About The Artist

Ms. Holl has been a professional teaching artist for over 25 years. She has created glass installations (sculptural, leaded, fused, & cast) mosaics, murals, sculptures, and many mixed media art works in public spaces. She received an AIA award for excellence (American Institute for Architects) on two large glass projects created for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Reston, Virginia. Tara opened a National Geographic exhibition at Explorers Hall at the Washington D.C. with 8 large sculptures depicting the many uses of glass. Tara has been the curator for a variety of exhibitions at assorted galleries, the Creative Crafts Council, the National Institutes of Health, Baltimore Space Telescope facility, Olney Theatre Center, the Sandy Spring Museum, and the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. She utilizes glass, ceramic, fiber, wood, cement board, paper, recycled materials, found objects, and assorted painting mediums. Murals, mosaics, large mobiles, sculptures, and wall mount artwork are some of the results. Tara has been the visual art integration specialist for the Maryland Artists/Teachers Institute (now called Maryland Centers for Creative Classrooms MCCC). Tara has taught over 47 visual arts integrated residencies at public and private schools in Maryland and classes/workshops in California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington, and overseas in Panama, Egypt, and Italy. Her work has given her the opportunity to teach students K - 12, adults, and a variety of children and adults with special needs. Ms. Holl has exhibited her work throughout the United States and overseas. Recently Ms. Holl taught arts integrated workshops to children and adults (the Kuna Indians) in Armila, Panama while on an eco-residency. Tara continues her own education through her affiliations with professional associations, professional development opportunities, and artistic residencies.