Tamara Henderson

{{Short description|Canadian artist}}

Tamara Henderson (born 1982) is a Canadian artist. Henderson is known for her installation works incorporating film, painting and sculpture.{{cite journal |last1=Wikström |first1=Josefine |title=In Focus: Tamara Henderson |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/focus-tamara-henderson |journal=Frieze |language=en |date=24 September 2014|issue=166 }}{{cite web |last1=Webb |first1=Nancy |title=Tamara Henderson: Hypnotherapists, Aura Readers and Art Basel |url=https://canadianart.ca/features/tamara-henderson/ |website=Canadian Art}}{{cite web |last1=Watlington |first1=Emily |title=New Talent: 5 Artists Fusing Furniture and Sculpture |url=https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/new-talent-5-artists-fusing-furniture-and-sculpture-1234602040/tamara-henderson/#! |website=ARTnews.com |date=20 August 2021}} She studied at NSCAD University, Halifax, the Städelschule, Frankfurt and received an MFA degree from the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm.{{cite web |title=Tamara Henderson: Out of Body – Film at Tate Modern |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/film/tamara-henderson-out-body |website=Tate}}

In 2013 she was shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award.{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Kathleen |title=Beautiful dreamer |url=https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/beautiful-dreamer/Content?oid=4048616 |website=The Coast Halifax |language=en}} Her works are included in the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery,{{cite web |title=Vancouver Art Gallery |url=https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/recent-acquisitions |website=www.vanartgallery.bc.ca}} the Moderna Museet, Stockholm{{cite web |title=The Spirit of Garfield (in spite of NH) |url=https://sis.modernamuseet.se/en/objects/89870/the-spirit-of-garfield-in-spite-of-nh?ctx=01d7ecd46977bde5454eae0aa487a3a674ef67b5&idx=4 |website=sis.modernamuseet.se |language=en}} and the Tate Gallery.{{cite web |title=Tamara Henderson born 1982 |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/tamara-henderson-25543 |website=Tate}}