About
Tatiana Tatum (Zalapskaia) is a Beaufort, South Carolina–based muralist and fine artist whose work celebrates the layered identity of the Lowcountry. Known for her playful yet socially aware “Redneck Mermaids” series, she also creates haunting foggy-window paintings and emotive portraits of women in water.
Her art blends oil painting, mosaics, and public murals, often weaving in local botanical remedies, immigrant narratives, and coastal folklore. In addition to her gallery work, Tatiana has created community murals across the Lowcountry and regularly exhibits regionally and nationally. She is represented by Thibault Gallery in Beaufort and Alpha Mare Gallery in Savannah.
recent shows:
🏛️ Cornell University – Ithaca, NY | Magnum O PsPsPs Group Show | September 15–25, 2025
🏛️ Page-Walker House – Cary, NC | Fine Arts League of Cary 30th Annual Juried Exhibition | July – September 2025
🖼️ Long Beach Island Foundation Gallery – Long Beach, NJ | 40 Under 40 Juried Exhibit | July – August 2025 (Honorable Mention)
🏛️ Alexandria Museum of Art – Alexandria, LA | 38th September Competition Juried Show | July – October 2025
🏛️ Verdier House – Beaufort, SC | Lafayette Bicentennial Celebration Exhibit | March 2025
🏛️ Telfair Museum – Savannah, GA | PULSE Art+Technology Annual Festival | 2023–2025
🖼️ Charleston City Gallery – Charleston, SC | Piccolo Spoleto 2025 Annual Juried Show
PUBLIC ART:
🥾Lowcountry Boot Trail - Public Art Project by BEAUFORT AREA HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION | Beaufort, SC; KOA Point South
🎨 Beaufort’s Chalk It Up! – Public Art Event | 2024–2025 (creator of the beloved “Redneck Mermaids” series)
🏫 Center for the Arts - University of South Carolina Beaufort 2024 Chancellor's Aquisition Award | Beaufort, SC
HONORS & AWARDS
🏆 Long Beach Island Foundation “40 Under 40” – Honorable Mention – July 2025
🏆 Society of Bluffton Artists 31st Annual Judged Show – Best of Show – March 2025
🏆 Beaufort Art Association 61st Annual Spring Art Show – First Place – February 2025
🏆 USCB Chancellor’s Acquisition Prize for Student Work – April 2024
🏆 Magellan Scholar Grant Awardee, University of South Carolina – December 2023
🏆 2nd Place, Arts and Social Sciences – Discover Carolina USC Conference – April 2024