Austyn Taylor

Biography

Born in Rochester, New York, Taylor earned a Cermaics MFA from Alfred University in 2016 and a BFA(Illustration) and MST(Art Education) from RIT in 2006/7. She has participated in several residencies, including Cerámica Suro, (Guadalajara, Mexico), The Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, MT), Août 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), The Most Famous Art Residency, (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, Brussels, 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. The sculptures celebrate absurdity, our shared animal heritage and the business of getting along together on Earth.🌼