About The Artist

Tanja Gant

BIO

Born in Bosnia (former Yugoslavia) in 1972, Tanja Gant is a contemporary, realist portrait artist who resides in Texas. She discovered her passion for pencil and portraits very early. Being self-taught she drew throughout her childhood and later on during the Bosnian war. Since becoming a full-time artist in 2010 she has won numerous awards in regional, national, and international competitions and has had her work exhibited in as many shows throughout the country. Her work has also been published in several books and magazines, most notably: International Artist Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, and a series of Strokes of Genius books. Tanja’s drawings are in permanent collections of the Art Renewal Center (ARC) and the European Museum of Contemporary Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain; as well as private collections throughout the world.

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EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:

2020

• 35th Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX                         

2019

• FINALIST - Portrait Society of America Members-Only competition (outside the box category)
• Group Exhibition “Contemporary Realism”, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO
• FINALIST, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 123rd Annual Open Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
• 29th Annual Holiday Miniature show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• FINALIST - Richeson75 Figure/Portrait Exhibition, Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
• SECOND PLACE: Clay Pitzer Memorial Award - Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s 28th Annual Exhibition, Breckenridge, TX
• FINALIST - Manifest Gallery INDA 14 book
• Salmagundi Club Award for Graphics - Allied Artists of America Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
• THIRD PLACE (drawing category) - 34th Annual Texas and Neighbors Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX; jurors: Susan Roth Roman & Jordan Roth)
• Derwent / MacPherson’s Art Award for Exceptional Merit - CPSA 27th Annual International Exhibition, City of Brea Art gallery, La Brea, CA; juror: Jean Stern
• Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art’s (WMOCA) International Biennial Portrait Competition, Wausau, WI; juror: Margaret Bowland                          
• SECOND PLACE (dry media category) - Richeson75 Small Works Exhibition, Richeson75 School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI                                            
• FINALIST - 14th Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon
• Group Exhibition “I Observe” - Rehs Contemporary Galleries, NYC, NY             

2018

• 8^th PLACE – Portrait Society of America’s Members Only Competition (Non-Commissioned Portrait category)
• FINALIST - Richeson75 Portraits/Figures International Exhibition, Richeson Art School  and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
• SECOND PLACE - Portrait Society of America Texas Members Only Exhibition - Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, TX; Juror: Tina Garrett
• THIRD PLACE - New Orleans Art Association National Art Show, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA; Juror: Qiang Huang
• FINALIST - ViewPoint50, Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
• GOLD MEDAL - 33^rd Annual Bosque Art Classic Exhibition (drawing category), Bosque Arts Center, Clifton, TX; Juror: Jason Rich
• HONORABLE MENTION - 27^th Breckenridge Arts Center’s 27^th Annual Juried Exhibition, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, TX; Juror: Beverly Boren
• FINALIST - Colored Pencil Society of America’s 26^th Annual International Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL; Juror: Mark Pascale
• FINALIST - Hudson Valley Art Association 85^th Annual Exhibition, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT; Juror: Edgar Jerrings
• SECOND PLACE (dry media category) - Texas & Neighbors 33^rd Regional Art Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX; Juror: Lyle Novinski
• BEST SOCIAL COMMENTARY AWARD – 13^th International ARC Salon 

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PUBLICATIONS:

• Fine Art Connoisseur: Dressing the Part (December 2019), p. 58
• Fine Art Connoisseur: When Artists Depict Themselves (April 2019), p. 69
• PoetsArtists #101: Adorn Me (February 2019)                          
• International Artist Magazine #125 (2019), p. 112-119
• CP Treasures 6, p. 39 (2019)
• Fine Art Connoisseur: Go Figure (December 2019), p. 59
• American Art Collector:16 Contemporary Women Artists #149 (March 2018), p.79
• Strokes of Genius 10 - The Best of Drawing: Favorite Subjects (2018), p. 114-115
• PoetsArtists #92: 10th Anniversary Issue (2018)
• COLOR, a CP Magazine (September 2018), p. 8-13
• PoetsArtists#89: 50 Great Figurative Artworks of 2017 (December 2017)   
• PoetsArtists #80: The Family Edition (2017)
• Strokes of Genius 9 - The Best of Drawing: Creative Discoveries (2017), p. 45
• PoetsArtists #78: 100 Greatest Drawings (2017)
• The Artist’s Magazine: Best in Class (July/August 2017), p. 78
• International Artist Magazine #114 (2017), p. 17
• The Artist’s Magazine: Colored Pencil Cracks the Ceiling (April 2017), p. 56-63
• Strokes of Genius 8 - The Best of Drawing: Expressive Texture (2016). p. 27
• INDA 10 (2016), Manifest Gallery, p. 84-86
• PoetsArtists #77: Chevere (2016)
• DRAW Portraits in Colored Pencil (2016), p. Cover, 2-13
• The Artist’s Magazine: A Stroke Above the Rest (July/August 2016), p. 82
• The Artist’s Magazine: The Artist’s Life (March 2016), p. 11
• Strokes of Genius 7 - The Best of Drawing: Depth, Dimension and Space (2015), p. 29, 131
• INDA 9 (2015), Manifest Gallery, p. 93
• PoetsArtists #67: Realism (2015)
• Strokes of Genius 6 - The Best of Drawing: Value, Lights and Darks (2014), p. 8, 41
• Art Lessons in Realist Drawing, Painting and Beyond (2014), p. 54-63
• iARTistas #12: Facebook Portraits (October 2014)
• PoetsArtists #59 (2014)
• Art Journey, Portraits & Figures (2014), p. 68-69
• International Artist Magazine #98 (2014), p. 16
• Southwest Art Magazine: Artists to Watch (April 2014), p. 20
• The Artist’s Magazine: Pure Colored Pencil (January/February 2014), p. 80-83
• CP Treasures 2 (2013), p. 22
• Strokes of Genius 5 - The Best of Drawing: Design and Composition(2013), p. front cover, 41, 131
• PoetsArtists #50: Encore (2013)
• International Artist Magazine #90 (2013), p. 9
• Strokes of Genius 4 - The Best of Drawing: Exploring Line (2012), p. 8
• CP Treasures (2012)
• Colored Pencil Magazine (November 2011), p. 16-18

GROUP SHOWS:

• “I Observe”, Rehs Contemporary Galleries, NYC, NY (2019)
• “Painting Today/Pintando Hoy”, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain (2019)
• 13th ARC Salon, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain (2019)
• 29th Annual Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO (2019)
• 28^th Annual Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO  (2018)
• “Women Painting WTF They Want”, Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach (2017)
• “Chevere”, Sirona Fine Art Gallery, Hallandale Beach, FL (2016)
• “Freak Out”,  Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL (2016)

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Colored Pencil Society of America
• Portrait Society of America
• American Artists Professional League
• Allied Artists of America

OTHER:

• Sharpened Artist Podcast