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TESSA TALLAKSON
1997 Born in Opelika, Alabama
EDUCATION
2023 Opelika Art Haus Still Life Workshop with Peter Van Dyck
2022 Opelika Art Haus Still Life and Interior Workshop with Peter Van Dyck
2022 Townsend Atelier Cityscape Painting Workshop with Peter Van Dyck
2021 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, BFA in Painting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Alabama State, Montgomery, Alabama
2017 Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell Plein Air Workshop with Elana Hagler
2017 Sara Carlise Towery Alabama Art Colony Workshop with Patt Odom
2017 Southern Union State Community College, Opelika, Alabama
2016 Sara Carlise Towery Alabama Art Colony Workshop with Moe Brooker
SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Donald R. Caldwell Full Tuition Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2018 National Society of Arts and Letters | Naomi Rabb Winston Scholarship
2017 Partial Scholarship | Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony
2017 Full Scholarship | Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell Plein Air Workshop
2016 Full Scholarship | Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony
AWARDS
2024 Chalk Hill Artists Residency, Sonoma CA
2023 Hudson River Painting Fellowship, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut
2022 Third Place Peoples Choice Award, Pike Road Paint Out
2021 The J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Travel Scholarship Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Frances D. Bergman Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Arthur De Costa Painting Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Elenor S. Gray Prize for Still Life, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Edna Pennypacker Stauffer Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Don Sabath Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2020 The Catherine Grant Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2019 Stimson Sculpture Prize, Figurative Sculpture, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2018 First place, Alabama State University Annual Student Exhibition
2018 Jackson Hospital Healing Arts Purchase Prize
2017 Alabama Art Colony, Sarah Carlisle Towery Peer Award
SOLO SHOW
2018 Local Market Gallery | Auburn, AL
GROUP SHOW
2024 From a Distance Plein Air Exhibition, Salmugundi Club, New York, NY
2023 45th Biennial Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition, MMFA, Montgomery, AL
2023 Beyond Go Figure III Exhibition, Bo Bartlette Center, Columbus, Georgia
2023 Hudson River Fellowship Exhibition, Salmugundi Club, New York, NY
2023 Miami University Young Painters Competition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami, Ohio
2022 Pike Road Paint Out Group Show
2022 55th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition
2022 Beyond Go Figure II Exhibition, Bo Bartlette Center, Columbus, Georgia
2021 Virtual Exhibition of Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 120th Annual Student Exhibition, Historic Landmark Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2019 PAFA Tenderfoot Exhibition, Student Lounge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Bacchanal First Year Student Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018 PAFA Tenderfoot Exhibition, Student Lounge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Alabama State University Annual Student Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2018 Jackson Hospital, Healing Arts Collection, Montgomery, AL
SEKECTED PUBLICATIONS
2025 On the Cover of Southwest Art Magazine "21 Under 31" August/September Issue
2021 Southern Views Magazine Interview January Issue
2018 Jackson Hospital Healing Arts Collection Purchase Prize Article
1997 Born in Opelika, Alabama
EDUCATION
2023 Opelika Art Haus Still Life Workshop with Peter Van Dyck
2022 Opelika Art Haus Still Life and Interior Workshop with Peter Van Dyck
2022 Townsend Atelier Cityscape Painting Workshop with Peter Van Dyck
2021 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, BFA in Painting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Alabama State, Montgomery, Alabama
2017 Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell Plein Air Workshop with Elana Hagler
2017 Sara Carlise Towery Alabama Art Colony Workshop with Patt Odom
2017 Southern Union State Community College, Opelika, Alabama
2016 Sara Carlise Towery Alabama Art Colony Workshop with Moe Brooker
SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Donald R. Caldwell Full Tuition Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2018 National Society of Arts and Letters | Naomi Rabb Winston Scholarship
2017 Partial Scholarship | Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony
2017 Full Scholarship | Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell Plein Air Workshop
2016 Full Scholarship | Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony
AWARDS
2024 Chalk Hill Artists Residency, Sonoma CA
2023 Hudson River Painting Fellowship, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut
2022 Third Place Peoples Choice Award, Pike Road Paint Out
2021 The J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Travel Scholarship Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Frances D. Bergman Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Arthur De Costa Painting Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Elenor S. Gray Prize for Still Life, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Edna Pennypacker Stauffer Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 Don Sabath Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2020 The Catherine Grant Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2019 Stimson Sculpture Prize, Figurative Sculpture, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2018 First place, Alabama State University Annual Student Exhibition
2018 Jackson Hospital Healing Arts Purchase Prize
2017 Alabama Art Colony, Sarah Carlisle Towery Peer Award
SOLO SHOW
2018 Local Market Gallery | Auburn, AL
GROUP SHOW
2024 From a Distance Plein Air Exhibition, Salmugundi Club, New York, NY
2023 45th Biennial Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition, MMFA, Montgomery, AL
2023 Beyond Go Figure III Exhibition, Bo Bartlette Center, Columbus, Georgia
2023 Hudson River Fellowship Exhibition, Salmugundi Club, New York, NY
2023 Miami University Young Painters Competition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami, Ohio
2022 Pike Road Paint Out Group Show
2022 55th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition
2022 Beyond Go Figure II Exhibition, Bo Bartlette Center, Columbus, Georgia
2021 Virtual Exhibition of Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2021 120th Annual Student Exhibition, Historic Landmark Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2019 PAFA Tenderfoot Exhibition, Student Lounge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Bacchanal First Year Student Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018 PAFA Tenderfoot Exhibition, Student Lounge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Alabama State University Annual Student Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2018 Jackson Hospital, Healing Arts Collection, Montgomery, AL
SEKECTED PUBLICATIONS
2025 On the Cover of Southwest Art Magazine "21 Under 31" August/September Issue
2021 Southern Views Magazine Interview January Issue
2018 Jackson Hospital Healing Arts Collection Purchase Prize Article