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                                                                                                            Jorge Luis Borges

photo: Valerie Otani

Music is everywhere...

“The task of art is to transform what is continuously happening to us, to transform all these things into symbols, into music, into something which can last in man’s memory. That is our duty. If we don’t fulfill it, we feel unhappy. A writer or any artist has the sometimes joyful duty to transform all that into symbols. These symbols could be colors, forms or sounds. For a poet, the symbols are sounds and also words, fables, stories, poetry. The work of a poet never ends. It has nothing to do with working hours.

You are continuously receiving things from the external world. These must be transformed, and eventually will be transformed. This revelation can appear anytime. A poet never rests. He’s always working, even when he dreams. Besides, the life of a writer, is a lonely one. You think you are alone, and as the years go by, if the stars are on your side, you may discover that you are at the center of a vast circle of invisible friends whom you will never get to know but who love you. And that is an immense reward.”

                                                                                                            Jorge Luis Borges

414-967-1449 (studio) • 414-961-0113 (home)
rrtaylor@wi.rr.com

News: I recently installed an outdoor sculpture in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. The site is wonderful, a park with tall ponderosa pines and water geysers for kids. The dedication was a thoughtful celebration, complete with orange creamsicles for the orange sculpture. My truck driver, Lucius Tarbell, was very helpful in getting the piece there and spotting potential trouble during installation.

My work will be included in a group show at the Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI, in October. I will be one-half of a 2 person show at KH Gallery in Chicago in November.

Music is everywhere...

2009 •University of New England - Portland Campus; group show
•Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; “Off the Wall”, solo show

Richard Taylor
3007 N. Newhall St., Milwaukee, WI 53211-3227
414-967-1449 (studio) • 414-961-0113 (home) • 414-961-7002 (fax) • rrtaylor@wi.rr.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
1981 •DDS, Marquette University School of Dentistry
1979-81 •Part-time studies, fine arts, Milwaukee School of Art and Design
1977 •BA, Art History, UWM

EMPLOYMENT
Present •Self-employed artist
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
2009 •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, Milwaukee, 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, 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
Visa
General Electric Medical Systems, Pewaukee, WI
Milwaukee Riverwalk
Quad/Graphics
Rockwell International
Semi-finalist, Kajima Sculpture Competition, Tokyo, Japan
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

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 Wauwatosa, WI
City of Mount Vernon, IL
Janesville Public Library, Janesville, WI
MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONS (continued)

Milwaukee Public Library
City of Green Bay, WI / Northeastern Wisconsin Arts Council
City of Waukesha, WI Transit Center

PUBLICATIONS

“Paint on Metal”, Tucson Museum of Art, 2005
“Navy Pier Walk”, Chicago Navy Pier Sculpture Exhibition, 2002

fax:414-961-0113 (call first to ask for fax)

Richard Taylor
3007 N. Newhall St.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-3227

studio phone: 414-967-1449
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