Taylor Davis (sculptor)
| Taylor Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Residence | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Sculpture |
| Institutions | Bard College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
| Alma mater | Bard College, Tufts University |
Taylor Davis (born 1959) is an American sculptor, known for her innovative wood sculptures.[1] Davis has been a Professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design since 1999,[2] and is also the co-chair of the sculpture program at Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. In fall 2008, she was a visiting faculty at Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. She earned a Diploma of Fine Arts at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts; a Bachelor of Science degree in Education at Tufts University; and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. Her work has been widely shown across the United States[3] and Davis was included in the Whitney Biennial in 2004.[4] Davis is represented by DODGEgallery, NY.
Grants and awards
Taylor Davis has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a prestigious residential fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University from 2010–2011.[5] She also won the Association of International Art Critics Award in 2007 and 2002; the St Botolph Foundation Grant in 2003, the Institute of Contemporary Art Artist Prize in 2001, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant in 1999.
References
- ↑ Boston Phoenix Review: http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/art/documents/01967127.htm
- ↑ MassArt homepage: http://www.massart.edu/taylor_davis.html
- ↑ List of exhibitions: http://hortongallery.com/artist/taylordavis/cv
- ↑ Washington Post article: http://www.rufuscorporation.com/wapost.jpg
- ↑ Radcliffe IAS profile: http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/fellows_2011tdavis.aspx
External links
- In collaboration with Nicole Cherubini "Davis, Cherubini, in Contention". MIT List Visual Arts Center".
- Harris, Larissa "Taylor Davis: Samson Projects". ArtForum, Summer 2006
- Artist's website
- An artist's talk at the Green Street gallery
- Video walk around Taylor Davis Sculpture