Tara McCoy

Tara McCoy

Residency Years: 2023
Posted in: Past Artist, Past Visiting Artist

Biography

As a multi-medium artist Tara McCoy started making crafts at 12 years old.  In high school, Tara took arts and crafts classes with Alyne Stamper where she has since perfected her skills and techniques.  She is known for saying, “everyone’s an artist.” 

Tara has been the recipient of numerous awards at the Cherokee Fall Festival, as well as Oklahoma Art Shows, and at SWAIA in Santa Fe.  Tara teaches other artists how to work with different mediums as well as generating new creations at her home in the Birdtown community.