Tamar Ettun

b. 1982, Jerusalem, Israel

*The Demon of Growing Pains*, 2023
Fabric, thread, handmade and readymade oil sticks, glazed and unglazed ceramic, glue, golden beads, on wood panel
36 x 24 in.

*Night Demon*, 2023
Fabric, thread, push pins, handmade and readymade oil sticks, glazed and unglazed ceramic, on wood panel
36 x 24 in.

*Yellow Wave Cave*, 2023
Hand-dyed and stitched boat sails, with acrylic paint, rope, printed silk, hand dyed silk with walnut, hibiscus and onion skins, religious headcovers, infant blanket
115 x 186 in.

*The Demon of Attachment (1)*, 2023
Wood, dyed fabric, slab roller fabric, sail, olives, grommets, ropes, silk thread, matches, push pins, glue, paint, raw silk, nails, watch
74 x 24 x 1. in.

*The Demon of Attachment (2)*, 2023
Wood, dyed fabric, slab roller fabric, sail, olives, grommets, ropes, silk thread, matches, push pins, glue, paint, raw silk, nails, watch
74 x 24 x 1. in.

*Lilit*, 2022
Cast iron
28. x 19. x 2. in.

*Lilit*, 2023
Pigment on silk, sail cloth, canvas, thread, grommets, clay, beads, long reach matches, sea shells, copper wire, broken sideview mirror
52 x 36 in.

*Untitled (Lilit the Empathetic Demon)*, 2022
Handmade and readymade pigment sticks, on paper
12 x 9 in.

*Sensanoy, The Demon of Low Expectations*, 2022
Handmade and readymade pigment sticks,
fabric on paper
17.75 x 11.75 in.

*Bittertooth*, 2022
Handmade and readymade pigment sticks, thread on paper
11.5 x 16.5 in.

*Untitled (Lilit the Empathetic Demon)*, 2023
Handmade and readymade pigment sticks, thread on paper
16.5 x 11.5 in.

*The Demon of Being Surrounded by Yellow*

*Untitled (Lilit the Empathetic Demon)*, 2022
Fabric, thread, handmade and readymade pigment sticks, on paper
12 x 9 in.

*Untitled (Lilit the Empathetic Demon)*, 2023
Handmade and readymade pigment sticks, on paper
16.5 x 11.5 in.

*Watery Demon Trap*, 2021
Ceramic, glaze, underglaze
5 x 10 x 3 in.

*Blue Trap With an Attitude*, 2020
Ceramic, glaze, underglaze, shibori fabric dye on sticks, thread, oil stick, fabric dye
11 x 10. x 4. in.

*Yellow Watering Can Bird*, 2020
Ceramic, glaze, underglaze
9. x 10 x 3. in.

*Blue and Orange Stitches Trap*, 2022
Cermaic, glaze and underglaze, shibori fabric dye on sticks, thread, oil stick, fabric dye
15 x 10 x 7. in.

CV (pdf)

Tamar Ettun’s multidisciplinary work in installation, drawing, sculpture, and performance examines somatic empathy, trauma-healing modalities, and ritual. Her ongoing (2020-present) project Lilit the Empathic Demon transliterates ancient Mesopotamian and Sumerian imagery and myth into a visual and performative language that invites viewers to explore, excise, and reflect on their personal traumas and the limits of their empathy.

Ettun has performed and exhibited widely, including at the Walker Art Center, The Chinati Foundation, The Watermill Center, Marjorie Barrick Musuem of Art, Sculpture Center, Madison Square Park, and The Jewish Musuem. She is the recipient of awards and fellowships from The Pollock Krasner Foundation, Interlude Artist Foundation, MacDowell Fellowship, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Art Production Fund, among others. In April 2024, Ettun will be the featured artist at Printed Matter’s annual Art Book Fair.

Ettun founded The Moving Company in 2013, an artist’s collective creating performances in public spaces that encouraged social engagement by at-risk Brooklyn teenagers. She received her MFA from Yale University in 2010 where she was awarded the Alice English Kimball Fellowship. Ettun teaches at Columbia University School of Arts and Parsons School of Design.

Exhibitions