Artist Bio
Resume
Juanita Tatum
- Phone: 330-221-5000
- Email: Juanita@CrayonKelly.com
- LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanita-tatum-0a0763236
- Portfolio:
https://www.instagram.com/j.tatum.art/
- Website:
https://www.instagram.com/j.tatum.art/
Summary
Juanita is a mixed media artist that creates through play, experimentation, and the right amount of chaos. You can usually find her in her home studio on the floor with her dogs, teaching at the Rum River Art Center or at “Our Gallery”. She dabbles in mixed media including acrylic paint, watercolor, gouache, inks, pens, pencils, paper, canvas, fibers, and wood. She believes “anything can be an art supply.” Through the innovative use of recycled materials, she teaches both children and adults to experiment creatively and express themselves without limits or judgment. Art is about the process, not the end result.
She is the co-founder of Art Dabbler and co-founder of “Our Gallery” presented by Crayon Kelly, LLC at the Shops at West End, St Louis Park, MN.
Art Fairs
- Archstone Art Experience-Coon Rapids, March 2024
- Art-a-whirl-Flux Arts Building, May 2024
- Two Rivers Art Fair-Ramsey, July 2024
- Loring Park Art Fair-MPLS, July 2024
- Uptown Art Fair Detour-Bachman’s, August 2024
Call for entry shows
- Detroit: “The Dirty Show 2023” Feb 2023 (2 pieces)
- Maple Grove Art Center: “Emotion and Senses” Sept-Oct 2023 (3 pieces)
- Rumriver Art Center-Anoka: “Frankenstein” Oct 2023 (1 piece)
- Rumriver Art Center-Anoka: “Holiday Show and Shop” Nov-Dec 2023 (original mini’s & art junk journals)
- Maple Grove Art Center: “Retro” Dec: 2023-Jan 2024 (3 pieces)
- Rumriver Art Center-Anoka: “Art of the Word” Jan-Feb 2024 (1 piece)
- Rumriver Art Center-Anoka: “Art of a Face” March 2024 (1 piece)
- Maple Grove Art Center: Advocate Show July-Aug 2024 (3 pieces)
- Rumriver Art Center: “Student Show” Aug-Sept 2024 (1 piece)
- Rumriver Art Center: “Deconstruction/Abstraction” Oct-Nov 2024 (1 piece)
Live Painting Events
Art Battle Minnesota finalist, October 2023
Art Battle Minnesota finalist, December 2023
Art Battle Minnesota, January 2024
Art Battle Minnesota, April 2024
Mock Art Battle-Stone Arch Bridge Festival, June 2024
Mock Art Battle-Loring Park Art Fair, July 2024
Art Battle Minnesota State Championship, August 2024
Mock Art Battle-MOA Rotunda, Oct 2024
Amplified Arts-Warehouse District Live, October 2024
Solo Shows
- Pizza Luce-Seward, July 2023
- Rumriver Art Center: “Exploring Emotions through Faces” Sept-Nov 2023
- Allina Health Center-Coon Rapids, Sept-Nov 2023
- Pizza Luce-Downtown MLPS, Nov 2023
- Metta Coffee-Anoka, July 2024-December 2024
- Rum River Library-Anoka, October 2024-December 2024
Volunteer Experience
Rumriver Art Center: Community Art Night facilitator, July-Nov 2023
Guest speaker at Pease Academy Art Class, Dec 2023
Make-a-wish Artist, 2024
Winefest Artist-MLPS, 2024
Classes
Location: Rockler Minnetonka, 2022-2024
- Shaper Origin Basics
- Spoon Carving
- Chip Carving
- Picture Frame Construction
- Make and Take Cutting board
- Make and Take tool box-scouts
- Make and Take Chalkboard-scouts
Location: Rum River Art Center, 2024
- Intuitive Self Portrait Workshop-4 hours
- Artist Trading Cards
- Embracing Disruption Workshop-4 hours
- Mixed Media Mayhem-7 weeks
- Polymer Clay Summer Camp-1 week
- Trash to Treasure Summer Camp-1 week
- Pokemon Drawing and Polymer Clay Summer Camp-1 week
- 3D Sculpture and More Summer Camp-1 week
- Chaotic Binding Junk Journal-4 Weeks
- Traveler Journal-4 weeks
- Exploring Textures-4 weeks
- Homeschool Intuitive Play-4 weeks
- Collage journal cover-Lincoln Elementary art crawl
- Polymer Clay figures (multiple classes)
Location: Various Offsites 2024
- Intuitive Self-Portraits-Corporate Leadership Team
- Polymer Clay Pikachu-Mississippi Library
- Oil Pastel Raven-Rum River Library
- Pop Art Acrylic Painting-Royalton Regional Library
- Nature Journal-Girl Scouts
Professional Memberships
- Northstar Scrollers
- Minnesota Woodworkers Guild
- Minnesota Woodturners Guild
- NEMAA - Emerging Artist