National Collections
Work held in the collections of the NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, the
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2008 ‘Women of Outstanding Achievement in Science,
Engineering
and Technology,
The Royal Society,
London, and touring
2008 ‘Three-way’, Oxford University, Said Business School
2007 ‘Aston People’, A permanent 50 picture installation
at
Aston University, Birmingham
2007 Inside Out, Outside In (re prisoner rehabilitation, at the
Probation
Centenary
Conference, 2007), London
2007 ‘Women of Outstanding Achievement in Science,
Engineering
and Technology,
Science Museum, London,
and touring
2006 ‘Women of Outstanding Achievement in Science, Engineering
and Technology,
British Library, and the Royal
Society, London, and touring
2006 ‘Insected’, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
2006 ‘Talking Bodies’, James, Frankfurt, Germany
2005 ‘Light After Death’, Waterloo Gallery, London
2005 ‘Celebrating Our Lives’, Islington Town Hall, London
2002 ‘Talking Bodies’, Rivington Gallery, London
2002 ‘Glass +’, Masons Solicitors, London
2001 ‘Portraits of Black Achievement’, Birmingham Symphony
Hall
2000 ‘Facing The Future’, Millennium Dome and National
Tour
2000 ’Portrait Party’, Sound, London
1996 ‘Hetero’, (joint show) ICA and Iron Bar, London
1996 ‘artBlacklive ll’, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester
1995 ‘White Noise’, Baik Gallery, London
1994 ‘Imagining Intimacy’, Photofusion, London
1994 ‘Black Who?’, Photofusion, London
1993 ‘Black on Black and White’, Baik Gallery, London
1993 ‘Black, Queer and Fierce !’, Lilian Baylis Theatre,
London
1992 ‘Embrace the Human Race’, St Clements Church, NYC,
NY, USA
Group
2004 ‘Digital Photography’, Ogilvy & Mather, Canary
Wharf,
London
2001 ‘Blackout’, Brixton Art Gallery, London
2001 ‘UNICEF’ Art Show, Rivington Gallery, London
2000 ‘Scientists’, National Portrait Gallery, London
1999 ‘54 54 54’, The Financial Times Building, London
1997 ‘GAZE International Launch Exhibition’, London
Lighthouse
1996 ‘Graphic Responses To AIDS’, Victoria & Albert
Museum,
London
1995 ‘El Art de Dar’, Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia
1994 ‘NAFOTO’, Photography Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1993 ‘Art for Equality’, ICA, London
1993 ‘Rencontres Au Noir, Rencontres Internationales de la
Photographie’,
Arles, France
1991 ‘Artnudes’, Puchong Gallery, NYC, NY, USA
1991 ‘Sign of the Times’, Cameraworks, London
1991 ‘Hard Times’, Glenn-Dash Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1991 ‘The Male Nude’, Portfolio Gallery, London
1990 ‘Against the Grain’, Cameraworks, London
1990 ‘Essential Contact’, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA
1990 ‘Distinguishing Marks’, Bloomsbury Gallery, London
1988 ’Portraits’, Commonwealth Institute, London
PUBLICATIONS illustrated by Robert Taylor, including:
‘Inside Out, Outside In’, Launched at the Probation
Centenary Conference, London 2007
‘Women of Outstanding achievement in S.E.T’., Launched
at the Science Museum, 2007
‘Women of Outstanding achievement in S.E.T’., Launched
at the British Library, 2006
‘Impressions Of Tafo’, Launched at the Ghana High Commission,
Jag Publications, 2004
‘Male Bodies’ A photographic history of the male nude,
Emmanuel Cooper, Pub. Prestel 2004
‘Portraits of Black Achievement’ London University &
Lifetime Careers, 2001
‘Portrait Party’, Chronos Publishing. 2000
‘Let’s Get It On’, ICA publication re the “More
Respect” black live arts season, 1995
‘Mirage, Enigmas of Race Difference and Desire’, ICA
publication 1995
Cassell gay non fiction list 1994/95, 9 colour book jackets
‘Safer Sexy’ a controversial safer sex guide for gay
men, with Peter Tatchell, Cassell 1994
‘Making it Home’ National Foster Care Association’s
18th Birthday Book (portraits), 1993
‘The Council for National Academic Awards 1964-1993’
Valedictory book featuring 33 plate portraits of key people in the
polytechnic world, 1993
Annual reports, campaign materials and specially commissioned posters
for a range of public sector organisations, charities, arts and
voluntary organisations including:
The Save The Children Fund, The ICA, The Royal College of Nursing,
Terrence Higgins Trust, The National Foster Care association, Carers
National Association, Age Concern, The Institute of Education, London
University and The Prison Reform Trust.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Chair of the international panel of judges for the European wide
photography competition
One Vision in 2004,2005, 2006, and 2007. See http://onevision2007.org
and http://onevision2007.org/html/judges_robertaylor.html
EDITORIAL
Miscellaneous features and exhibition reviews in: Body Politic Magazine,
Gay Times, Diva Magazine, G Spot Magazine, Geneva Post.
TALKS
Miscellaneous solo and joint illustrated talks, workshops and seminars
re identity and politics (inc. ‘art BlackLive’ and ‘art
BlackLive ll’ which included a short video documentary of
a roving live art event taking place over two days in Manchester
1996).
BROADCASTING
Robert has also co-produced a documentary for Channel 4 about Black
divas and their fans, which was broadcast in September 1996. More
recently Robert was one of the photographers featured in the BBC
series A Digital Image of Britain.
ROBERT TAYLOR Freelance Photographer
My main photographic preoccupations are portraiture and bodies.
I feed my fascination with people by not only photographing them,
but also often interviewing them about all sorts of personal and
worldly subjects, including sometimes their feelings about the photographic
process and the results. I then exhibit or publish their responses
alongside my images. All this in pursuit of revelation, liberation,
and fun.
I came to photography via the RAF, the English Bar and educational
publishing. Whilst photography remains my main interest, I enjoy
distractions such as the co-production of a Channel 4 documentary
about black divas and their queer fans (broadcast September 1996),
and the occasional photography related TV appearance.
PERSONAL DATA
Born England 17 June 1958
Education Leicester University 1979-1982, Law Honours. Trained and
qualified
barrister, called to The Bar (Gray’s Inn) 1983.
Other work Royal Air Force (Air Traffic Control) 1975-1978, and
film production
1996, Publishing (sex education, automotive engineering and
cartography) in the UK and Nigeria 1983-1990.
AGENCIES
Getty, Alamy, Autograph, and a selection of images available for
viewing at: www.alamy.com and www.autograph-abp.co.uk
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