Mezzanine Gallery
Playful Abstraction
Opening reception, Friday, March 1st from 5-8 p.m.
Our upcoming Mezzanine Gallery exhibition, Playful Abstraction features the work of Barbara Tardo.
A New Orleans native, the late Barbara Tardo became a fixture in Southeastern's Department of Visual Arts for four decades. After briefly teaching in Algiers, Tardo went on to study at the University of New Mexico, receiving her master's degree, and then at LSU, where she earned her "Master of Fine Arts" diploma. She would then return to Southeastern in 1965, where she taught visual art until her retirement in 2002.
Tardo says her preference for abstraction over realism is because “realism has a logical end, but abstraction gives you lots of room to play.” She has held several exhibitions at the Hammond Regional Arts Center since 1958 and has had her work displayed in different galleries across the state.
Despite a genetic condition that caused her to lose her eyesight over many years, she worked as an art instructor at Southeastern for 40 years and as an artist for more than 60 years.
Join us for an opening reception on Friday, March 1st from 5-8 p.m. concurrent with the opening reception of the Young Artists Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display at HRAC during regular business hours through March 28.
Playful Abstraction Sneak Peek
To participate in the HRAC Mezzanine Gallery, visit our Artists Call page.