TARRAH AROONSAKOOL

Tarrah Aroonsakool (she/her), is a San Diego-based second-generation Asian female artist. Through found materials, her art challenges social structures celebrates countercultural rebellions, and explores unique identity narratives.
 
With a Bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in Studio Art and 10 years of painting, Aroonsakool expanded from her traditional practice on canvas to incorporate those techniques in her large three-dimensional mixed media sculptures and installations made out of concrete, wire, cloth, and paper. Aroonsakool has exhibited widely, in exhibitions at the San Diego Art Institute, Hillstreet Country Club Gallery, The Front Arte & Cultura Gallery, Teros Gallery, and BasileIE Gallery. She has also worked with the City Heights Community Development Corporation to create and install public sculptures in lower-income neighborhoods. 

Aside from working on expanding her personal portfolio, she is a teaching artist at Project PAINT, a prison arts initiative operating in Southern California. Previously, Aroonsakool taught art at non-profit organizations for both children and adults. At Anna’s Arts for Kids, she led the afterschool art programs for underprivileged kids ages 4 to 9. She also served as a program art coordinator at Project Lazarus, a transitional living and support home for people living with HIV and AIDs. Aside from teaching at Project PAINT she works as a creative mentor at Homegrown Youth Collective, providing resources and expertise for young artists in Tijuana.