Member Biography
Beverly Taylor Photo

ARTIST STATEMENT

"My most recent work - The Creation Series - explores primordial beginnings based on the poetic Biblical imagery of Genesis 1. These current images reflect a new theme for me.

My work over time has moved from figurative imagery - human face and form - to a more abstract pursuit of ideas. While drawing is still my first love, these ideas seem to require me to let go of that control. It is a fitting metaphor for the current phase of my life. For several years I have worked in series. My Genesis Series of figurative work, the Resurrection Series, and now the Creation Series all explore themes based on my interest in faith and meaning.

Even though I have drawn in various media and worked extensively in watercolor, printmaking is my current medium of choice. I enjoy using etchings within a monotype or in conjunction with encaustic. There is always mystery and surprise in the printing process that intrigues me."


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007

  • Museum of Northwest Art Auction, LaConner, WA
  • Gifts of the Spirit, First Presbyterian church, Portland, OR
  • West Coast Paper Exhibition, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • WPW at Columbia Center Gallery, Seattle, WA

2006

  • Works of Faith, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR
  • Abstracted Landscapes, Gallery at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Winslow, WA

2005

  • Celebration, WPW at Columbia Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • Eastside Association of Fine Arts Exhibits, Kirkland and Bellevue, WA (1989 -2004)
    awards ‘04,‘01,‘00, ‘99, ‘96, ‘91
  • Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA, award- third place, prints
  • An Enduring Legacy: Women Painters of Washington, 1930 - 2005, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
  • Works of Faith, and Gifts of the Spirit, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR

2004

  • Puget Sound Country Art Exhibition, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA

2003

  • Gifts of the Spirit, Invitational Exhibit, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR
  • WPW at Harbor Gallery, Gig Harbor, WA, Patsy Suhr O’Connell, Juror (first place)
  • ArtsWest Gallery, Women Painters of WA, Peggy Weiss Juror, Seattle, WA
  • Puget Sound Country Art Exhibition, Stillwater Gallery, Seattle WA (also 2002, award)
  • Women Painters at University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA award

2002

  • Bellevue Art Museum, Rental/Sales Gallery, Bellevue, WA
  • Bishop Hotel, Port Townsend, WA solo show
  • Art Port Townsend, Port Townsend, WA (also 2001)
  • Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA award - second place, prints
  • Women Painters of WA at Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA peoples’ choice award

2001

  • Puget Sound Country, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA (also 2000, ‘99)
  • Arte Sagrado, Concordia University at Austin, Austin, TX (also 1999 purchase award)

2000

  • New Century, New Work, Art Center, Seattle Pacific University, two person show
  • Women in Print - Ireland and America, Art Center Gallery, Seattle Pacific University, WA
  • Northwest Watercolor Society 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA
  • Millennium Images, WPW, WA State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
  • 20th Annual Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
  • Beyond Beginnings, Women Painters of WA, Edmonds CC, Edmonds, WA award
  • Works of Faith, Portland First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR (also ‘99) awards
  • Koinonia, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID

1999

  • Millennium Images - Kuwait and America, Ahmed Al-Adwah Gallery, Kuwait City KUWAIT
  • Fresh Air, Women Painters of WA , Issaquah, WA award
  • Millennium Images - Ireland and America - Galway, Omagh, Belfast IRELAND

1998

  • Figure It Out, Figurative Invitational, The Pratt Gallery at CoCA, Seattle, WA
  • Creative Women Make Art, Art Center Gallery at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
  • Puget Sound Country, Washington State Trade & Convention Center, Seattle, WA
  • Sacred Arts XVIII, Billy Graham Center Museum, Wheaton College, Wheaton , IL

1997

  • Kado Tea Garden, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA
  • NW Watercolor Society Invitational, Maryhill Museum, Goldendale, WA
  • Puget Sound Country, West Coast Paper Company, Kent, WA
  • Things to Think On, The Merrick Free Art Gallery, New Brighton, PA
  • Sacred Arts XVII, Billy Graham Center Museum, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

1996

  • Celebrating the Spirit, Streff Gallery, Shoen Library, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR
  • Pacific Gallery Artists, Tacoma, WA (also ‘91, ‘90, ‘89) award ‘90

1995

  • Puget Sound Country, Moss Bay Gallery, Kirkland, WA
  • Artsplash ‘95, Redmond, WA (also ‘94)
  • Beaverton Arts Showcase ‘95, Beaverton, OR (also ‘94)

1984 - 1994

  • Waterworks ‘94, NWWS Juried Members Show, Mercer Island, WA
  • Strokes of Genius ‘93, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Annual Figurative Small Works Exhibit, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Eastern Washington Watercolor Society, Richland, WA
  • Northwest Pastel Society National Open, Issaquah, WA (also ‘91, ‘90)
  • Pastel Society of Oregon, 5th National Juried Show, Roseburg, OR
  • The Human Figure in Art, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
  • Pastels, Pastels, Indigo Gallery, Lake Oswego, OR
  • The American Artists Professional League, Inc., 63rd Grand National, New York, NY
  • Aqueous Open ‘91, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Drawing 1990, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (also 1989)
  • Northwest Watercolor Society Open, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA


EDUCATION

  • Fine Arts Major, Seattle Pacific University
  • Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
  • Study and workshops with Jeanne Stauffer Beaudry, Karen Guzak, Alex Powers, Catherine Chang Liu, Erica Grimm-Vance, Barbara Fugate

 

Beverly A.
Taylor
Bellevue, WA
425-454-6605
bataylorarts@earthlink.net

 

Cosmos
Cosmos - monotype
with chine colle etching
15 x 15"

 

 

Earthrise
Earthrise - monotype
15 x 15"

 

 

First Night
First Night - monotype
with chine colle etching
15 x 15"

 

 

Primordial Dusk
Primordial Dusk
etching with encaustic
11.75 x 11.75"

 

 

 

Spirit Hovering
Spirit Hovering - monotype
15 x 15"

 

 

 

Waters Gathered
Waters Gathered - monotype
w/chine colle etching
15 x 15"

All Artwork Copyright
of the Artist.

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Northwest Watercolor Society (Signature Member, Past President)
  • Women Painters of Washington (Exhibition Chairman)
  • CIVA - Christians in the Visual Arts

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

  • City of Edmonds, WA
  • Concordia University, Austin, TX
  • Fury Bailey, Seattle, WA
  • Harris Bank/Bank of Montreal Chicago, IL
  • Safeco, Redmond, WA
  • Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, KUWAIT

REPRESENTATION

  • Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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