Tarek - Artist, printmaker
Inspired by the outdoors
I’m Tarek, an artist and printmaker based in Whitefish, Montana. I moved here from Sweden in 2013 to work as a guide in Glacier National Park. Since then, I have left my guiding career behind to pursue making art, but most of my time is still spent moving through the beautiful outdoors. That is where I find my inspiration.
My pieces are detailed depictions from my adventures which help me slow down and focus on the nuances, not just walk past them.
I make linocut relief prints and am continuously experimenting with the opportunities and boundaries of the medium through changes of technique, ink and paper. My prints are hand carved, hand pressed and hand painted in small batches which makes each and every one unique