Tanya Zal is an Austin, TX based artist whose practice includes holding space for others and creating things to hold. In both her work as a care provider and her art making she is curious about how we engage with ourselves, others, and the objects around us. Originally from upstate NY, where she completed her BFA in 2010, Tanya has spent the last decade building connections within the Austin creative community. Her ceramics are colorful, decorative, and celebratory. Familiar and inviting, they nudge into fantasy. World building and storytelling about imagined girlhood, community ritual, and cycles of magical transformation.