Resumé
Personal Info
Sunaura C. Taylor
Email - sunnytaylor@bellsouth.net
Born - March 21, 1982 - Tucson, Arizona
Language - English
Sex - Female
Age - 22
Awards/Nominations
Nominated for Joan Mitchell Foundation Award - 2003
Sacatar Foundation - Fellow - Bahia, Brazil - Dec 28th - Feb 20th 2004
Woodstock School of Art - full scholarship - May - September 2004
Nominated for McColl Center Residency - 2004
VSA Arts - Grand Prize, Emerging Artist - 2004
Education
(Self-taught and mentored)
Studied under Terry Rowlett (University of GA) - Athens, GA - 1998-99
Advised by Frank Ruzicka (Parsons, UGA) - Athens, GA - 2000
Studied under Anina Gerchick (NY Academy of Fine Art) - Athens, GA - 2001
Curatorial Work
2001 - International Cork Factory - Brooklyn, NY
2004 - ATHICA - Athens, GA
2005 - Art-Relief exhibit at Arts For All - Atlanta, GA
Exhibitions
1997 - Guaranteed - solo - Athens, GA
1998 - The Grit - group - Athens, GA
1998 - Blue Sky - group - Athens, GA
1998 - The Strand - solo - Athens, GA
1998 - Athens-Clarke County Library - solo - Athens, GA
1999 - Spectrum Studio Gallery - group - Athens, GA
1999 - The Grit - group - Athens, GA
1999 - The Red Door - solo - Athens, GA
2000 - University of GA - group - Athens, GA
2001 - International Cork Factory - group - Brooklyn, NY
2003 - ATHICA - group - Athens, GA
2004 - Community Center - Itaparica, Bahia Brazil
2004 - Smithsonian Museum - Washington, DC
2005 - Arts For All Gallery - Atlanta, GA
2004/2005 - Yager Museum - Upstate NY
Reviews/Publicity
September, 1997 - Flagpole Magazine
October, 1997 - Flagpole Magazine
July, 1998 - Flagpole Magazine
August, 1998 - Flagpole Magazine
November, 1998 - Marquee
December, 1998 - Flagpole Magazine
July, 1999 - Flagpole Magazine
August, 1999 - Flagpole Magazine
March, 2000 - Marquee
March, 2000 - Flagpole Magazine
March, 2000 - CBS Georgia
March, 2000 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
November, 2000 - ABC Georgia
January, 2002 - Free Williamsburg - Aardvarks , Armadillos, and an Artist in Greenpoint
October, 2003 - Marquee
November, 2003 - Flagpole Magazine - Sunny Taylor: Capturing Emotion on Canvas
March, 2004 - The Monthly Review - The Right Not to Work
April, 2004 - Salvador TV, Brazil
May, 2004 - Flagpole Magazine - Exploring the Human Condition
July, 2004 - WBAI with Al Lewis
September, 2004 - DC Art News
November, 2004 - American Artist
January, 2005 - Creative Loafing
January, 2005 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
February, 2005 - NPR All Things Considered
Collections/Loans
GA - Jeremy - 2000, oil on canvas - Athens Civic Center
NY - Larry Konner - 2002, oil on canvas - Zoe Heller and Larry Konner
NY - Harold Rosenthal - 2003, oil on canvas - Mark Rosenthal
NY - Robbie and Julian - 2002, oil on canvas - on loan to the New Press
NY - Christopher - 2002, oil on canvas - on loan to Colin Robinson - the New Press
Washington, DC - Vic Chesnutt - 2004, oil on canvas - VSA Arts
CA - Self-Portrait - 2004, oil on canvas - Mitch Loch and Taylor Van Horne