Tamara Rafkin Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Denton, Texas, United States

Graduate Teaching Assistant at UNT College of Art and Design. Foundations Department.

Usa / Belgium

As an exhibiting fine artist with over 25 years of exhibition history, my artworks have been exhibited in the U.S., Europe and South America. Exhibition CV and portfolios are available via http://www.tamararafkin.com

New York / Belgium

Beginning in Atlanta, GA in the 1990s photographing the Hip Hop and Rap music scene, my commercial photography experience includes concert images, editorial portraiture and photographic stories, event reportage, and fine art copy photography. Partial Client list Includes: Island Records, MCA Records, Putumayo World Beat Music, LaFace Records, Anunnaki Entertainment, Detour Magazine, Vibe Magazine, TriFecta Entertainment, McGraw-Hill Publishers, CuttingEdge.be, VRT (Flemish Radio & Television), De Staandaard, SRI Fine Art, Museo del Barrio, and various private clients. My commercial work can be seen at http://www.trafkinimages.com

Hudson Valley, New York

Freelance work assisting artists and galleries with administrative work ie: mailing lists and mailings via Mailchimp, social media postings(Facebook, Instagram, etc.), collection management and storage, documentation and shipping.Client list available on request to respect the privacy of clients.

Newburgh Ny

Instructor for Ceramic Hand Building course. 8 week sessions teaching coil , slab, glazing technique and other hand building skills.

Newburgh, New York, United States

Teaching Artist for after-school program for Middle School and High School at SUNY Orange Newburgh - partnership program with the Boys & Girls Club and the Liberty Project.

Greater New York City Area

As manager of SRI’s New York location in Manhattan my responsibilities included: client account relations, receiving and registry of artworks in storage, client inventories, control of 8,000 sq ft climate controlled storage, security of facility; scheduling of viewings in private viewing room including the installation/de-installation of works, personal attention to clients viewing works, confidentiality of clients and all related activities to client sales, quarterly inventory reports for clients and all related documentation for collection management.

Greater New York City Area

Freelance Studio Manager and photo producer for various photographers and photo stylist’s studios. I started in late 1998 until Spring 1999 as an assistant producer in the SF Bay Area for Sue Barton (Upmarket/ Illustra Films) and continued from 1999 until 2005 in NYC for such clients as Fred George Photography, Benjamin Oliver Photography, Adrian Buckmaster Photography, Jenny Acheson Photgraphy, Liz Engelhardt Styling, Bradford Noble Photography, SMACK productions. and Interview Magazine.Responsibilities included: bookkeeping, estimates and billing, management of staff, portfolios, contact/relationships with clients as well as producing commercial and editorial photo shoots on the East and West coast of the U.S.

Greater Atlanta Area

In 1995 myself, along with two other highly motivated women, started the Atlanta Cultural Organization. We observed a need for the cultural environment in Atlanta to attract and invite the 25 to 35 year-old population to engage in the local arts community. Thus was born ACO. Working across the cultural landscape (ballet, symphony, theater, dance, and visual arts) we developed a membership based organization that educated, invited, opened up, and made this landscape fun for the general Atlanta population. Within six months of opening ACO to membership, membership numbers were at 500 people. I was not only one of the founders of the ACO, but was instrumental as the organization’s face and voice in my role as spokesperson. Heavily involved with the day-to-day operations, my role within the organization also consisted of membership liaison, volunteer organization, and educational planning.

Atlanta Ga.

I taught beginner and intermediate black & white analog photography for a class of 10 adult students over two semesters. The class plan included shooting, development, and printing techniques. Taught as both studio and location work, I also organized lectures and visiting artist talks for students to expand their learning experience.

Greater Atlanta Area

Prior to the days of the Internet there was Ink 19. A monthly music magazine distributed in Florida and Georgia with a monthly circulation of 40,000. I was the photo editor for Ink 19 where I coordinated with record labels to organize original content for the magazine. Working with a staff of 5 photographers in the Atlanta area, (not including myself), I was also a contributing voice to the art department in discussions held with the art director and chief director of publications. My work with Ink 19 brought an influx of cutting edge music photography to the Florida and Georgia music scene at a time where the music industry was exploding in the area and when it relied heavily on print magazines to break new bands.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Ceramic Arts And Ceramics

Masters in Fine Art. Cross-disciplinary with a focus in ceramics. Expected completion Spring 2026.

S.A.A. Keramiek (Ceramics), Keramiek / Ceramics

Six year ceramics program. Base 1600 hours studio time completed. Hand building, Stoneware, Porcelain, Glaze creation and usage, Firing.

Bfa, Major Photography, Minor Mixed Media

Major: Photography, including studio and theoretical courses, with additional studio studies in Electronic Media, Mixed Media, Drawing.

Design, Illustration