Details
| First Name | Angela |
| Last Name | Taylor |
| Username | angelataylor |
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| Region | Fife |
| Disciplines | Painting, Printmaking |
| Themes | Abstract, Landscape, Botanical, Geometric, Narratives, Environment |
Statement
| Statement | The inspiration for my work comes from a response to the Scottish landscape and, in particular, to my own immediate environment of North East Fife and the River Tay. My aim is not to ‘re-create’ the landscape in a representational form but rather to respond to it in a way which interprets the surfaces and textures of land and water and also the effect of climatic and seasonal changes. I often sketch the landscape directly, during walks in the countryside or along a coastal path, and I also use photography as a means to record more detailed areas or changing weather patterns. I strive to convey the essence of the landscape I observe and my process involves distilling images until I feel satisfied with the result. Only those elements that are necessary to convey my thoughts and ideas are used. I work in a variety of techniques to produce my art work and these can range from screen printing on acrylic, mirror acrylic and metal to hand painting.
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Biography
| Biography | Born Perth, Scotland Studied Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee Post-Graduate year awarded Elected Professional Member SSA, 2019
Scholarships and Awards Royal Society of Arts, Major Prizewinner – Travelling Scholarship Grampian Television Award Nairn Williamson Travelling Scholarship BMK Travelling Scholarship
Exhibitions 2021: ‘Tides Changing/Changing Tides’, SSA 2020: SSA Open Exhibition ‘Birches’, Birch Tree Gallery, Edinburgh 2019: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Burlington House, London ‘Parallels’ Meffan Gallery, Forfar 2018: RSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh Birch Tree Gallery, Edinburgh Birnam Arts Centre, Dunkeld 2017: RSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh EDS Gallery Festival Exhibition Frames Gallery, Perth Meffan Gallery, Forfar 2016: SSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh Print Gallery, DCA Dundee PrintRoom Dundee, Tower Gallery, University of Dundee Meffan Gallery, Forfar 2015: Print Gallery, DCA Dundee Meffan Gallery, Forfar 2014: SSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh Birnam Arts Centre, Dunkeld 2013: SSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh 2009: ‘Edge – Textile Artists Scotland’, York 2008: Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 2007: Queen’s Gallery Dundee, Dundee College Staff exhibition 2005: ‘Edge – Textile Artists Scotland’, Edinburgh 2003: ‘Edge – Textile Artists Scotland’, London, Dublin, and Harrogate 2002: Art T.M Inverness and Paisley Art Gallery 2000: McManus Galleries, Dundee City Arts Centre, Edinburgh Frames Gallery, Perth 1999: S.S.A. Edinburgh Angus College Open exhibition 1998: Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven 1997: Crawford Centre, University of St. Andrews British Council Gallery, Edinburgh 1996: Angus College Open Exhibition 1995: ‘The Art of the Stitch’, Commonwealth Institute, London and Whitworth Gallery, Manchester. 1994: ‘In Our Own Time’, McManus Gallery, Dundee Cancer Research Exhibition, Bonar Hall, Dundee S.A.A.C., R.S.A. Galleries, Edinburgh 1993: ‘Applied Arts on Form’, Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow 1992: ‘State of the Art’, Francis Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1991: ‘Dundee in the Making’, McManus Galleries, Dundee 1990: ‘Discover Embryo’, Hampton Court Palace, London ‘Stitched Textiles’, Commonwealth Institute, London 1988: ‘Three Strands’, Travelling Exhibition, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow 1985: ‘Embryo, Dundee Textile Artists’, Holland Park, London 1983: ‘Embryo, Dundee Textile Artists’, Scottish College of Textiles, Galashiels 1982: ‘Embryo, Dundee Textile Artists’, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1981: ‘Embryo, Dundee Textile Artists’, Inaugural Exhibition, Bonar Hall, Dundee 1975: Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 1974: Fair Maid`s House, Perth Compass Gallery, Glasgow 1972: Crafts in Tayside, Perth 1971: Scottish Craftswomen, Nice, France Scottish Crafts Centre, Edinburgh ‘Artist Craftsmen in Architecture’, Scottish Crafts Centre, Edinburgh
Commissions and Collections: National Museums of Scotland Ian Hamilton Finlay Scotch Whisky Association Dundee Leisure Centre Brechin Cathedral Perth Crematorium, Pulpit Fall St John`s Kirk, Perth Work in private collections in the UK and Europe
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