Tamara Poff

About

Originally from the Midwest and now living in Tucson, AZ, Tamara Poff paints the figure in a narrative fashion. Poff primarily depicts women of character placed in an environment designed to elicit viewer questions about the individual's predicament, mindset, or mood. Often, the underlying message is an acknowledgment of the obstacles and ascent of women, both past and present. Poff earned a B.A. in Art Education at Michigan State University with graduate studies toward the M.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design. Her work can be found in various private collections throughout the U.S. and has been juried into local and regional galleries and museums. Working in oil, Poff paints from life where possible in an indirect process, building upon multiple layers of paint to open the territory inside the subject's mind. The ultimate goal is to bring that person's story to the viewer so they may identify with the attitude or emotion reflected in the piece.