ARTIST

Tara Spil is a painter based in Charlotte, North Carolina. After receiving her Bachelors in Fine Art from Western Carolina University, she developed a career in nonprofit and a passion for community. Tara is influenced by the French impressionist movement and artists like Pissaro and Manet as well as more contemporary artists like Alice Neel. Through bold colors, brushstrokes, and subjects, her work studies light and space in time. She often paints still life and landscape to break down and understand the world around her. As a founder of Charlotte Plein Air, she is also passionate about creating spaces for other artists to work. 

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She has shown in a variety of venues including the Levine Museum of the New South, Blumethal Performing Arts Artists in Theaters, McColl Center, Catalyst Gallery, Wilkes Art Gallery, VAPA Center, Cain Center for the Arts, and more. Tara’s work has been supported by the Arts and Science Council, the North Carolina Arts Council, Charlotte SHOUT, Charlotte International Arts Festival and the Blumenthal Endowment.