'Fraser Taylor's work and experience belie his years and represent a genre of painting that is unpretentious and direct. As we now live in an open international society, as the result of technology, his work belongs to the broader psyche.

Fraser's palette and overall aesthetic challenge convention and yet he is able to make images that are pertinent. There is both sensitivity and force in his painting that addresses objects in a way that is highly adventurous. His agility in drawing also reflects confidence and freedom.

His native Scottish tradition from Peploe to Alan Davie, gives this work a frankness and exuberance that makes this exhibition a must for viewers seeking honesty and human experience.'

- John Olsen, 1999.

BIOGRAPHY

Born 1960, United Kingdom; lives and works in Chicago, Iiiinois, USA

1981- 83
MA, Royal College of Art, London England.

1977- 81
BA (Hons) 1st class, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

1983 - 1987
The Cloth - The Cloth was an interdisciplinary design studio founded to facilitate movement between fine art and design projects.

Selected Solo and Two Persons Exhibitions

2010

(Upcoming) Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2008
The Childer street Paintings and Drawings, 1994-2001,Linda Ross

2007
In Line, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2006
Reverse Transcriptase,Hyde Park Art Center, in the Loop Gallery, Chicago

2005
Cul de sac, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago

2004
The Assemled Line, Contempory Art workshop,Chicago

2003
Occupation,Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago

2002
Amusements: Monotypes, Aurobora Press, San Francisco

2001
Paintings, Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago

2000
West coast, Gallery ZAoyama, Tokyo

1999
Out of Place, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

1998
Drawing Installation, Gallery Aoyama, Tokyo
Pillar to Post, MacKintosh Museum, Glasgow School of Art
Even as a Blur, Jill George Gallery, London

1996
Monoprints, Jill George Gallery, London

1995
Paintings and Monoprints, Jill George Gallery, London

1993
Gallery Boards, Paris
New Work, Jill George Gallery, London

1992
Works on paper, Jill George Gallery, London

1991
Between Points, Jill George Gallery, London

1989
Land Marks, Jill George Gallery, London

1987
True to Form, Thumb Gallery, London

1985
These Obscure Objects of Desire, Thumb Gallery, London
Paintings, L'Escargot, London

1984
Small works, L'Escargot, London

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 
2 x 2 Group Exhibition, Tim Olsen Gallery Annex, Sydney

2007
Impossible Violence: A History of Selves, Hyde park Art Centre, Chicago

2006
The Monoprint Show, Jill George Gallery, London

2005
Bilingual, Tracy Taylor, Curator, Ukrainian Insitute Of Modern Art, Chicago

2004
Black and White, Linda Ross Contempory Art Projects, Hunting Woods

2003
Triplex, Sybaris Gallery Royal Oak, Michigan

2002
Kitchen Sink, Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago
Summer Suites, Aurobora Press, San Francisco

2001
British Art Now, The Music Room, London

2000
2 x 2 Tim Olsen gallery, Sydney

1999
Collaborations in the Millennium, British Art Now

1998
British Art Now 1998, Axis Gallery, Tokyo
Between London and Tokyo, Fine Art Consultancy, London
The Communicating Image, Margaret Harvey Gallery, St Albans, U.K.
The Hunting Art Prize, Royal Collage of Art, London (touring)

1997
British Art Now - Tokyo 97, Japan
Artists of Fame and Promise, Beaux Art, Cork Street, London
The Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
Contemporary Scottish Painting, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Four Painters, Jill George Gallery, London

1996
Monoprints, Gainsborough s House, Sudbury, Suffolk
One Hundred Years of Design at the RCA, Royal College of Art, London

1995
Drawing Show, Jill George Gallery, London

1994
Drawing, Fine Art Consultancy, London
Paintings (Two Person), Jill George Gallery, London

1993
Big Works, Fine Art Consultancy, London

1992
Group Show, Fine Art Consultancy, London

1991
Friends and Contemporaries, John Jones Gallery, London
Docklands, Exchange Tower, London

1990
Group Show, The New Academy Gallery, London

1989
Summer Show, The New Academy Gallery, London

1988
The Drawing Show, Thumb Gallery, London

1987
Two by Eight, Thumb Gallery, London

1986
Human Figure, Royal Academy of Art Artists Abroad, Royal Academy of Art

1985
Business Art Gallery, London
The Cloth, Oliver & Pink, London
London in Florence, Florence
The Cloth, Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee

1984
Beneath the Cloth, Royal College of Art, London
Art Registry
The Drawing Centre, New York

Art Books

Baillwik, Issue Three, July 2006

Art Fairs

Aqu Art Miami, ARCO Madrid, Art Chicago,Art Miami, Art Toronto,Contempory and Classics Chicago, Fiac Paris, The Glasgow Art Fair, London Art Fair, Los Angeles Art Fair, Nova Chicago, Twentieth and Twenty First Century London

Curator

1996-2001 Assistant Curator, Japanese Art Now, London and Tokyo

Publications

1999
The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection, British Textile Design

1996
One Hundred Years of Design at the Royal college of Art, by Christopher

1987
Street Style, British Design in the 80's, by Catherine Mc Dermott

1986
New British Design, by John Tackara and Stuart Jane, Thames and Hudson

Public Collections

Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Residences

2007
Mahon and Band Press, Melbourne

2005
Mahon and Band Press, Melbourne

2003
Aurobora Press, San Francisco

2002
Aurobora Press, San Francisco

Awards and Grants

2007
Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of Art Insitute of Chicago

1999
Goldsmith College University of London, Research Grant, British Art Now

1998
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design The London Insitute,

1984
Lloyds Young Printmakers Prize

Selected Bibliography

2006 Chicago Sun Times, Divers Cultures meet in Evanston Exhibit
2005 Frasor Taylor, Cul de Sac
2004 Chicago Tribune, The Assembly Line. Chicago Sun Times. New city, Fraser Taylor Shows at mn Gallery
2003 Detroit Free Press, Trios Styles Meet in Abstraction, Chicago Sun Times, Inner selves Undressed, Chicago Tribune. Artists Works Seem Slapdash But They Arent'
Ngozi Ikoku, The Victoria & Albert Museum Textile Collection: British Textile Design from 1940 to the Present, V&A Publications, 1999
Christopher Frayling, One Hundred Years of Design at the Royal College of Art , Barry & Jenkins, 1996
John Thackara and Stuart Jane, New British Design, Thames and Hudson, 1986
Catherine McDermott, Street Style: British Design in the 80s, Design Council, 1987
L.Johnston (ed.) & I.R. Webb (consultant ed.), The Fashion Year , Vol. 3, Zomba Books, 1985