Tara Carroll
Tara Carroll's multidisciplinary practice rests upon the perception of the body, impacted by historical narratives; and its placement in an individualistic society. Through difficult times of embodied conflicts of Tara’s lived experiences as a queer disabled person, community empowered them to carve new pathways of creativity and caring for themselves. The work they create is to return this gift to people who also feel outside of art spaces and together break down preconceptions of what art can be and how to access unique perceptions of ourselves.
Carroll has developed numerous projects including Art as Pilgrimage a durational socially engaged art project exploring histories of pilgrimage and its current role in society with older women and (Dis)Comfort a participatory workshop series exploring the embodiment of discomfort/comfort in marginalised bodies. They are co-founder of Chronic Collective, a transdisciplinary arts collective developing radical access-focused projects and have worked with organisations such as Pallas Projects, A4 Sounds, Create, Project Arts Centre and Fire Station Artists Studios.
Select exhibitons include 84 Steps to Solace, Plata Alta, Madrid (2023); STRIKE YOUR OFFENDED SENSES:A modest exhibition of artistic frivolity, Pallas Projects, Dublin (2021); Together Again, An Táin Arts Centre, 2021; CAOL ÁIT, cuid a dó, 126 Gallery, Galway (2020) CAOL ÁIT, Burren College of Art Gallery, Clare (2019); Lavender Renaissance, A4 Sounds, Dublin (2019), The Pink Party, The Library Project, Dublin (2019), Get Real, Complex Gallery, Dublin (2017).
Recent awards include Arts Participation Bursary (2023), Creative Ireland Artist’s Bursary (2023); Community Grant, Kildare County Council (2023); Create & hablarente International Residency Award (2023); Capacity Building Award, Arts Council (2022), AIC Research and Development Award, Create (2022).