Austyn Taylor

December 17, 2021

Austyn Taylor

AUSTYN TAYLOR

BIOGRAPHY

Austyn Taylor (born in 1984 in Rochester, NY, USA), for 6 years, has traveled the earth making sculptures. From art residency to residency her focus has been unconditional love. Formerly trained as a painter and philosopher in New York and once an art teacher for the youths of Denver, Colorado she has lectured on sculpture and art history at UCLA, CCA, SFAI, MSU, CCAFA and Alfred University.

Taylor’s sculptures illustrate the absurdist humor (cognitive dissonance) one has when trying to hold both “realism” and “optimism” as one’s values. She uses imagery from hand-drawn animation, modern art and ancient sculpture to drum home friendly adages like, “everyone is trying their best.” Hand-made sculptures symbolically visualize our collective humanity, give proof for a pro-human doctrine and make valid an optimistic approach to reality

The artist is currently based in Mendocino, CA, USA.

TIMELINE

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2021 2021 MAC Residents show, Bothwell Gallery- Mendocino, CA, USA
2021 TMFAC Pop, Easton Broad Center- Portland, OR, USA
2021 Austyn Taylor, Poet and the Bench- Mill Valley, CA, USA
2021 Leather Hard/Bone Dry, Eutectic Gallery- Portland, OR, USA
2021 The Ceramics Forum: 10 Years Towards a Dialogue- Richmond, VA, USA
2020 Kitchen Sync, La Luz De Jesus Gallery- Los Angeles, CA, USA
2020 Ceramics Invitational, Radius Gallery- Missoula, MT, USA
2020 Austyn Taylor, Poet and the Bench- Mill Valley, CA, USA
2020 20th Annual Juried Show, Bothwell Gallery- Mendocino, CA, USA
2020 Mendocino Art Residents Show, CCACA- Davis, CA, USA
2020 2020 MAC Residents show, Bothwell Gallery- Mendocino, CA, USA
2019 Emerging Artists Show, Northern Clay Center- Minneapolis, MN , USA
2019 Resident Show, Midwestern State University- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
2019 Animals Among Us, Red Lodge Clay Center- Red Lodge, MT , USA
2019 7 Deadly Sins, Carlson College- Minneapolis, MN, USA
2018 18 Cubed, Ceramic International, Art Aqua: Art Miami- Miami, FL, USA
2018 SOFA Expo, Bender Gallery Booth #A15- Chicago, IL, USA
2018 Guldagergaard Udstille, Galleri Magasinet- Skælskør, Denmark
2018 The Great Ceramics Revival, Art Spirit Gallery- Coeur d’Alene, ID, USA
2018 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts- San Angelo, TX, USA
2018 Teapots! Invitational, Morgan Glass Gallery- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2018 Northern Clay Center Resident Show, NCECA- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2018 Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts- Helena, MT (Director’s Choice Award)
2018 Fantastic Beasts, All You Need Now Gallery- Shanghai, China, USA
2017 American Craft Council Show, Grain Belt Brew House- Minneapolis, MN, USA
2017 SOFA Expo, Booth #1303 Bender Gallery- Chicago, IL, USA
2017 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Seilers Gallery- Zanesville, OH, USA
2017 Requiem for Mickey, China Central Academy of Fine Arts- Beijing, China
2017 Dawn, UFO Gallery- Oakland, CA, USA
2016 Solstice, Healdsburg Center for the Arts- Healdsburg, CA, USA
2016 Humata, Sonoma Community Center- Sonoma, CA, USA
2016 Augmented, Healdsburg Center for the Arts- Healdsburg, CA, USA
2016 Aftercare, Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery- Alfred, NY, USA
2015 Southern Tier Biennial, Jamestown Community College- Olean, NY , USA
2015 Variance, The WURKS- Providence, RI, USA
2014 On Edge, Edge Gallery- Denver, CO, USA
2013 Spark Mark, Spark Gallery- Denver, CO, USA
2013 Exquisite Corpse, Groundswell Gallery- Denver, CO, USA
2012 Emerging Artist Invitational Exhibition, Colacino and Arts Center Galleries, Nazareth College- Pittsford, NY, USA
2010 The Figure, Allison Art Gallery, Shulman Arts Center, Tusculum College- Greeneville, TN, USA
2010 Bridge, Drake Memorial Library, State University of New York- Brockport, NY, USA
2009 6X6, Rochester Contemporary Art Center Gallery- Rochester, New York, USA
2009 Metamorphic, Lucky Lotus Studio- Rochester, NY, USA
2009 Scion Art Education Auction, Th’Ink Tank Tattoo- Denver, CO, USA

COLLECTIONS

Midwestern State University- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Sculptureum- Auckland, New Zealand
Kamm Teapot Foundation- Sparta, NC, USA
Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center- Skælskør, Denmark
Central Academy of Fine Arts- Beijing, China
Sonoma Ceramics- Sonoma, CA, USA
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum- Alfred, NY, USA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2021 Guest Lecturer, CCA- San Francisco, CA, USA
Guest Lecturer, UCLA- Los Angeles, CA, USA
2019-21 Ceramics Instructor, Mendocino Art Center- Mendocino, CA, USA
2020 Guest Lecturer, Riverside City College- Riverside, CA, USA
2019 3D Design I Adjunct, Midwestern State University- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
2018 Art Appreciation Adjunct, Midwestern State University- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
2018 Visiting Artist Instructor, Region 9 Educational Services- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
2017-18 Ceramics Instructor, Northern Clay Center- Minneapolis, MN, USA
2017-18 Interim Ceramics Instructor, Wayzata High School- Wayzata, MN, USA
2017-18 Interim Ceramics Instructor, Shakopee High School- Shakopee, MN, USA
2017 Guest Lecturer/Demonstrating Artist, Beijing International Bilingual Academy- Beijing, China
2017 Guest Lecturer, China Central Academy of Fine Arts(CAFA)- Beijing, China
2017 Guest Lecturer/Demonstrating Artist, San Francisco Art Institute- San Francisco, CA, USA
2017 Guest Lecturer/Demonstrating Artist, ACGA of California- Sonoma, CA, USA
2016 Liberal Arts Ceramics Instructor of Record, Alfred University- Alfred, NY, USA
2015 Liberal Arts Drawing Instructor of Record, Alfred University- Alfred, NY, USA
2015 Ceramics Sculpture Graduate Teaching Assistant, Alfred Summer School- Alfred, NY, USA
2015 Ceramics Hand Building Graduate Teaching Assistant, Alfred University- Alfred, NY, USA
2014 2D Foundations Graduate Teaching Assistant, Alfred University- Alfred, NY, USA
2014 Ceramics Technical Assistant (Arthur Gonzalez), Haystack- Deer Island, ME, USA
2013 Ceramics Technical Assistant (Doug Jeck), Haystack- Deer Island, ME, USA
2008-11 Art Instructor, Pinnacle Charter School- Federal Heights, CO, USA

RESIDENCIES

2019-22 Resident Artist/Instructor, Mendocino Art Center- Mendocino, CA, USA
2019/20 Resident Artist, VARDA Residency- Sausalito, CA, USA
2018-19 Resident Artist/Art Adjunct, Midwestern State University- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
2018 Resident Artist, Guldagergaard- Skælskør, Denmark
2017-2018 Resident Artist/Instructor, Northern Clay Center- Minneapolis, MN, USA
2017 Resident Artist and Guest Lecturer, China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)- Beijing, China
2016 Resident Artist/Instructor, Sonoma Community Center- Sonoma, CA, USA