SUE JANE TAYLOR

 

Born                        1960, Dingwall, Scotland, UK

Education             
1984-85                    Konsthogskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
1982-84                    SladeSchool of Fine Art, UCL, London
1978-82                    Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen

Scolarships
1984-85                    1 year Swedish Institute Scholarship

Awards
1995                         British Council Travelling Fellowship, Australia
1987                         Glenfiddich Living Scotland Award
1985                         Print Award, Stirling Shipping Company
1982                         ScottishRoyalAcademy Student Exhibition

Prizes
1992                         Highland Open Exhibition
1986                        Tradition and Innovation in Printmaking Today, Rank Zerox

Commissions
2006 - 2010              Beatrice Offshore Deepwater Wind Farm Pilot Scheme,
                 Caithness, Scotland, Talisman Energy UK  
005                          “Venus Blazing” James MacMillan, Deirdre Gribbin
                                 Britten Symphonia, English Arts Council
2005                         Installation of “I” (meditation on Iona) glass frieze, City  
                                 of Glasgow Concert Halls
1999                         “Glencalvie Bhan” glass installation. Collaboration with
                                 composer Dee Isaac and poet Aonghas MacNeacail,
                                 Scottish Chamber Orchestra
1997                         “I” (Meditation on Iona) James MacMillan collaboration
                                 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Arts Council and  
                                 Glasgow City Council
1992                         John Brown/ UIE Shipyard, Clydebank
1990-91                    Piper Alpha Memorial, Aberdeen
 
Community Public Art Commissions
2003 – 2006             Lead Artist, Telford’s Pulteneytown Regeneration
                                 Initiative, Wick
2000                         A’ Craobh (the tree) MillenniumForest for Scotland
                                Trust. Gaelic Alphabet spiral woodland walk, Borgie
                                 Forest, NW Sutherland
1998                         Crimond Primary School, Peterhead, funded by SCO
                                 Mobil Oil
Residencies
2008                        Landscape Artist Research Queenstown, Western  
                               Tasmania – Gold and Copper Mines
1995/6                     National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
1993                        St Fergus Gallery, Wick, Caithness, Highland Council
1992                       Clydebank District Council

One Person Exhibitions
2010                        Beatrice Works Preview Exhibition, Scottish
                                Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh
2009                        Mineworks, TasmanianMuseum and ArtGallery
2005-9                      Oilwork, Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Time 
                                 and TideMuseum, Great Yarmouth, Piers Art Centre   
                                 Orkney Isles, ShetlandMuseum, Lerwick.
2007                         Beatrice Field – works in progress” DCA, Dundee
2001                        “Piper Alpha Memorial Drawings”, Aberdeen Maritime
                                 Museum
1998/2000               “From Highland Drove to the Australian Outback”, touring   
                                 exhibition, Scotland
1997/99                  “From Highland Drove to the Australian Outback” British
                                Council, New EnglandMuseum and Gallery touring
                                exhibition, Australia
1995                        “Kromer Hat” touring exhibition by Clydebank District   
                                Council, SW Scotland
1992                        Central Library, Clydebank
1990                        Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden
1991                        Aberdeen Maritime Museum,
                                Chapelle de la Mairie, Vesoul, France
1989-91                  “Oil Worker Scotland”, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh
                               Touring exhibition
1985                        Galleri Sassi, Stockholm, Sweden
1986                       Sue Rankin Gallery, London
1987                       Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
1988                        Installation, BP Heliport, Aberdeen
                                Galleri Agueli, Stockholm, Sweden
                                                                                              
Group Exhibitions
2008-                      Scotland: A Changing Nation, Scottish National
                               Museum, Edinburgh
2007                        Lyth Art Centre, Caithness, Scotland
                                Scottish Print Summer Show, Glasgow Print Studio,
 2007                      Gallery Artists, Colville Street Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
                               British Renewable Energy Conference, SECC Glasgow.
                               European Offshore Wind Conference Berlin.
2005/6                     VASu exhibition, Timespan, Sutherland
1997/98                   “Carmina Gadilica” touring exhibition,Highland
                               Morning Star publications, Edinburgh
1996                       1746 Culloden 1996, Highland Printmakers touring show
1995/6                     Beltane Spirit, Highland Council, touring show                  
 1992                       Highland Open, Highland Council, touring show
1990                        Artists from Scottish Printmaking Workshops, touring
                                show, Scotland
1989                       “Into the Highlands”, MacManus Galleries and Museum,
                                Dundee
                               “The Swedish Connection”, Flaxman Gallery, Stoke on
                                Trent University
                                “Three Scottish Artists”, Sandra Higgins Gallery, London.
1988                        Borderline Printmakers, Dragon Gallery, BristolUniversity
                               theatre and WorcesterArtGallery
1986                       Touring show, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
1985                       Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, Sweden
                               Welder Gallery, Heidelberg, Germany
                               Solna Kulturmamnd, Swedish Institute, Stockholm,
                               Sweden
                               Anthony Dawson’s Artists, Barbican, London
1984                       New Contemporaries, London
                               Piers Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney Isles 
                              10th  International Triennial of Original Graphic
                               International Prints, Switzerland
1981                       Compass Gallery, Glasgow

Lecturer
1985 – 87               Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London

Visiting Lecturer
2009                       UHI Shetland, BA Contemporary Textiles, Lerwick
2007                       University of Edinburgh, Social Geography Department
2006                       University of Aberdeen, Department of History
2002/4                    Grafikskolan, Stockholm
1993                       Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
1993                       Fine Art Department, RMIT, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
1992                       Grafikskolan, Stockholm
                               Konst Academie, Bergen, Norway
1989                       Glasgow School of Art
                               Keele University

Media
2010                     BBC Alba ‘An La’, A’ Chraobh 10th Anniversary. Gaelic Tree
                              Tree Alphabet Spiral Woodland Walk, BorgieForest,
                              Sutherland
2010                     Beatrice Works, Strachan Video Productions
2008                      Piper Alpha Legacy BBC Radio 4                         
2006                      DVD production for “Oilwork” directed by Craig Anderson
2005                      Radio café, BBC Radio Scotland arts programme
2000                      Tasci Gaelic arts programme
1993                      Kromer Hat, video production on John brown/ UIE residency
                             Commission, Clydebank
1990                      Kaleidoscope Radio4
                              NB Arts programme, STV, Scotland
1991                      Woman’s Hour, Radio 4
                              Piper Alpha Memorial Documentary, Grampian TV and BBC
                              Scotland
 
Private and Public Collections
UK                         City of Aberdeen Gallery and Museums
                             Clydebank District Council
                             City of Dundee Public Galleries
                             City of Edinburgh Council
                             Clackmannanshire Council Alloa
                             Highland Regional Council
                             Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
                             Lillie Art Gallery, Milnagavie
                             Isle of Uist Council
                             Talisman Enery UK
                             Arco Oil Company
                             Total Oil Company
                             National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
                             Medici Society
                             University College London

France                  City of Vesoul
Norway                 Statoil, Bergen
Sweden                National Gallery, Stockholm
                             Government Arts Council
                             Solna Arts Society, Stockholm
Australia              New England Museum and Art Gallery, NSW
 

D.A. M.A. (Slade UCL)

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