Tara Dougans

Graphic Artist


I am a 26 year old Canadian-born, London-based art director and illustrator. My work is heavily influenced by the virtue of 'taking one's time' and focuses specifically on handcraftsmanship, the value of process and detail oriented design. Following my Grandmother's expression "You reap what you sow", I am interested in exploring the fundamental role that time plays in the development of an object or idea. Accordingly, my work is constructed with love by hand.



Currently fascinated by: Beestings, Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain, kaleidoscopes, human contortions, inertia and braided topknots. Facepaint. The Dance of Death from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. The Catholic Church Catwalk scene from Fellini's Roma. Small children with french accents. Nights that never end.



Vision China, Contributing Illustration

Illustratie Biƫnnale, Contributing Illustration

Amsterdam Fashion Week, Contributing Illustration



Recent Mentions



Blend.nl, 2011

Design is Kinky.net, 2011

Nowness.com, 2011

PAGE Online.de, 2011

Swide.com, 2011

Oh Colour Me In.com, 2011

As You Are Magazine.com, 2011

The Fox is Black.com, 2011

Pull the Metal.com, 2011

The Sweet Station.com, 2011

The Curious Brain.com, 2011

Glamcult.com, 2011

Fashion 156.com, 2011

Trend Land.net, 2011

Designyoutrust.com, 2011

Iloveillustration.blogspot.com, 2011

Fashion Scene.nl, 2011

Decoy Magazine.com, 2011

Need Supply.com, 2011

A Shaded View on Fashion.com, 2010

Zupi Brazil.com, 2010

Ape On the Moon.com, 2010

Trend Land.net, 2010

Young Fashion in Motion.com, 2010

Black Harbor.com, 2010

Mint Magazine.co.uk, 2010

Daily Inspiration.nl, 2010

Fashion 156.com, 2010

Design Aside.com, 2010

Escape Into Life.com, 2010

Neu Black.com, 2010

Spray Graphic.net, 2010

The Post Family.com, 2010

We-find-wildness.blogspot.com, 2010

Iloveillustration.blogspot.com, 2010

YVYmag.com, 2010

Okay Great.com, 2010

Triangulation Blog.com, 2010

Change the thought.com, 2010



Print



Show/Off Magazine, Issue #4, 2011 (Belgium)

Telegraph Fashion, Spring/Summer 2011 (United Kingdom)

Decoy Magazine, Issue 2, 2011 (United Kingdom)

Feature, Computer Arts Magazine, January Issue, 2011 (United Kingdom)

Ridiculous Type Rules, 2010 (The Netherlands)

Feature, Plateform, Numero 24, 2010 (France)

Feature, Glamcult, Issue 10, 2010 (The Netherlands)

CURVY 7: The World's Most Exciting Female Artists, 2010 (Australia)

The Beautiful: Illustrations for Fashion and Style, 2010 (United Kingdom)

Carpaccio Magazine, Issue 16, 2010 (Italy)

.Default Magazine, Issue 02, 2010 (Turkey)

Flare Magazine, July Issue, 2010 (Canada)

Illustratie Biƫnnale Special Edition Print, 2010 (The Netherlands)

Cover and Feature, Lamono, 2010 (Spain)

Cover, Mint Magazine, 2009 (The Netherlands)

Ridiculous Fashion Rules, 2009 (The Netherlands)