Mary Taylor (artist)

Mary Taylor
Born 1948 (age 69–70)
Devonport, Auckland
Nationality New Zealander
Education University of Auckland, Massey University
Known for Painting, etching
Notable work Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World (book)
Movement Realism
Awards AIM Children's Book Awards - non-fiction award (1993)

Mary Taylor (born 1948) is a New Zealand artist and children's author.

Background

Mary Taylor was born in Devonport, Auckland in 1948.[1] She was educated at the University of Auckland and Massey University.[2]

Career

Formerly a teacher, Taylor has worked as a professional artist since 1983. Taylor is known for etchings and paintings. She follows a traditional process in her etchings, involving nitric acid, zinc plate, a manual etching press, and hand colouring each work. Her paintings primarily use acrylic and oils. Taylors works are grounded in realism and predominantly of New Zealand’s flora and fauna.[2][3]

Taylor has exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts[4][5] and internationally, in New York and Beijing, as part of exhibitions of New Zealand art.[2]

She is the author of Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World,[6] winner of the AIM Children's Book Awards non-fiction award in 1994.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor, Mary". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mary Taylor". Flagstaff Gallery. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Mary Taylor". www.artbythesea.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. ↑ Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Millwood. ISBN 0908582609.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Mary (1993). Old Blue The Rarest Bird in the World. Scholastic. ISBN 1869431081.
  7. ↑ "AIM Children's Book Awards - Kids - Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.

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