Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki
I am an interdisciplinary artist working in painting, sculpture, and sound with a focus in forging a connection between the viewer and forest ecosystems. My art practice is based in Deep Ecology, the environmental philosophy that considers all living things as having inherent worth and being connected by a complex set of relationships. My abstract painting sculptures of decaying trees, burls, and fungi invite the viewer to physically shift their viewpoint and explore closer.
My practice is research-based, and I create art as a way of working through and passing on what I’ve learned and experienced relating to the forest. My goal for my work is for viewers to open their minds to the possibility of seeing forests as a web of interconnected relationships. My work offers contemporary modes for raising individual awareness of forest ecosystems and the local environment. My work is meant to encourage viewers to slow down, observe closely, question, relearn, and become more engaged with their local environment.
Education
2023 MFA candidate, Fine Art, SUNY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
2020 BFA in Studio Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Solo Exhibitions
2023 “collaborating with a spider,” Cass Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2022 “Rosy Indicators,” The Project Space, Buffalo, NY
Group Exhibitions
2023 “Emergence,” Daemen University, Buffalo, NY
2023 “1st Annual Art Expo 2023,” BAM! (Buffalo Art Movement), Buffalo, NY
2022 “Rainforest V Café,” The Project Space, Buffalo, NY
2022 Sanctuary, Larson Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2022 After the Charm: Chasing Chemistry, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2021 Incoming, UBCFA Lower Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2020 Starpower, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Foot in the Door 5, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
2020 i’m so close to loving you, University of Minnesota BFA, Online Exhibition
2020 Arts and Influences, Coffman Memorial Union Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Sustunes: Bonding to the Beat, Saint Paul, MN
2019 C4W:2019, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Is Your Brain Functioning Properly?, Minneapolis, MN
2019 The Intersection of Art and Music, Chicago Heights, IL
2019 University of Minnesota Women’s Club Annual Art Show, Becketwood Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2018 For Freedoms, Regis West Gallery, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Arts Quarter Festival, Regis West Gallery, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Art Department Scholarship Recipients, Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
2016 Minnesota Scholastic Art Exhibition, Regis West Gallery, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
Awards
2019 Central Minnesota Arts Board Student Scholarship, St. Michael, MN
2018 Endowed University of Minnesota Women’s Club Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Marjorie M. Finch Scholarship, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Minnesota Scholastic Art Competition Gold Key and Silver Keys, Minneapolis, MN
Commission
2019 Haunted Basement Environmental Designer
2019 “My Musical Neighborhood,” Pianos on Parade
Publications and Interviews
2023 “Robers channels inspiration from ecosystems into art,” Interview by Vicky Santos. UB Now. January 26th, 2022.
2020 "Artistic Growth Among the Bees, Trees, and Modern Life — Brief Q & A with Artist & BFA Alum Taylor Robers." Interview by Sara Garry. University of Minnesota Department of Art. September 8, 2020.
2020 “Turn on the Light,” The Tower Art and Literary Magazine, April 2020
2018 “Crescendo” and “Live”, The Wake Magazine, vol. 18 no. 4 November 2018
2017 “Another Lifetime,” The Tower Art and Literary Magazine, March 2017
Contact
taylorrobersart@gmail.com