Tara Walters (b. 1990, Washington D.C.) works in Los Angeles and New York. She received her MFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA and her BFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, Venice, Italy, and Shanghai, China. She currently has a solo show with Nina Johnson Gallery until May 17, 2025 in Miami.

Walters is an artist and painter whose work is inspired by psychic phenomena and the ethereality of the natural world. Her paintings are created using water from the ocean, which adds a unique and personal element to her creative process. The grit of the ocean’s elements, mixed with paint and washes, creates an otherworldly effect, blurring the lines between the tangible and the mystical. Through her work, Walters seeks to capture the fleeting beauty of nature while exploring the unseen energies that shape our world.


Her paintings are reflections on memory, each mark on the canvas a step that guides the next, like pulling images from the past that shape what’s to come. Patterns, sequences, and stories unfold across her work, offering glimpses into another side of reality and hints of what lies ahead. Walters approaches painting as a kind of witchcraft, a ritual and poetic practice that reveals deeper knowledge through the act of making. Her use of pareidolia invites play and exploration, allowing unexpected forms to surface organically. Each composition holds its own presence, creating a sense of discovery within every piece. No two paintings are alike, yet together they form a continuous, evolving story.

email: tarawalters.art@gmail.com