Director & NYT best selling Illustrator 🎥🎨 insta: taranicolewhitaker http://www.taranicolewhitaker.com she/her #calartsmafia Brooklyn-->Poconos-->LA (My views and art are my own unless otherwise noted.) Fix your hearts or die❤️‍🔥https://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mrqcmqyabc2w📖📚 Book friends! Come join us @lakidsbookfestival !! Sunday, Aug 23, 2026 9a to 4:30p West Hollywood Park This is a FREE family event, ticket link below. Hope to see you there! 💜🌈 🔗 https://givebutter.com/2026-lakbf-tickets #illustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #handdrawnart #LAkidsbookfestival28 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqcmqyabc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mrdyiz5kx22jThese kids got me stressed out already [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdyiz5kx22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mqzatzq2hc2lWhat if his full name was Odysseus https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/b7/c1/pGmXDdQA.gif?hh=343&ww=498&mp4=4ZxDNKUv0DitmVmJ&webm=TkLqaLEwcqCPGqXb19 Jul 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzatzq2hc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mpmaebsles2wHe wants to audition to be a winter lamb if there’s a sequel 🐑 #thesheepdetectives01 Jul 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmaebsles2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3monthqq34k2cHappy #Juneteenth 🦋✊🏽💜 A few years ago I had the honor of directing this very special episode of #theproudfamilylouderandprouder 🫶🏽 #disneyplus #theproudfamily19 Jun 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3monthqq34k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mo4usbxyec2y☺️🥹12 Jun 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4usbxyec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mmwihwk6ik2j✍🏽☺️ me being “left behind” by ai28 May 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwihwk6ik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mkbbrbcqzc22Hey #afroanimationsummit friends! I'll have a table at Artist Alley tomorrow from 10a to 5p Hope to see you there!24 Apr 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbbrbcqzc22https://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mjztvecwk22dHappy #NationalLibraryWeek ! 💜📖21 Apr 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjztvecwk22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mjx4w7j3ws2m🌸 thank you so much to everyone that stopped by my booth this past weekend!! 🌸 @latimesfob 📖 #latimesbookfestival #illustration #handdrawnart ✍🏽 #kidlitart #bookchella20 Apr 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx4w7j3ws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mjkshh4wsk2fDelighted to announce I’ll be a speaker in the Masters of Frame panel for @afroanimationsummit 🖤Come join us! 4/23 2p to 3p Burbank #AfroAnimationSummit2026 #director #animation #film #directorschair15 Apr 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkshh4wsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mizmoscggk2x🌺 see you soon book friends! LA Times Festival of Books April 18-19th USC Children’s/McCarthy Quad area Red Zone booth # 501 #latimesbookfestival #handdrawnart #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration09 Apr 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizmoscggk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mhjay5jci22aThe joy is in the process, not the prompt 💜✍🏽20 Mar 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjay5jci22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mh5bobi5xk22IKTR MISTY COPELAND 🔥🩰 #oscars16 Mar 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5bobi5xk22https://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mg4duje2g22r💚💚💚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4duje2g22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mfu446aubs2jHey hey! Come join the fun at the Magic Johnson Park this afternoon for a Black History Month celebration! Around 4:45p pst I’ll be exhibiting some artwork and reading one of my favorite books! 📚💜27 Feb 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu446aubs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mf3fu3cswc2pIt's official... I'll be at the #latimesfestivalofbooks ! Hope to see you there! 💜📚💫17 Feb 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3fu3cswc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3meby4m3b7k2b#NoAI07 Feb 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3meby4m3b7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mdjezcfumc27🧜🏽‍♀️🐠 Some very early concept art and sketchbook doodles from a few years ago! Wow time flies, or… swims? 🌊 🩵🩵🩵 #visualdevelopment #conceptart #disneyjrariel #mermaidlife #undadasea28 Jan 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjezcfumc27https://bsky.app/profile/tara-nicole.bsky.social/post/3mcxcm4pvb22uHappy s2 finale day for all who celebrate, can’t wait til our demigod heroes return in s3 🥲🥹 Maybe I’ll be caught up on the books by then! #percyjackson #pjo 🔱21 Jan 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:nfvsrrpsrsrwlojsmzdxcocr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxcm4pvb22u