Austyn Taylor

Biography

Born in Rochester, New York, Taylor earned an MFA from Alfred University in 2016 and a BFA and MST from RIT in 2006/7. She has participated in several residencies, including Ceramica Suro, (Guadalajara, Mexico), The Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, MT), Aout Residency, (Beirut, Lebanon), Guldagergaard, (Skælskør, Denmark), China Central Academy of Fine Arts(CAFA), (Beijing, China), Northern Clay Center, (Minneapolis, MN), Mendocino Art Center (Mendocino, CA), VARDA Vallejo Ferry Boat Residency, (Sausalito, CA), Midwestern State University, (Wichita Falls, TX),  Cider Creek Collective, (Albion, CA), TMFAR, (Tucumcari, NM) and Sonoma Community Center, (Sonoma, CA).

Her work has been exhibited in Beirut, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Jakarta, Portland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Salzburg, Madrid, San Francisco, Rome, Eindhoven, Denver, Dubai, Philadelphia, Shanghai, Monterrey, Merida, Mallorca, St. Louis, Houston, Boston, Vienna, Santa Fe, Osaka and Seoul.

Taylor now lives and works in Sonoma, California, USA.

Artist Statement

“I keep finding my way into a world that forms under my hands, whose inhabitants are responsible for my being here.”

My work is an instinctive act of loyalty to characters I have spent a lifetime developing. What began as a pursuit of form has led me to a practice grounded in hope and humor. My sculptures celebrate the absurdity of our shared animal heritage and the business of getting along  together on Earth.