John Alexander Taylor
Email: john_alexander_taylor@yahoo.com
Artist Blog Site: johnalexandertaylor.blogspot.com
Artist and Instructor
Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking, Prospective Graduation May 2009
January 2008 – 2009, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
Received full scholarship for graduate school
Juried National Print Show
Worked closely with guest artist: Joseph D’Uva (Tamarind Press Artist) Todd Anderson, and Melissa Harshman
Master Printer for the University of Dallas Matrix Program, Fall 2008 for Todd Anderson
Masters of Arts in Printmaking, December 2007
August 2006 – December 2007; University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
Received full scholarship for graduate school
Worked closely with guest artists: Ashley Nason, Joel Peck, and Mark Hosford
Bachelor of Arts in Printmaking/Photography, December 2003
August 2001 – December 2003; Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Majored in Printmaking
Received KCAI Merit Awards for the years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
Studied digital, color, and black and white photography
Extensive study and use of Photoshop 7.0 and CS
Interned Spring 2003 and Fall 2003 at Lawrence Lithographic under Master Printer Mike Sims
Interned Summer 2003 at The Dallas Contemporary Art Museum under Gallery Director Joan Davidow
Brookhaven Community College
August 1999 – May 2003; Farmers Branch, Texas
Awarded Art Department Scholarship in 2000
Learned basics of art; photography, printmaking, life drawing, painting, sculpture, and design
Career Employment
Adjunct Teach for Cedar Valley Community College
January 2008 – Present; Lancaster, Texas
- Printmaking I 3001-2332
- Printmaking II 3001-2333
- Art Appreciation 1301-3501
- Art Appreciation 1301-3502
- Design I 1311-3511
Adjunct Teach for Southeast Tarrant County College
August 2009 – Present; Arlington, Texas
- Drawing I
- Drawing II
- Art Appreciation 1301
Adjunct Teach for Collin County College at Rockwall Campus
August 2009 – Present; Rockwall, Texas
- Art Appreciation 1301-13614
Independent Illustrator and Project Manager for Foundations Too Direct
January 2004 – May 2005; Dallas, Texas
- Headed many projects and make sure all runs smoothly
- Photographed the products
- Helped design the company website
- Maintained company website
- Wrote copy and added new images to website
Independent Illustrator and Project Manager for Tomi, Inc.
January 2004 – May 2005; Dallas, Texas
- Photographed the products
- Helped design the website
- Designed all programs and illustrations for the Tomi device
- Produced and videotaped a marketing DVD about the product to be presented to venture capitalists
- Participated in research & development sessions to improve Tomi
- Provided product graphs for programming the Tomi device
- Insured the project was running smoothly and all parties were completing their designated jobs.
Intern for Lawrence Lithography
Spring 2003 and Fall 2003; Kansas City, Missouri
- Ground litho stones, mixed inks, and prepared stones
- Worked with toxic chemicals such as phosphoric and nitric acid, developer for film and toner
- Worked on a five part off-set color print
· Transferred photo images onto stones and etching plates
Intern for The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art Museum
Summer 2003; Dallas, Texas
- Keenly observed how the Gallery Director chose the body of artists for gallery
- Hung and lit shows
- Called and requested money and time from the gallery’s supporters
- Participated in a group art show two consecutive years
Solo Exhibitions
- October 2010, Alumni Retrospect Show at Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas, Texas
- June 2010, Added to North Texas University Permanent Art Collection Denton, Texas
- May 2010, Added to Cedar Valley College Permanent Art Collection Lancaster, Texas
- March 2010, Guest artist at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, SUIE Print Department.
- April 2009, Show Title: Power Line; Southeast Tarrant College, Arlington, Texas
- November 2007, Show Title: Exposed Urbanization; University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
- April 2005, Show Title: Modern Consumption; Cedar Valley Community College, Dallas, Texas
- November 2003, Show Title: Love Letters, Senior Thesis; KCAI, Kansas City, Missouri
- April 2002, Show Title: You are Invited to Go; Chameleon Inc. for the Carter Group, Kansas City, Missouri
- April 2002, Show Title: Gossamer, Junior Solo Show: KCAI, Kansas City, Missouri
Group Exhibitions
- March 2011, Interior Construction, at Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
- February 2011, Juried a local Tapps art competition, Dallas, Texas
- February 2011, Faculty Show at Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas
- December 2010, Print exchange at Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas
- October 2010, Xüe Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- February 2010, Local artist print exchange, Dallas, Texas
- August 2009, Strata, Two person show at Mokah Gallery, Dallas Texas
- May 2009, Exchange Show, National Taiwan University of Arts Graduate School of Printmaking, Taipei, Taiwan
- September 2008, Exchange Show, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Nova Scotia, Canada
- May 2008, Censored and Uncensored, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
- February 2008, UD Grad Department Prints, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas
- January 2008, 30 Year Brookhaven College Alumni Show, Farmers Branch, Texas
- January 2008; Juried a National Print Show; University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
- December 2007, UD Grad Department Prints, Murrey University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
- May 2007, Serious Fun; University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
- November 2006, Inked; Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
- July 2004, Houston Youth Center Gallery; Houston, Texas
- July 2004, Membership Show at Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts; Dallas, Texas
- July 2003, Membership Show at Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts; Dallas, Texas
- 2001-2003, Christmas Exhibition Show; KCAI, Kansas City, Missouri
- 1999-2000, Student Juried Art Shows: Brookhaven Community College, Farmers Branch, Texas