Tamar Swartz is a mixed media visual artist currently living on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as Victoria, BC.  She combines paper collage, drawing and painting to create visual narrative works of art.
 
Some of her work is held in private collections around the world, including in the United States, South Africa and Australia. Her work has also been exhibited locally and abroad.
 
In 2015 Tamar Swartz participated in an international artist residency at art quarter budapest (aqb), in Budapest, Hungary to develop a three-part project called, “Journey to Creative Surrender.”
 
As an Intuitive Art facilitator, her workshops and projects have involved working with children, adults and seniors using methods central to her own art practice.

In 2020, Tamar completed a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Social Worker in British Columbia. She currently works as a bereavement counsellor and brings expressive art and counselling together to support people grieving the loss of a loved one.