Howard Hamilton Taylor b. 29 August 1918

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painter, sculptor and teacher, his work was presented in two retrospectives, in 1985 at the AGWA, and from 2003-06 at ten-venues organised by the MCA and AGWA. He received the Emeritus Award from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council in 1986; Member Order of Australia, 1989; Hon. Doctor of Letters, UWA, 1993; Hon. Doctor of Technology, Curtin University, 1997; and 'State Treasure' Western Australia 1999.
exhibited at
Exhibition
Place
Dusseldorf Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Howard Taylor: phenomena
Date
16 September 2003 - 30 November 2003
Place
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

An Art Gallery of Western Australia touring exhibition organised in conjunction with MCA, Sydney. Toured to: Mornington Peninsula Gallery, Victoria; DELL Gallery at QLD College of Art; Cairns Regional Gallery, QLD; New England Regional Art Museum, NSW; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery; Orange Regional Gallery; Bunbury Regional Gallery; Geraldton Regional Art Gallery. The Art Gallery of Western Australia and The Museum of Contemporary Art joint initiative explores the achievements of Howard Taylor; the retrospective exhibition provides an opportunity once again to make an extraordinary body of work familiar to audiences throughout Australia.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/xtr_howardt.htm; http://www.mca.com.au/#
Exhibition catalogue (9/11/04)

Exhibition Catalogue:
Dufour, Gary. Howard Taylor: Phenomena, Perth, WA: Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2003.
ISBN 0975016822

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing
Note
MCA, Sydney 16-09-2003 to 30-11-03, AGWA, Perth 05-02-04 to 02-05-04, Mornington Gallery, 13-07 04 to 29-08-04, Dell Gallery, Griffith University, 24-09-04 to 14-11-04, Cairns Gallery, 28-01-05 to 13-03 05, New England Art Museum, 01-04-05 to 15-05-05, TMAG 05-06-05 to 28-08-05; Orange Gallery, 09-09-05 to 16-10-05, BRAG 09-12--5 to 29-01-06, GRAG 1002-06 to 16-04-2006
exhibited at
Howard Taylor sculptures, paintings, drawings, 1942-1984
Date
1985
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Festival of Perth
Date
1953
Place
Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art Competition
Date
1950
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Oils, egg tempura, and watercolours by Howard Hamilton Taylor
Date
1949
Place
Newspaper House Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition