Experience

Crocker Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  O Dad, Permanent Collection, Crocker Art Museum O Dad, Permanent Collection, Crocker Art Museum



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Member of newly forming Board to the Studio Art Department, UC Davis. Member of newly forming Board to the Studio Art Department, UC Davis.



Root Division

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  https://rootdivision.org/exhibition/a-joy-unexpected/ https://rootdivision.org/exhibition/a-joy-unexpected/



California State University-Sacramento

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Beginning Drawing Art 20A - Spring 2021-2 SectionsBeginning Drawing Art 20 A - Fall 2021 - 1 SectionBeginning Drawing - Art 20 A - Spring 2022 - 3 Sections

• Digital Specialist

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

  Tavarus Blackmon, acting President Axis Gallery, is facilitating the exchange of digital assets between the Gallery hard archive and the CSUS Gerth Family Permanent Collection.



Tavarus Blackmon Art LLC

• Owner

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Fabrication, exhibition, sale, consultation and public offering of Fine Art including collectibles and digital assets. Fabrication, exhibition, sale, consultation and public offering of Fine Art including collectibles and digital assets.


Art Music Lit Space
• Owner, Curator

  • Apr 2020 - Present


Creative Foundations

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner/Artist

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Creative development, business management, wholesale, art fabrication, exhibition, digital media creation, web development, production, publication, fine art Creative development, business management, wholesale, art fabrication, exhibition, digital media creation, web development, production, publication, fine art



Folsom Lake College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Beginning Drawing in the Prison Education Program (PREP) Beginning Drawing in the Prison Education Program (PREP)

• Lecturer

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  Beginning Painting

• Instructor of Record

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Beginning DrawingCo-Instructor: Jodi Connelly2018 TA, University of California Davis, (Art 7, Beginning Painting, spring 2018) Instructor of Record, University of California, Davis, (Art 2, Beginning Drawing, winter 2018) TA, University of California, Davis, (Design 15, Form and Color, winter 2018)2017 TA, University of California, Davis, (Art 12, Beginning Video, fall 2017)

• Master of Fine Arts

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  Provost Fellow

• Art Instructor

  • 2016 - 2016

  Floating Painting instructor, currently participated in Family Friday events during Crocker summer line-up Floating Painting instructor, currently participated in Family Friday events during Crocker summer line-up



My Studio

• Artists and Writers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Artist/Instructor

  • 2015 - 2016

  Painting Instructor Painting Instructor



CSUS, E-Learning, Academic Technology and Creative Services

• Studio Operator

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2015

  Maintain and operate three camera studio from control room. Duplicate recording to DVD and prepare for dissemination for live and online broadcasts. Utilize document camera, CPU or laptop, monitors, speakers and mic's from control room. Maintain and operate three camera studio from control room. Duplicate recording to DVD and prepare for dissemination for live and online broadcasts. Utilize document camera, CPU or laptop, monitors, speakers and mic's from control room.


The Body Embellished
• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• Tattoo Artist

  • Aug 2004 - Jan 2010