cordell taylor
sculptor
575 West 200 South
Salt Lake City,
Utah 84101
tel: 801.355.0333
fax: 801.355.1333
Educational Background
1992 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Utah
Exhibitions
2000
Art Gutenberg, Mainz, Germany
Fax Box Project, Roscommon, Ireland
"Millennium," SLC, Utah
Phillips Gallery, SLC, Utah
1999
Toyomura Int'l Sculpture, Biennale, Japan
Roughhouse23, Chelsey, New York, New York
12th Outdoor Sculpt Exhib, Lawrence, Kansas
Red Mill Gallery, VSC, Johnson, Vermont
1998
Expo 17, Four Person Exhibition, BJ Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York.
Retrospective/Prospective '98, Group Exhibition, Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley,
Idaho.
Totemic Images, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1997
Loge Gallery, PMT, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Arts Festival, Surface-Recycled Art Installation, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Myra Powell Gallery, Ogden, Utah.
Showcase 97, Alternative Museum, New York, New York.
1996
Speak Easy Cafe, Seattle, Washington.
Zompa Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
Surface, Group Installation, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Narodni Technicka Muzeum, Prague, Czech Republik.
100 Years of Utah Sculpture, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum and BYU Museum of Art,
Logan and Provo, Utah.
Husitske Muzeum, Tabor, Czech Republic.
Univerzitni Galerie, Plzen, Czech Republic.
1995
Another Phrase, Image/Word in Utah, Union Pacific Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Muzeum Stredniho Pootavi, Strakonice, Czech Republic.Phillips Gallery, SLC, UT
1994
Finch Lane Gallery, Art Barn, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Exhibition 1994, Central Wyoming College Art Center, Riverton, Wyoming.
1993
Utah Arts Festival, Invited Artist, Salt Lake City, Utah.
National Sculpture Society, Centennial Exhibition, Fairfield University, Connecticut.
1992
Tivoli Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Utah Medical Center, Browning Sculpture Plaza, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Emergence, New Utah Sculptors, Salt Lake City, Utah.
LeGrange National XVII, LeGrange, Georgia.
1991
Autumn Exhibition, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Arts Festival Visiting Artist, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1990
Utah Painting & Sculpture, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Contemporary Crafts, Brigham City Art Museum, Brigham City, Utah.
Exposure 1990, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1989
Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1988
National Congress of Art & Design, International Show, Salt Lake City
Professional Recognition
1999
Vermont Studio Center, Artists Grant, Johnson, Vermont
Spring Salon, Merit Award, Springville MOA, Utah
Lawrence Jurors Award, Lawrence, Kansas
1998
Utah Individual Artist Grant Utah Arts Council and National Endowment for the
Arts
Utah 98 Jurors Award, Utah Arts Council
1996
Utah Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council and National Endowment for the
Arts.
Prize of the Masaryk Academy of Arts, Prague, Czech Republic.
1995
Utah Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council and National Endowment for the
Arts.
1994
Invited Artist, Utah Arts Festival.
Guest Artist, Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah.
Invited Artist, New Populists, Art Space, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1993
The Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Award for Excellence in Sculpture, The National
Sculpture Society, New York.
Invited Artist, Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Professional Affiliations
1997-present Member, International Sculpture Center, Washington D.C.
1993-present Member, National Sculpture Society, New York, New York.
Catalogs & Print
2000
Salt Lake Magazine, Vol. 11 #1 Jan/Feb 2000, "Sharing the Vision," pgs
180, 184-185
1999
Toyamura Int'l Sculpture, Biennale 1999 Catalog, pgs 46, 79
Sculpture Magazine Vol. 18 No. 6, Commissions sec. July
Lawrence Journal World, June, 1999, Lawrence, KansasVictory Park, Journal of the
New Hampshire Institute of Art, Vol. II, No. 1 Spring/Summer
1998
Deseret News, Sec. B pg. 3, Dec 9
Salt Lake Tribune, Sec. B, pg. 1, Dec 9
"Ordinary Heros," City Weekly, Vol. 15 No. 30, Dec 24
New York Times (LI edition), Helen A. Harrison, "Art Review," Mar 15,
sct #14, pg. 16
Catalyst, Vol. 17 #5, pg. 34, Marion Nash, "Grace in Steel," May
Salt Lake Tribune, June 14, Arts, Section D, pg. 6 & inside American Stores,
pg. L4
1997
Alternative Art on the Move, City Weekly, July 10, 1997.
Utah Painting and Sculpture, Swansen, Olpin, Seifrit, pg. 272, Peregrine Smith
Books
Wizard at Work, Mountain Living Magazine, Jan/Feb. 1997.
Iron Man, Mountain Living Magazine, Mar/Apr. 1997.
Konopasek & Taylor at Zompa Gallery, Art Access, Seattle, Vol. 6 #2.
1996
Lenka Konopasek, Paintings - Cordell Taylor, Objects, Catalog for Czech Republic,
Europe Exhibitions.
3D Utah, 100 Years of Sculpture, Nora Eccles Harison MOA Catalog.
The Guild, Architects Edition #11, March.
Arts of the American West, Part II, Art News, June 1996, Vol 95 #6.
Twosome, Deseret News, pg. E1-2, Aug. 11, 1996.
1995
Strakonicko, pg. 10, Strakonice, Czech Republic, Aug 05, 1995.
Create and Release, Private Eye Weekly, May 11, 1995.
1994
70th Utah Spring Salon, Springville MOA, Catalog.
Exhibition 94, Central Wyoming Art Center, Catalog.
1993
Centennial Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, Catalog.
Affordable Art, The Arts Magazine, June.
Fine Arts, The Arts Magazine, February.
1990
Utah Painting and Sculpture, University of Utah MOFA, Catalog.
Commissions & Collections
Corporate
American Stores, Cp Industries, Blue Biscuit Enterprises, Gastronomy, Inc., Iomega
Corporation, RedRock Brewing Company, Cafe at the Brewery/Sun Valley Brewing Company,
Pina Unlimited, Wasatch Steel, Word Perfect, Honest Engine
Public
Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Opera, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Narodni Teknicka Muzeum, Prague, Czech Republic.
Nora Eccles Harrison MOA, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
Utah Parks and Recreation, Rails to Trails Project, Park City, Utah.
Salt Lake Art Center, Permanent Collection, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Private
Complete Listing Available Upon Written Request.
Art Related Experience
1995-present Owner, Cordell Taylor Studio/Gallery, a commercial gallery
exhibiting Utah artists.
1996-present President and Founding Member, Surface, a nonprofit art organization
promoting undiscovered contemporary artists, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Gallery Representation
Gallerie u Prstenu, Prague, Czech Republic
Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
EDL Arts, Atlanta, Georgia
Corporate Arts, Schaumburg, Illinois
Diane Marchall, Teluride, Colorado
Torrey Gallery, Torrey, Utah
Artist Statement
The recent millennium and advances in contemporary technologies such as the Internet
and Microbiology have introduced a new equation into the existence of man... In
just the last 25 years, we have made more advances and caused more changes to
the earth and our surrounding than evolution did over millions of years of geologic
time.
In my work, I am trying to represent this "evolution," a metamorphosis
of the physical dimension in which we exist into the numeric dimension of the
digital world. My most recent works deal with the subject of cyberspace contrasted
with the physical world.
The materials of my pieces, artifacts of both the past and present, radiators
and computer boards, combined with organic wood forms elude to a natural metamorphosis
of both the physical and cyber worlds. The materials of my works themselves,
adapting and resulting into a new hybrid form: nature and technology becoming
one.
The digital world is quickly taking over the physical world and I, as a sculptor,
am struggling to adapt to my role as an artist. Our world is ever shrinking
as it is being consumed by the rapid growth of digital technology, transforming
the environments in which we work and live.
Commissions
(partial list)
Glass Disc American Stores, 1996-97
Collaboration: Cordell Taylor, Willie Littig, Phillips Associates, Salt Lake
City, Utah
The American Stores walkway commission created a sculptural 2nd floor pedestrian
walk-over bridge that transports people moving from the parking garage to the
office tower. It was designed with the intent to inform the viewer about passage
and space, and to be a strong sculptural element for the downtown community.
References
Rick Howa
Howa Construction
SLC, UT
801-328-1514
Pete Bratsos
American Stores
SLC, UT
801-536-3912
Jack Yardley
HKS Architects
Dallas, TX
212-969-5599
Torrent Rails to Trails, 1995
Utah State Parks & Recreation: Rails to Trails, Park City to Heber City,
Utah
The objective was to provide interest for users of the new bike/hike trail created
from the old rail tracks that run from Park City to Heber City, Utah. This work
is reflective of the transformation of the trail, as it embodies the remnants
of the past with renewed purpose.
References
Joanne Charnes
Park City Arts Council
Park City, UT
801-647-9747
Bill Cranstover
Curator
Park City, Ut
801-649-2277
801-649-1100
Utah State Parks & Recreation
SLC,UT
801-538-7220
Three Gods, Sandler Entry, 1994
Sandler Commission, Deer Valley, Utah
After seeing a recent exhibit of Cordell Taylor's work, the Sandlers commissioned
an entry and staircase for their summer home in Deer Valley, Utah. The requirement
was to create an inviting and unique experience for their guests entering the
home. The result was an entry way that projects security, solidity and personality
by the prominent figure staircase.
References
Art Sandler
Sandler & Sons, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
757-463-5000
Fu Tung Cheng
Cheng Design
Berkley, CA
510-849-3272
Gary Francis
Gary Francis Architects
and Associates
Park City, UT
801-649-7168
Public and Corporate Commissions
(Partial List)
Trax, Utah Light Rail, Public Art in Public Places,
member of the PAMDT, Phillips Associates Multi-Disciplinary Team, Stadium Station,
Light Rail Project. Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Opera
Chorus, Salt Lake City, Utah
American Stores Corporate Headquarters
Walking Bridge, Salt Lake City, Utah
Rails to Trails, Utah Parks and Recreation
Torrent, Park City to Heber City, Utah
Salt Lake Arts Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wasatch Steel
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gastronomy Inc., Corporate Offices
Salt Lake City, Utah
Iomega International Corporation
Roy, Utah
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
Flagship Store
Seattle, Washington
Sandler & Sons, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia
Sun Valley Brewing
Hailey, Idaho
Capitol Cafe
Salt Lake City, Utah
CP Industries
Salt Lake City, Utah
RGM Design
Bountiful, Utah
Rossignol Snowboards
Burlington, Vermont
Link VTC
Boulder, Colorado