Maggie
Taylor was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1961, and graduated from
Yale University in 1983 with a BA in philosophy. In 1987 she received
an MFA in photography from the University of Florida. During this
time her work evolved from black-and-white suburban landscapes to
more personal and narrative color still-life imagery. Using an old
4x5 view camera and natural light, she photographed bits and pieces
of the everyday: old toys, broken bottles, and animals from the
garden. Since 1987 her still-life photographs have been exhibited
in more that 60 one-person exhibitions throughout the U.S. In 1996
and 2001 she received State of Florida Individual Artist˙s Fellowships.
Her current images explore the use of a computer and a flatbed scanner
in place of a camera. By placing objects directly on the glass top
of the scanner she is able to create a unique type of digital image
which has some photographic qualities. These digital images are
printed on an Iris ink jet printer.
Taylor's work is in the collections of The Art Museum, Princeton
University, Princeton, NJ; The Center for Creative Photography,
Tucson, AZ; The Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge,
MA; The Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL; Musee de la Photographie,
Charleroi, Belgium; Museet For Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark; the Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; NationsBank, Charlotte, NC; and the Prudential
Insurance Company, Newark, NJ, among others. She lives in Gainesville,
Florida..
The Benham Gallery has available a limited number of prints by Maggie
Taylor. We believe art is best sold on a one-to-one basis and will
generally provide any reasonable information about the arist, including
the artist's resume, background, and the availability of books and
prints for sale. The Benham Gallery accepts most major payment types
and transactions can be carried out by e-mail, phone, mail, or better
yet - by stopping by in person so we can familiarize you with the
the work. The pictures on this site are no match compared to seeing
the real thing in person.
