Tara Shakti was born and raised in Madagascar among family artists. She started painting at age of 7 under her brother's instructions. 

 

She studied at the Drouot Formation in Paris, receiving the "Consultant spécialiste du marché de l'art" diploma in 2018, and the Accademia d'arte di Firenze diploma in 2017.  Shakti currently resides and works outside of Paris, France.

 

Since her first show in 2009, Shakti’s work has been shown in major galleries and institutions throughout the world.  Her work has been showcased in Italy during the Florence Biennale 2021, in France at Château de Mirambeau in France (June 7 -July, 31, 2019), the Carrousel du Louvre (October 20-22, 2017) and on view at the Group Show ArtLigre (2009); In New York at the World Art Fair (June 1-30, 2017), and "Spiritual art Thérèse de Lisieux" (2014); Italy in Roma Group Show “Beauty and Elegance” (February 2017) and her native Madagascar at the Origin Africa exhibit (November 3-5, 2016) and the "Au-delà de l'apparence" (October 18-31, 2016).

 

Shakti is known for her works that deal with the struggle of empowerment and identity of women in patriarchal societies and the inner struggles of women through the centuries portrayed in transformative series "Au-delà de l'apparence" and "Divine Comédie".

 

Recently, Shakti focused on the enslavement of women through seen and unseen chains and exertion of the self in the face of human bondage portrayed in her série "Archives" work  

(2019-2020).  This period of her work provokes thought on how women of all ages, nationalities and faiths have been forced into submissive, subservient and even subhuman roles in society to satisfy the cravings of a domineering male society. There were generations of women who sat in silence and endured these atrocities.

 

Shakti has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her cultural achievements. Shakti has received the Medal of Recognition from the Embassy of Madagascar in Rome (October 2022 in Venise),  the Leonardo da Vinci Award in Florence  (February 2022), the Mosaic 2019 Exposé Award against human trafficking in New York for her series Archives, the Zama Award in  Paris (2019) and the Special Prize at Le Carrousel du Louvre in Paris (2017) with her alchemy work "Transmutation".

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Shakti donates a percentage of the revenues from art sales to the betterment and care of children, especially orphanages, in home country Madagascar, where so many  shockingly struggle with even the most basic ressources. She hopes to provide a path forward for these children.