Tara Downs's guest appearances

Tara Downs

The Brand is Female

VOICES ON ART - The VAN HORN Gallery Podcast, hosted by Daniela Steinfeld

Tiffany Sorya

Molly Ivins

Vicki Saunders

Cara Miller

Najwa Zebian

Soraya Chemaly

Carly Stein

Monica Ruffo

Maxine Bédat

Emily Ramshaw

Noura Sakkijha

Donna Bishop

Caitlin Cronenberg

Emily Silverman

Shannon Hamblin

OwlTail

On the occasion of this years' Independent Art fair I’m speaking with Tara Downs, who has been working as a gallerist in different cities and developed her own approach through many phases and stages. Tara talks her passion of working in the artworld, the benefits and the downfalls, her philosophy on team building, excellence, embracing challenges and being invigorated by change. She states that her gallery is much bigger than her - the team, the artists and collectors being part of a greater whole. At the Independent Tara Downs will show four women artists dealing with sexuality, pornography and feminism, opening up spaces for discourse and dispute. This Episode is produced in cooperation with Independent Art Fair, New York City and will be part of the fairs OVR for it's upcoming 2023 edition.Recorded March 7, 2023, 33 min.Shownoteshttps://taradowns.com/fairs/independent-new-york https://www.independenthq.com/#IndependentArtFair #IndependentNewYork #Independent2023 #TaraDowns #NewYork #VoicesOnArt #VanHornGallery #DanielaSteinfeld #Podcast #Talk #Storytelling

On the occasion of this years' Independent Art fair I’m speaking with Tara Downs, who has been working as a gallerist in different cities and developed her own approach through many phases and stages. Tara talks her passion of working in the artworld, the benefits and the downfalls, her philosophy on team building, excellence, embracing challenges and being invigorated by change. She states that her gallery is much bigger than her - the team, the artists and collectors being part of a greater whole. At the Independent Tara Downs will show four women artists dealing with sexuality, pornography and feminism, opening up spaces for discourse and dispute. This Episode is produced in cooperation with Independent Art Fair, New York City and will be part of the fairs OVR for it's upcoming 2023 edition. Recorded March 7, 2023, 33 min. Shownotes <a href="https://taradowns.com/fairs/independent-new-york" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://taradowns.com/fairs/independent-new-york</a> <a href="https://www.independenthq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.independenthq.com/</a> #IndependentArtFair #IndependentNewYork #Independent2023 #TaraDowns #NewYork #VoicesOnArt #VanHornGallery #DanielaSteinfeld #Podcast #Talk #Storytelling

#77 TARA DOWNS | Gallerist NYC | Independent Special 2023

Tara Downs has found success as a young gallery owner on the highly competitive art scene in New York City and has built amazing credibility for her career and gallery within the industry. She is known for her unbelievable instinct in finding emerging artists with a unique point of view.Tara grew up in Canada and launched her own gallery called ‘Tomorrow’ in Toronto in 2011, then moved to Berlin to be director of the Tanya Leighton art gallery until she came back to Canada and decided to take a chance and move to New York City, a decision she calls ‘the most spontaneous’ she ever took. Shortly after, Tara opened her own space in New York’s Lower East Side, and later merged spaces with her partner Alex Ross to open Downs and Ross, now located on the Bowery.Tara spoke to Eva Hartling about her experience building her business, the challenges that come with being a woman on the art scene in Toronto, Berlin and New York, and shared what keeps her going and grounded.

Tara Downs has found success as a young gallery owner on the highly competitive art scene in New York City and has built amazing credibility for her career and gallery within the industry. She is known for her unbelievable instinct in finding emerging artists with a unique point of view.Tara grew up in Canada and launched her own gallery called ‘Tomorrow’ in Toronto in 2011, then moved to Berlin to be director of the Tanya Leighton art gallery until she came back to Canada and decided to take a chance and move to New York City, a decision she calls ‘the most spontaneous’ she ever took. Shortly after, Tara opened her own space in New York’s Lower East Side, and later merged spaces with her partner Alex Ross to open Downs and Ross, now located on the Bowery.Tara spoke to Eva Hartling about her experience building her business, the challenges that come with being a woman on the art scene in Toronto, Berlin and New York, and shared what keeps her going and grounded.

Tara Downs | Founder and Director, Downs & Ross Gallery