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Richard Taylor
3007 N. Newhall St., Milwaukee, WI 53211-3227
414-967-1449 (studio) • 414-961-0113 (home)
rrtaylor@wi.rr.com • taylorsculpt.com
EDUCATION
1991 •MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM)
1986-88 •Part-time studies, fine arts, UWM
1981-84 •Part-time studies, fine arts, San Diego Mesa College; San Diego City College; University of California at San Diego
1979-81 •Part-time studies, fine arts, Milwaukee School of Art and Design
1977 •BA, Art History, UWM
EMPLOYMENT
Present •Self-employed artist
2011-12 •Adjunct instructor, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
1987-99 •Artist-in-residence, Quad/Graphics, Pewaukee, WI (part-time)
1990-91 •Instructor in Life Drawing, Basic Drawing, UWM
1976-78 •Saxophonist, Jose Martinez Orchestra
EXHIBITIONS
2013 •Coral Gables Museum, group show
•Gallery IMA, Seattle, WA; 2 person show
• Tory Folliard Gallery, 25th Anniversary Show
2012 •Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, OK; group show
•Gallery IMA, Seattle, WA; group show
•Paine Museum of Art, Oshkosh, WI; 2 person show
•Miller Art Center, Sturgeon Bay, WI; group show •Cardinal Stritch University, Glendale, WI; group show
2011 •OK Harris Works of Art, New York, NY; solo show
•Gallery IMA, Seattle, WA; group show •Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; group show •Art in Public Places Sculpture Exhibition; Stamford, CT
2010 •KH Gallery, Chicago, IL; 2 person show
•Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; group show
2009 •University of New England - Portland Campus; group show
•Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; “Off the Wall”, solo show
•Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA; Group show, Works on Paper
•Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Group Show, Milwaukee, WI
2008 •SOPA Gallery, Kelowna, BC, Canada; 3 person show
•Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Anniversary Show; group show
•Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2-person show •Wisconsin Museum of Art, West Bend, WI; solo show
2007 •OK Harris Works of Art, New York, NY, solo show
•Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; 2 person show •MIAD (Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design), group show
2006 •Kajima Sculpture Awards Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan; group show
•Fresh Paint, Los Angeles, California; group show
•Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago, IL; 2-person show
•Continuum 5; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Inova, group show
2005 •Paint on Metal, Tucson Art Museum, group show
•Cardinal Stritch University, Glendale, WI; solo show •Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI; solo show •”Urban Camouflage” Luckystar Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; group show •Artscape, Milwaukee, WI; outdoor sculpture group show
2004 •Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL; group show
•Waukesha Civic Theater, Waukesha, WI; 2-person show •Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI, group show •3rd Ward Sculpture Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI •Niemi Sculpture Gallery Group Show
2003 •Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, group show
•18x18x18; West Bend Art Museum, WI; group show
•Wisconsin Presents, Wisconsin Lutheran College, group show
•Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI, group show •Kahler-Slater Architects, Milwaukee, WI, solo show •Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, group show
2002 •OK Harris Works of Art, NY, NY, solo show •3-D Chicago Maquette Show, Field Museum, Chicago
•Mad River, San Francisco, group show •Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington DC, group show •Navy Pier Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL, curated by Dave Hickey
2001 •Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, group show
•Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago, IL, “Abstract Show” •Europa Gallery, Hannover, Germany, group show •Nortel Networks Gallery, Santa Clara, CA, solo show •Woodlot Gallery, Sheboygan, WI, group show •TBA Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, group show •Emory Fine Arts, Saugatuck, MI, group show •West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI, featured outdoor sculpture
2000 •Pier Walk 2000 Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL
•Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago, IL, group show •Woodlot Gallery, Sheboygan, WI, group show
1999 •DeLind Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, group show
1998 •Beyond the Object: Public Art, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
1994-96 •Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, group show
1992 •La Galleria Del Conte, Milwaukee, WI, group show
1991 •Master’s Thesis Show, UWM
1989 •Aristoi Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, solo show
1988 •UWM Union Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, “Really Big Shoe”
1983-84 •San Diego Art Institute, group show
COMMISSIONS
550 Washington Building, Chicago, IL
All Saints Hospital, Racine, WI
Allen Bradley Corp., Milwaukee, WI
Badger Meter Corp., Brown Deer, WI
Blettner Building, Madison, WI
Children’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Curative Rehabilitation, Milwaukee,WI
Eppstein Uhen Architects, Milwaukee, WI
Esker Hall, UW-Whitewater, % for Art Commission
Flad Architects, Madison, WI
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
General Electric Medical Systems, Pewaukee, WI
Guaranty Bank, Milwaukee, WI
SC Johnson Co., Racine, WI
Marnell Corrao, Shreveport, LA
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Public Central Library
Mc Kinley Marina, Milwaukee County
City of Mount Vernon, IL
Quad/Graphics
Rockwell International, Milwaukee, WI
Ruud Lighting, Racine, WI
St. Lukes Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA
Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, Modesto, CA
Taylor’s, Milwaukee, WI
U.S. Robotics, Chicago, IL
Virchow Krause, Madison, WI
Valley Center Hospital, Santa Clara, CA
City of Wauwatosa, WI
Waukesha County Transit Station, Waukesha, WI
YMCA, Milwaukee, WI
COLLECTIONS
SPX
Visa
General Electric Medical Systems, Pewaukee, WI
Quad/Graphics
Rockwell International
Rouse Properties, NY, NY
Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL
Koehler Winery, Santa Barbara, CA
Hewlett-Packard, Colorado Springs, CO
City of Skokie, IL
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Platteville
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
PERCENT FOR ART PROJECTS
Universty of Wisconsin, Parkside
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Wisconsin Rapids State Office Building
University of Wisconsin, Madison
General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, WI
State of Louisiana, LaSalle Building, Baton Rouge, LA
Department of Public Works Headquarters, Milwaukee, WI
MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONS
City of Dowagiac, MI
City of Wauwatosa, WI
City of Mount Vernon, IL
Janesville Public Library, Janesville, WI
Milwaukee Central Public Library, Milwaukee, WI
City of Green Bay, WI / Northeastern Wisconsin Arts Council
City of Waukesha, WI; Transit Center
City of Atlanta, GA; Hardy Ivy Park
City of Beaverton, OR; City Park
PUBLICATIONS
“Paint on Metal”, Tucson Museum of Art, 2005
“Navy Pier Walk”, Chicago Navy Pier Sculpture Exhibition, 2002
AWARDS
Artist of the Year, 2011; Milwaukee Arts Board
Louis Weinberg Sculpture Competition Winner, Skokie Sculpture Park, Skokie, IL; 2011
Semi-finalist, Kajima Sculpture Competition, Tokyo, Japan 2005
SCULPTURE FOR GOOD CAUSES
Alzheimers Fund
SRAM Bikes for Africa
AIDS Auction Milwaukee
Art Pop, Art for AIDS
Oshkosh Nutcracker Fund
Madison Youth Symphony