Biography and Exhibitions
Biography
Tobi Taboada is a paper and encaustic artist living in the High Desert of Southern California. After graduating from UCLA with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts and a Professional Certification in Interior Design, she began a long career as a facilities designer. Since 1998, she has worked with paper as an art medium, touring with paper historians and artists throughout Asia. In 2006, she joined the arts community in the Morongo Basin. Her work uses collage, encaustic medium, and assemblage. She is interested in experiencing the moment to moment effect of medium and its unpredictability. In 2011, she collaborated with other High Desert artists creating a round robin collective of artist's books. Altered books continue to be a source of play and expression in its unlimited, wildly various forms. From 2011 she has been a member of the JTAG Art Gallery in Joshua Tree and the Artist's Council at the Palm Springs Museum of Art.
Shows and Exhibitions
JANUARY, 2011
Altered Books: A Collective Journey
Palm Springs Museum of Art
MARCH, 2011
Artist’s Council Exhibition, Awarded Best in Show
Palm Springs Museum of Art
OCTOBER, 2011
Artist’s Council Exhibition, Juried Show
Palm Springs Museum of Art
JUNE, 2012
Glass Outhouse Gallery
Wonder Valley, CA. Showing with Robert Brasier
MARCH, 2013
Right Under Our Nose
University of California, Palm Desert Campus
SEPTEMBER 2012 - MAY, 2014
JTAG Art Gallery
Joshua Tree, CA
APRIL 2013
Palm Springs Public Library
Palm Springs, CA Wasteland Recycle Show
FEBRUARY, 2014
Pop-Up Show
Palm Springs, Ca.