Born in 1982 in Salinas, California, Tammy Ikram (known as TIC) lived more in the imaginary than reality. Attending over thirteen different schools in three states before her Sacramento based high school graduation, she took advantage of new environments to reinvent her persona. TIC graduated in 2007 with honors from San Diego State University with a major in political science. While studying for the LSATs in 2007 with the intention of pursuing a career in law, a deep sense of imbalance with that field shifted her focus back on her deepest passion, art. TIC launched herself fully into creating beauty in the world believing what the world needed more than anything was hope, love, and imagination.
TIC has maintained a studio in the broader Los Angeles area since 2013. TIC has also taught private drawing classes in both Orange County and London, England. TIC has exhibited in Hollywood, San Diego, Orange County, and Beverly Hills, and has upcoming exhibitions in the The Oculus at World Trade Center in New York and The International Art Fair in Tokyo, Japan. She will also have her paintings heavily featured on Season two of Selling Sunset on Netflix. She currently lives in greater Orange County with her husband, son and new daughter.
