TAMARA BOND is a maker of books, paintings and drawings that explore identity, mental illness, and her love of colour. Her most recent exhibition of paintings Plants and Animals was at Madrona Gallery in Victoria BC in the fall of 2025. Bond received her BFA from Emily Carr University in 1999. In 2004 her fantastical drawings were made into a chapbook published by Jackpine Press. Tamara’s drawings and paintings have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Canada and she is the recipient of several Canada Council Grants. She is guest faculty at the Vancouver Island School of Art in Victoria, BC, where she teaches drawing. She is represented by Madrona Gallery in Victoria, BC, and Masters Gallery in Calgary, AB. Tamara Bond lives with her family in Victoria, BC, on traditional territories of the Lək̓wəŋən peoples.