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 Zoya Taylor has developed a highly individualistic style of figuration and an incredibly
idiosyncratic body of work that centers on a recurring cast of characters drawn partly from memories of a childhood spent in Jamaica, but very much a production of her psyche. Hers is
a world inhabited by wide-eyed waifs, world-weary grandmothers, wistful spinsters, braggadocios and rude-boys. Her characters exhibit a curious mixture of innocence and
worldliness and embody the duality in human nature. Her view on the human condition is that “we all have a cast of characters that define our lives. Personal demons or angels--spiritual or not, there’s a
commonality in these characters. They draw on human themes of secrecy, pride and hurt, but also humor and love.”
Zoya Taylor, was born in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. She spent her early childhood in Germany and moved with her
Jamaican father and Canadian mother to Kingston, Jamaica when she was eight. Her academic career includes a Masters degree in International Social Work, and teaching experience at universities in Canada, Jamaica and
Norway. She is essentially a self-taught artist, but has taken classes in painting, sculpture and drawing. She enjoys
gallery representation in the USA, Jamaica, Germany and Norway, and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in
Kingston, Jamaica; Berlin, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Oslo, Norway; Florence, Italy; and London, England. In 2009
she was awarded the President’s Award at the Florence Biennale in Florence, Italy. She currently lives in Oslo, Norway.
résumé
b. Vancouver, Canada
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 128 Gallerie, Kingston, Jamaica
2007 Falleri Elenor, Oslo, Norway
2007 Bill Hodges Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Gallery Twenty-Four, Berlin, Germany
2005 Galeria Zero, Barcelona, Spain
2005 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2003 Clodion Art Cafe, Oslo, Norway
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 “Drawn Together” curated by Avisca Fine Art, New York, NY
2010 “A Wonan’s Work”, Avisca Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2009 Florence Biennale 2009, Florence, Italy
2009 National Black Fine Art Show, New York, NY
2008 Avisca Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2007 Aalesunds Kunstforening, Aalesund, Norway
2007 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2007 Embrace Art Fair, Atlanta, GA
2007 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2007 National Black Fine Art Show, New York, NY
2007 Galleri Elenor, Oslo, Norway
2007 Hole Art Center, Hole, Norway
2006 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2006 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2006 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2006 Raw Art Fair, Florence, Italy
2006 National Black Fine Art Show, New York, NY
2006 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
2006 Raw Art Fair, London, England
AWARDS
2009 President’s Award Florence Biennale 2009, Florence, Italy
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