Mary Taylor (artist)

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

Mary Taylor
Born1948 (age 72–73)
Devonport, Auckland
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationUniversity of Auckland, Massey University
Known forPainting, etching
Notable work
Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World (book)
MovementRealism
AwardsAIM Children's Book Awards - non-fiction award (1993)

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 16 October 2017.
  2. "Mary Taylor". Flagstaff Gallery. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. "Mary Taylor". www.artbythesea.co.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  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 16 October 2017.

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