Di Taylor

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I’m inspired by the large open blue sky, at times I even need to see it to feel free and alive. This amazing colour is refracted and reflected around us in a multitude of ways allowing the healing properties to permeate every part of our life.. When contemplating how to replicate this visual pleasure, I needed to examine what is linked under this one amazing body, like a blanket protecting us all, while at the same time creating great visual diversity. .

This the colours and landforms I have painted are all ‘under the blue sky’ and in its variety, is a metaphor for our cultural and society differences, we too are all under the one blue sky. These painting are my experiences and personnel pleasures of the blue green waters of the great South West and warm earth sunsets of the North West of our land. They would not be so varied or similar with out the large sky.

Di Taylor, September 2011

Starting my art career at the National Art School in Sydney at 17, this year I’m proud to announce that I have been accepted to exhibit in London. As well as many solo exhibitions this year, Margaret River , Sydney, Melbourne, Broome, Perth and Mandurah. I have participated in the Cow Parade Margaret River, Artist in Residence at Cable Beach Club Resort Broome, Artist in Residence His Majesties Theatre Perth, Love Angel Foundation exhibition and the Breast Cancer Foundation events.

My inspiration comes from seeing and portraying simple truths, with honor and integrity. I try to shout out, emphasizing the importance of seeing and enjoying every day. With the paint I am leaving a simple reminder in texture and colour, representing a feeling or realization of an integral part of our belonging and environment.

‘Lines Across Our Land’ is a reflection of my past and the intrinsic connection to the land and large open spaces. After college I left Sydney with my first husband to live on his family property in Northern NSW. I was a young mother and stuck in a small work mans cottage without a phone, car, or television. Moving from my independent lifestyle of a Sydney art student in Taylor Square to the isolation of the land, I soon learnt the importance of that simple party line, the one connection to my family. On that Party Line were seven Mrs. Taylor’s all connected by hand cranked phones, which I still to this day remember my call sign. This painting is not only an indulgence in colour and freedom, to feel the enormous space of our Land, but recognition that it’s the ‘lines’ that have kept our country together.

The haze of purple hues blurs the horizon in the heat expelled from the burnt oranges and red earth of our land. The quiet isolation and timelessness are deliberately cut like a knife by the roads and telegraph poles that cut across our land. From this quite timeless landscape, a more personnel memory is evoked and my need for connection to the world.

My techniques have an element of risk taking, exploring new mediums and immediacy. The orange is a translucent paint brushed on in large quantities with large brushes, resulting in a vibrancy and life all of its own. By allowing the paint to drive the painting, provides challenges and unexpected successes and means that I have to be flexible. By following my passions for the red earth, large spaces and the strong colours of our landscape, I inevitably engage in a record of time and places from my experiences.

Biography

Born: Sydney, NSW, 1956

Education

1986 Claremont College of Advanced Education, WA

1984 Launceston Technical College, Tasmania

1976 Diploma of Fine Art, Alexander Mackey College of Advanced Education, NSW

1975 Diploma of Fine Art Qualifying Course, Hornsby Technical College, NSW

1974 Higher School Certificate, Ravenswood Methodist College, NSW

Exhibition

2011- Current The Studio Gallery, Yallingyup. WA ‘All Under One Blue Sky” Solo

2011 Artist in Residence, Parmelia House, St Georges Terrace, Perth WA

2011 Cystic Fibrosis Association Spring Art Exhibition, WA

2011 Hale Art Exhibition, WA

2011 Cable Beach Club Resort, Artist in Residence, WA, Solo

2011 Save the Children Foundation workshops One Arm Point, Beagle Bay, Lombardina

2011 Traffic Jam Galleries, Sydney. NSW Solo

2011 Jahroc ‘Zummer Breeze’, WA, Solo

2011 The Studio Gallery ’View Point’, WA, Joint

2011 The Long March, 100 Anniversary of the Emancipation of Women Exhibition, WA, Mixed

2011 Newman College Art Fair, WA, Mixed

2010 Love Angel Foundation, Perth WA. Solo

2010 SmartArtz Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Solo

2010 The Studio Gallery, Yallingyup, WA. Joint

2010 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture – Kununarra Workshop for Regional Youth Competition.

2010 Art In Bloom, design and instillation for Ros Worthington

2010 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Biennial Acquisitive Art Award, Finalist

2010 Gallery 360, Artist of the Month, Perth, A, Solo

2010 Cable Beach Club Resort, Artist In Residence, Broome, WA, Solo

2010 Melbourne Art Fair, SmartArtz Gallery, VIC, Solo

2010 Jarhoc Gallery Margaret River, Joint

2010 Cow Parade Margaret River, Invited Artist, WA

2010 Fusion Art gallery, Mandurah, WA, Joint

2010 St Hilda’s Art Fair 2010, Perth, WA. Invited Artist

2009 Ros Worthington- Love Angel Foundation- Guest Artist

2009 ‘Bosom Buddies Luncheon’ –Breast Cancer Foundation- Guest Artist

2009 The Cancer Council, WA ‘Pink Ribbon Ball’- Guest Artist

2009 Gallery 360, Subiaco WA. Joint

2009 YMCA HQ Gallery, Leederville WA. Solo

2009 Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome WA. Solo

2009 Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW. Solo

2009 Art@PC, Mt Lawley WA. Invite Artist

2009 St Hilda’s Art Fair 2009, Perth WA

2009 Araluen Golf Resort, Perth WA. Solo

2009 Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW. Mixed

2009 Jahroc Margaret River, WA. Joint

2009 Araluen Golf Resort, Perth, WA. Solo

2008 Jahroc gallery, Margaret River, WA. Joint

2008 Greenwood Gallery, Melbourne, VIC. Mixed

2008 Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Mixed

2008 ‘Bosom Buddies Luncheon’ –Breast Cancer Foundation- Guest Artist

2008 The Cancer Council, WA ‘Pink Ribbon Ball’- Guest Artist

2008 Kyle Andrews Foundation of Broome April ‘Angels of the Outback 2’ Solo

2008 Angel’s Whispering’ LK Gallery, Subiaco, WA. Solo

2008 St John of God Foundation Horizon House – LK Gallery Subiaco WA, Solo

2008 Green-Wood Gallery, Melbourne VIC. Mixed

2008 Parmelia House, Perth WA. Solo

2008 CWM Gallery, Woollaraha, NSW. Mixed

2007 Jahroc gallery, Margaret River, WA –Mixed

2007 Kyle Andrews Foundation of Broome ‘Angels of the Outback’. Solo

2007 Zoo Cafe Broome – Mixed

2006 CelebriArt – Celebrity Mentor

2006 Variety –the Children’s Charity, WA - Donation

2006 Tristan’s the Gallery, WA - Solo

2006 The Cancer Council, WA ‘Pink Ribbon Ball’-Donation

2006 Jahroc gallery, Margaret River, WA. Mixed

2006 Elements Gallery, WA. Mixed

2005 Tristan’s the Gallery, WA - Solo

2005 St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, WA – Artist in Residence

2005 Perth Convention Exhibition Centre WA. Mixed

2004 Telethon- ‘Blue Ribbon Ball’ - Donation

1995 New Collectables, WA - Solo

1993 The Terrace Art Gallery, WA - Solo

1991 Yallingup Gallery, WA. Mixed

1991 The Esplanade Gallery, Esperance, WA. Mixed

1991 Gomboc Gallery, WA. Mixed

1990 Glebe Road Gallery, NSW. Mixed

Awards

Inka ‘Power Virtues’ Artwork 2011, 1^st Prize, NSW

‘She Loves Life’ SmartArtz Gallery, Melbourne VIC Finalist (2009)

Vasse Art Prize, WA Finalist (2009)

Kimberly Art Prize – Open Section 1^st Prize (2008)

Matilda Bay Restaurant Art Prize – Finalist (1990)

Rockingham District Arts Council - First Prize (1990)

Mandurah Festival of the Arts - Highly Commended (1990)

Artistic Achievements

Di Taylor Regional Youth Award for Portraiture 2011

Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, Youth Award 2010& 2011 – Judge

Art In Bloom 2010

CowParade Margaret River 2010 - Finalist

Sir Charles Gairdner Art Prize 2010, Finalist

Cancer Foundation- Long Table Luncheon 2010- Invited Artist

Judge – Melville Art Awards 2009

Celebrity Mentor – CelebriArt 2009

Public Works Commission for 235 St Georges Terrace, Perth 2009

Artist in Residence – Parmelia House Perth 2009 & 2008

Neptune Marine Services- Commissions for Board Room and meeting rooms 2008

Neptune Marine Services – Design of Reception area and instillation 2007

Artist in Residence - St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, WA 2005

Belmont Forum shopping centre - mural installation 1996

Warwick Grove shopping centre - mural Installation1996

Perth Convention Exhibition Centre – art exhibition 1996

York Hotel - Mural Installation 1995

Rockingham Hotel- Mural Instillation 1995

Cafe Villa, Leederville - Mural and Restaurant Installation 1995

Baldivis Primary School - painted two oil paintings for school library

Community Projects The City of Perth Black Swan Portrait Prize – Café Walk 2011

Save The Children Foundation and Heathway’s, Lombardina, One Arm Point and Beagle Bay (2011)

Colosoul Group Art Exhibition for PMH Foundation 2011

Save The Children Foundation and Heathway’s, Kununurra Workshop 2010

Breast Cancer Care, WA 2009-2010-2011

Love Angel Foundation, Ros Worthington, Guest Artist 2009- 2010-2011

Kyle Andrews Foundation of Broome 2006 -2007- 2008- 2009- 2010

Pink Ribbon Ball, Cancer Foundation 2006- 2007-2008- 2009- 2010

Bosom Buddies Luncheon, Cancer Council 2008 -2009 -2010

CelebriArt celebrity art mentor, 2006 - 2007-2009

YMCA HQ- (2009)

Variety – the Children’s Charity 2007- 2008-2009- 2010-2011

Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation 2008 - 2009

WA Rotary Club 2007

Isla Love Charity Concert 2008

St John of God Foundation Horizon House 2008

Metro Church Perth, Art Prize 2008

Telethon - Blue Ribbon Ball 2005

Collections Ros Worthington OAM

Brookfield Multiplex & Hawaiian Group

Neptune Marine Services Limited

Justin Langer AM

Robert Juniper

State Government – Rockingham City Council, WA

Education Department, WA

The Left Bank Hotel, WA

Brave New World Advertising Agency, NSW

Golden Bay Electrics, WA

Abbey Dental Group, WA

Centurion Roller Doors, WA

Cafe Villa, WA

The Merchant Group International, WA

Shane Wee –Alto Capital, WA

Paul D. D’Arcy

James Llewellyn

Christian Lange

Artist in Residence

2009-2010-2011 Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome, WA

2009-2010 His Majesties Theatre, Perth, WA

2006-2007-2008-2009 Kyle Andrews Foundation of Broome, WA

2008-2009-2011 Hawaiian Group, Parmelia Arcade, Perth

2006-2007 CelebriArt - celebrity art mentor and guest artist

2006 Rotary Club of WA - guest artist

2006 The Cancer Council WA ‘Pink Ribbon Ball’ – guest artist and guest speaker

2006 Variety – the Children’s Charity – guest artist

2005 Telethon ‘Blue Ribbon Ball’ – guest artist

2006 St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls Art Exhibition – guest artist

2005 St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls Art Exhibition

1991 Spring in the Valley Festival - Westfield Winery

1990 Canning College, Rottnest Island

1990 Spring in the Valley Festival - Talijancich Winery

Teaching Workshops

2011 Save The Children Workshops, Lombardina, One Arm Point and Beagle Bay

2010 Chilling Space and Werlemen Program Kunururra for Black Swan Youth Award

2009 Claremont School of Art- Acrylics & Abstract course

2008 Mentor to Millie Savage

1991 ‘Techniques from Drawing to Oil’ and ‘Working in the Environment’ Baldivis, WA

Reviews and Publication

Art Collector Magazine (2011)

Mainly Daily, April (2011)

Western Suburbs Weekly, 8^th Dec (2010)

Sunday Times, 18^th July (2010)

Broome Advertiser June (2010)

InSite Magazine, Winter (2010)

Art Guide Australia, (May/June 2010)

West Australian, Article Ros Worthington (15^th May 2010)

Subiaco Post, (20 Feb 2010 Cow Parade)

Busselton Radio (Jan 2010 Cow Parade)

Margaret River Tourism, Cow Parade (brochure and directional map Jan 2010)

Western Suburbs Weekly, (20^th Oct 2009)

InSite magazine, spring (2009)

Busselton Mail Jan (2009)

Broome Advertiser - editorial ‘Angels of the Outback’ exhibition (2007)

ABC Radio (Kimberley region) - Live interview ‘Angels of the Outback’ (2007)

Homes & Living magazine ‘Summer Edition’ - editorial (2007)

Scoop magazine - editorial (2006)

Art & Australia magazine - press advertisement (2006)

Box Magazine - editorial (2006)

Homes & Living magazine - front cover (2006)

Sunday Times Magazine (6/2006)

Box Magazine – editorial (2006)

Homes and Living magazine - front cover (2006)

Sunday Times Magazine (6/2006)

Guardian Express (2005)

The West Australian (2005)

Box Magazine (2005)

The West Australian – ‘Business Moves’ (1999)

The York Chronicle (1998)

Country Look Magazine – editorial (1997)

Channel Seven documentary ‘Your Place or Mine ‘ (1996)

Homes & Living magazine – wrote review on fabrics (1996)

Sound Telegraph (14/2/1990)

The Chronicle – Matilda Bay Art Prize (29/5/1990)

The Weekend Courier – (28/5/1990)

Art Attack, Mandurah - Murray Arts Council Award (4/6/1990)

Weekend Courier – editorial (2/12/1990)

The West Australian –‘The Big Weekend Arty Facts’ (2/12/1990)

Weekend Courier – editorial (1990)

Commissions

2009 Brookfield Multiplex & Hawaiian Group, Public Works. WA

2009 Jahroc WA

2009 Christian Lange, WA

2008 Neptune Marine Services Limited

2008 The Hawaiian Group, WA

2008 Marian Magee, WA

2008 Dirk Feinauer Solicitors, WA

2008 Shane Wee, Alto Capital, WA

2008 Jahroc Gallery, WA

2008 Sally Savage, VIC

2007 Jahroc Gallery, WA

1999 Steve Canning, WA – mural installation

1998 Centurion Roller Doors, WA - Four paintings for boardroom

1993 Margaret Kay, Sydney, NSW - painting

1991 Liz Roberts, WA - portrait

1990 David Harding, Sydney, NSW - painting