn, NY
2009 * Telfair Art Fair (juried booth space), Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
2008 4-Top Group Exhibition, B. Matthew’s, Savannah, GA
Centennial Alumni Exhibition, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
* Library’s 1st Annual Student Artist's Book Show, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
2007 Small Works show, shopSCAD, Atlanta, GA
2004 Ready to Wear?, Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC
* Awards
2023 “Savannah’s Best Local Visual Artist for 2023,” Connect Savannah's "Best Of" Issue
2021 * 1st Place in Mixed Media, 27th Annual Judged Show, Society of Bluffton Artists, Bluffton, SC
2020 Relief Fund for Georgia Visual Artists, Judith Alexander Foundation
2009 * Honorable Mention, Telfair Art Fair, Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
2008 * Honorable Mention, Library’s 1st Annual Student Artist's Book Show, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
Education
2008 B.F.A., illustration (magna cum laude), Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, U.S.
2002 Foundation Diploma, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
2001 B.S., biology (cum laude), Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.
Press & Media
2026 “Savannah artist Tamara Garvey is ready to light a fire in our bellies," Savannah Morning News
Art(s) on the Air with Tamara Garvey, Podcast interview
“Not taking no for an answer,” WomenAdvancing podcast interview
2024 “Savannah artist's "Ink Collages" plants whimsy among darker themes," Savannah Morning News
"Success on Paper: Tamara Garvey, Artist & Illustrator,"Red River Paper Blog
2023 "Tamara Garvey: Best Local Visual Artist," Connect Savannah's "Best Of" Issue
2022 Artist Spotlight on Tamara Garvey, WSAV.com, The Bridge
2021 “Extended Shift (4-top group show),” The Savannahian
“4-top at Sulfur Studios Brings Four Friends Together,” Savannah Morning News
2020 #ART912 Virtual Studio Visit with Tamara Garvey, Telfair Museum blog
“Tamara Garvey’s latest at Starland Cafe is old-fashioned and feel- good,” Do Savannah
2019 "Whimsical illustrator Tamara Garvey," Interview with SCADworks blog
2018 “Tamara Garvey's whimsy on display at Gallery Espresso,” Connect Savannah
“Art on the Air” Radio Interview, WRUU Savannah
2017 “38 Perfect Valentine’s Day Cards For Your BFF,” Huff Post
Valentine's Day Press Preview, Accessories Council, New York, NY
2015 “17 Awesome Valentine’s Day Cards For Every BFF In Your Life,” Huff Post
2008 Illustration featured on the homepage image gallery, SCAD.edu