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David Taylor

Professor, Art

Drama Bldg, Room 22

BFA Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, MFA University of Oregon

Biography:

David Taylor’s artwork examines place, territory, history and politics and has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Pursuing long-term projects that reveal the changing circumstances of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, he was awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship and has released two monographs–Working the Line (Radius Books, 2010) and Monuments: 276 Views of the United States – Mexico Border (Radius Books and Nevada Museum of Art, 2015). His artwork is in the permanent collections of numerous institutions including the Nevada Museum of Art, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Widely published, Taylor’s projects have been featured in outlets such as Art LTD., The Guardian, The New Yorker blog, Politico, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Places Journal, PREFIX PHOTO, Fraction Magazine and the Mexico/Latin America Edition of Esquire Magazine. Exhibition venues include the The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, the MCA San Diego, the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington DC, Museo de las Artes Universidad de Guadalajara, Oficina de Proyectos Culturales and the MFA Houston.

Most recently Taylor was awarded a 2019 residency at Proyecto Siqueiros: La Tallera in Cuernavaca, Mexico and a 2019 Arizona Commission for the Arts Research and Development Grant.

 

He has been a member of the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) since 1992, served for seven years on the SPE Board of Directors, four years as the Vice Chair of the organization, and was Committee Chair for the 2002 SPE National Conference, Fact or Fiction: Photography and Mediated Experience, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taylor joined the faculty of the School of Art in 2013 with over 16 years of teaching experience.

Personal Websites and Gallery Representation:

  • radiusbooks.org
  • delimitationsblog.tumblr.com
  • dtaylorphoto.com
  • rickwesterfineart.com
  • jameskelly.com

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University of Arizona School of Art
4 days ago
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This digital artwork is titled “Connections” and is by 2021 BFA Exhibitor and Illustration + Design student Sophia Patch.
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See this piece and many more at the 2021 BFA Exhibition (bfaexhibition.art.arizona.edu) and join us for the Virtual Reception, Friday, April 23- 4 -5 pm! Zoom link in bio!!
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“My subject matter is people. Not just figures, but the thoughts they contain, the connections they form, and the experiences they hold. My goal is to capture the human experience and add a fantastical twist – to capture the wonder in simply being.” - @anisopod
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This digital artwork is titled “Connections” and is by 2021 BFA Exhibitor and Illustration + Design student Sophia Patch.
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See this piece and many more at the 2021 BFA Exhibition (bfaexhibition.art.arizona.edu) and join us for the Virtual Reception, Friday, April 23- 4 -5 pm! Zoom link in bio!!
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“My subject matter is people. Not just figures, but the thoughts they contain, the connections they form, and the experiences they hold. My goal is to capture the human experience and add a fantastical twist – to capture the wonder in simply being.” - @anisopod
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6 days ago
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This great digital art piece is by Studio Art student Conor Ryan called “The Celestial.”
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“This work is exploring the idea of what could be out there in the universe. Is something waiting for our species in the stars? Is something looking down on us even now? The universe and its infinite possibilities interest me greatly, and through this piece, ​The Celestial, ​I strive to share this curiosity. I derive influence for this piece from wave-like CRT television glitches, and from themes in films like “Blade Runner 2049” and “Interstellar”. The being depicted here is supposed to embody the unknown of the universe, what might be out there.” - @conorwryan.art
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This great digital art piece is by Studio Art student Conor Ryan called “The Celestial.” 
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“This work is exploring the idea of what could be out there in the universe. Is something waiting for our species in the stars? Is something looking down on us even now? The universe and its infinite possibilities interest me greatly, and through this piece, ​The Celestial, ​I strive to share this curiosity. I derive influence for this piece from wave-like CRT television glitches, and from themes in films like “Blade Runner 2049” and “Interstellar”. The being depicted here is supposed to embody the unknown of the universe, what might be out there.” - @conorwryan.artImage attachment
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Love this Conor Ryan 🙌

Wow! Fabulous!

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2 weeks ago
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Check out 2021 BFA Exhibitor Sam Potter’s photographs at the link in our bio!
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We are so excited to announce that the 2021 BFA Exhibition is live! Each spring semester we look forward to highlighting the work of our studio and AVCE undergraduates, so click the link in our bio and keep checking in to this account to see us feature some impressive work from our student artists! ... See MoreSee Less

We are so excited to announce that the 2021 BFA Exhibition is live! Each spring semester we look forward to highlighting the work of our studio and AVCE undergraduates, so click the link in our bio and keep checking in to this account to see us feature some impressive work from our student artists!
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Check out David Taylor’s feature in the Guardian! His drone images give a rare look at for-profit ICE detention centers in Amanda Holpuch’s article with interviews with ex-detainees on their trauma during Covid-19. Link in Bio!! ... See MoreSee Less

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