Tanya Magdalena
is an artist of many talents.
Art &
Design:
Her
passion for creating art encompasses many endeavors. From bellydance
performance, teaching, and costuming, tattooing, a unique style
of illustration, photography, graphic, publication, and web
design, there is not much that is out of Tanya's creative abilities.
Tanya began
studying Graphic Design in Jr.High School, continuing through
High School, and eventually earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Graphic
& Publication Design from California State University, Chico
in 1994.
She and
her husband moved to Portland, Oregon in 1997 where she made
quick work of the corporate ladder.
In 2003
Tanya "lost her taste" for the corporate culture. She is now
devoting her passion, and many talents, to artistic pursuits,
bringing happiness to her self and those her art touches.
Tattoo:
Tanya
put her graphic design, artistic, and business background to
work, and pursued tattooing. The State of Oregon has the strictest
regulations on tattooing and sanitation, in the world. In 2005
Tanya got her tattoo education/apprentiship under the direction
of her teacher and mentor, the infamous Rio DeGennaro. Rio has
been tattooing since 1962. Like his father before him, he worked
down on the Pike in Long Beach, California with Bert Grim, among
others.
In Sept 2007, Tanya opened Above
the Pearl Tattoo in NW Portland.
Dance:
In
1991, Tanya discovered the fine-art of Middle Eastern Dance.
Introduced and taught by Kendra McClean (Chico), and additionally,
heavy Folkloric/Historical influence and education through the
SCA, she performed regularly at events from 1991 to 1999. Tanya
continued study until 2001, when acid reflux surgery put a halt
on dancing for 2 years, but she was still involved in everything
bellydance.
In 2003, Tanya added Cabaret to her repertoire, under the direction
of Karla Johnson. Influenced by Rachel Brice and The Indigo,
Fat Chance Bellydance, Rachel George, Habi Ru, Tanya teaches
beginning Tribal (ATS), Triberet, and is teaching assistant
to Karla's cabaret class. Tanya performs solo at venues around
the Northwest.
