Howard TAYLOR HOWARD TAYLOR Born 1918 Hamilton, Victoria, Australia Died 19 July 2001 Selected solo exhibitions* 2001 'Forest Radiance', John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 2000 'Way Through', Curtin University of Technology, Public Sculpture (commission) 1999 'Howard Taylor Paintings', Annandale Galleries, Sydney 1992 'Howard Taylor: In Private Hands', Erica Underwood Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 1989 New Parliament House Canberra, Wood Sculpture for Formal Gardens, gift from the Western Australian Parliament (commission) University of Western Australia, Painting (commission) 1988, '89, '90, '92, '93, '95, '96, '98, '99, 2000, '01, '02 Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1985, '93, '96, '98 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 1982 'Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings', Old Court House Centre, Busselton 1981 'Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings', Quentin Gallery, Perth 1979 City of Bunbury, Wood Sculpture (commission) 1978 'Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings', WAIT, Perth 'Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings', Coventry Gallery, Sydney 1977 Undercroft Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth WAIT, Atkinson Forum, Perth, Wood Sculpture (commission) 1975 AMP Building, Perth, Concrete and Mosaic Sculpture (commission) 1971 WAIT, Robertson Library, Painted Sculpture (commission) Festival of Perth Exhibition, University of Western Australia, Perth 1969 Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth (commission) 1967 Paintings and Drawings, Artist's Home 'Aldersyde', Bickley ANZ Bank, Bunbury, Relief (commission) 1965 ANZ House, Perth, Sculpture and Relief (commission) 1964 St. Peter the Apostle, Roman Catholic Church, Perth, Relief (commission) Fremantle Port Authority, Administration Building, Perth, Mosaic/painting/assemblage (commission) 1963 Western Australian Pavilion, Sydney Trade Fair, Sculpture Panels (commission) 1961 T & G Building, Perth, Sculpture and Interior Design (commission) 1960, '63, '70, '74 Paintings and Drawings, Skinner Galleries, Perth Fremantle Passenger Terminal, mural works (commission), Perth 1956 'Paintings and Sculptures', Library, Adult Education Building Perth 1951 'Paintings and Drawings', The Lesser Hall, Northam 1949 'Paintings and Drawings', Newspaper House Gallery, Perth Selected group exhibitions* 2002 'Different Strokes', Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth 2001 'Phenomena: New Painting in Australia: 1', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2000 'The Colour of Water', Perth International Arts Festival, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 'Painting Now', John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 'Side by Side', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 'Works from The Holmes à Court Collection', Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth 1997 'Galerie Düsseldorf: 21 Years On', Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 'Large Scale Paintings from the Holmes à Court Collection', Cullity Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth 'The Curtin Collection: 1968–98', John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 'Distant Horizons', John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 1996 The Stein Collection, Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth 'The Way We Were: 1940s–1950s', Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth 'Spirit & Place: Art In Australia 1861–1996', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 1993 'Joan and Peter Clemenger Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 'The Constable Collection', Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth 1991 'A Backward Glance', Perth Institute of Contemporary Art 1990 'Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 1989 'Heidelberg and Heritage, Two Visions of Australia One Hundred Years Apart', Linden Gallery, Melbourne 1987 'Among the Souvenirs: Western Australian Art in the Eighties', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth '3rd Australian Sculpture Triennial', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 'Thirteen Artists at Galerie Düsseldorf', Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1984 'Australian Sculpture from the Collection', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 1983 'Western Australian Paperworks', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 'The WAIT Collection 1968–1983', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 1982 'Critics Choice', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 'The Foulkes Taylor Years Invitation Exhibition', Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1949–81 24 Group Exhibitions Qualifications, grants & awards* 2000 Lifetime Achievement Award, Citizen of the Year, Western Australian Government, Perth 1999 Living Treasures Award, Western Australian Government, Perth 1998 Honorary Doctor of Technology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 1993 Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Western Australia, Perth 1991 Fellow, Curtin University of Technology, Perth 1989 Member of the Order of Australia 1986 Australia Council Inaugural Emeritus Award 1978 Visual Arts Board, Australia Council Grant 1977 WAIT Artist-in-Residence, Perth 1975 Western Australian Arts Council Fellowship 1946–48 Studied at Birmingham College of Art, UK Collections* Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Australian War Memorial, Canberra Bank West Communications, Perth The Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Aotearoa New Zealand City of Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria Curtin University of Technology, Perth Douglas and Magda Sheerer, Perth Edith Cowan University, Perth The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne New Parliament House, Canberra Royal Perth Hospital State Library of Western Australia, Perth Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart University of Western Australia, Perth Wesfarmers Collection, Perth *All Australia unless otherwise stated Selected bibliography Allen, Traudi. Cross-currents in Contemporary Australian Art. Craftsman House, Sydney, 2001. Johnson, Anna. 'Howard Taylor'. Interior Architecture and Design, issue 23, 1990, pp.172–7. Mateer, John. ‘Contemporary modernist’. Art Monthly Australia, no.63, September 1993, pp.28–30. Murray Cree, Laura & Drury, Nevill (eds). Australian Painting Now. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1999. Snell, Ted. ‘Howard Taylor 1918–2001’. Art and Australia, vol.39, no.3, 2002, pp.387–8. Snell, Ted. Howard Taylor: Forest Figure. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, WA, 1995. Snell, Ted. ‘Light and surface: the art of Howard Taylor’. Art and Australia, vol.31, no.4, Winter 1994, pp.474–80. Thomas, Daniel. 'Howard Taylor's world of light'. Art and Australia, vol.33, no.1, Spring 1995, pp.44–5. Artists and Works Print friendly version