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