News & Announcements
ISDAY 2024
We’re looking forward to the next International Sculpture Day celebration on April 27, 2024! How will you be celebrating? Come celebrate International Sculpture Day! Saturday, April 27, 2024 there will be an open studio gallery of Cordell Taylor and Lenka Konopasek’s work from 12pm-6pm, 964 South 200 West #2, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Celebrating […]
SUMA/Eccles A.P.E.X.
Presenting “Untitled” at Eccles A.P.E.X., Southern Utah University’s premier weekly lecture series, with speakers and presenters invited from all areas of the world.
15 Bytes Review of DeCaria, Sisemore and Taylor Fall Show at Phillips Gallery
Walking into Phillips Gallery at 4 p.m., an hour before closing time and a day before Stroll and the official opening, I see Meri Ploetz DeCaria, a third of the current show in the Main Gallery, chatting on the phone — animatedly for the usually reserved gallery director — popping up only to put yet […]
In Studio with Cordell Taylor – Anne Jespersen Fine Arts Featured Artist of the Week
Anne Jespersen Fine Arts is incredibly grateful to have Cordell Taylor and Lenka Konoasek as part of our team. We will be highlighting more in studio tours with Cordell featuring more of his incredible pieces over the next week. Don’t miss next week’s featured Artist – Lenka Konopasek! ARTIST STATEMENT Influenced by our surrounding […]
15 Bytes – Art Review, Approachable Geometry: The Cordial Monuments of Cordell Taylor
As published in the July 2018 issue of 15 bytes, Utah’s Art Magazine published by artistsofutah. Excerpt: “The gallery on the fourth floor of the City Library includes not only a large interior space but also its exterior walls and the mezzanine-like floor space outside. Normally, it rewards two artists sharing the space. The sculptor […]
Works
The work of Cordell Taylor is deeply rooted in his personal ideal and philosophy. Through his work, Taylor constructs universal relations into personal statements about life, society, and culture. His works relate a sophisticated degree of technical skills and understanding, which give his sculpture the purity and originality necessary to achieve international recognition
Working with architects and designers daily, Taylor creates site-specific commissioned works; one can also draw from his portfolio of original pieces.
Bio
Cordell Taylor
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
email: info@cordelltaylor.com
instagram: #cordelltaylorsculpture
EDUCATION |
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1992 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Utah |
EXHIBITIONS solo and group |
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2023 | Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL |
Phillips Gallery Salt Lake City, UT | |
SUMA Cedar City, UT | |
2022 | SUMA Cedar City, UT |
Anne Jesperson Gallery, Helper UT | |
2021 | UMOCA 1931-2021, Salt Lake City, UT |
Phillips Gallery Salt Lake City, UT | |
Anne Jespersen Gallery, Helper, UT | |
2020 | Phillips Gallery, SLC, UT |
Anne Jesperson Gallery, Helper, UT | |
2019 | Gallery MAR, Carmel, CA |
Anne Jesperson Gallery, Helper, UT | |
2018 | Gallery at Library Square, Salt Lake City, UT |
Ryan James Fine Arts, Kirkland, WA | |
2017 | International Communities Mini Solo by David Wiener + Guest Artists, Saphira & Ventura Gallery, New York, NY |
2016 | Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
2015 | Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY |
2014 | Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY |
The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID | |
2013 | UPSTREAM Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, NY |
BJ SPOKE Gallery, Huntington, NY | |
2012 | Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY |
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
2011 | +Plus Gallery, Denver, CO |
Utah 11, Painting & Sculpture, Salt Lake City, UT | |
2010 | "Not Just Another Pretty Face" Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT |
2009 | Flying Objects 2.0, Salt Lake City, UT |
Face of UTAH Sculpture, West Valley City, UT | |
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
2007 | Evolution Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
Castle of the Red Star, Dobrichovice, Czech Republic | |
Glen Kinion Gallery, Sedona, AZ | |
2006 | "Reflections of Self", Salt Lake Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT |
Phillps Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
2005 | Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT |
Gallery, American Fork, UT | |
2004 | Boulder MoCA, Boulder CO |
Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
Gallery Aeillo, Denver, CO | |
2003 | Fresh Art, Denver, CO |
"Love for Sale" Denver MoCA, Denver, CO | |
2002 | Galerie Spektrum, Strakonice, Czech Republic |
Rocky Mtn. Biennial, Fort Collins, CO | |
Utah Alternative 2002, Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT | |
2001 | PAPP Gallery, New York, NY |
Galerie U Prstenu, Prague, Czech Republic | |
Art for New York, Los Angeles, CA | |
2000 | Art Gutenberg, Mainz, Germany |
Fax Box Project, Roscommon, Ireland | |
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
1999 | Toyomura Int'l Sculpture Biennial, Japan |
Roughhouse 23, New York, NY | |
12th Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Lawrence, KS | |
Red Mill Gallery, VSC, Johnson, VT | |
1998 | "Expo 17", BJ Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY |
"Retrospective/Prospective '98", Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID | |
1997 | "Showcase 97", Alternative Museum, New York, NY |
1996 | Zompa Gallery, Seattle, WA |
"Surface", Salt Lake Art Center, SLC, UT | |
Narodni Technicke Muzeum, Prague, Czech Republic | |
1995 | Husitske Muzeum, Tabor, Czech Republic |
Univerzitni Galerie, Plzen, Czech Republic | |
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID | |
Muzeum Stredniho Pootavi, Strakonice, Czech Republic | |
1994 | Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
"Exhibition 1994", Central Wyoming College Art Center, Riverton, WY | |
1993 | "National Sculpture Society, Centennial Exhibit", Fairfield, CT |
1992 | Tivoli Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
"Emergence; New Utah Sculptors", Salt Lake City, UT | |
LeGrange National XVII, LeGrange, GA | |
ART RELATED EXPERIENCE |
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1995-2024 | Professional Member International Sculpture Center, Washington D.C. |
2005-2009 | Utah Art Council Board of Directors |
1989-2005 | Owner Cordell Taylor Inc., Salt Lake City Utah. Providing Contemporary Furniture & Interior Elements to Architects and Interior Designers |
1993-2003 | Owner Cordell Taylor Gallery Salt Lake City Utah & Denver Colorado Exhibiting Cutting edge Regional, National & International, Contemporary Artists |
1997-2002 | Member Salt Lake Gallery Assoc |
2001-2003 | Member Denver Art Dealers Assoc |
2000-2003 | Utah Arts Council Capitol Campaign Committee member |
1997 | Founding Member SURFACE, Inc a non profit providing assistance to emerging artists and projects |
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION |
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1995-2024 | Professional member International Sculpture Center (ISC) |
2022-2023 | SUMA, Cedar City, UT, Exhibit And Lecture |
2013 | SRAM Corp Award/Sram pARTS Project, Park City, UT |
Kimball Art Center Award/Sram pARTS Project, Park City, UT | |
2005-2009 | Gubernatorial Appointment, Utah Arts Council Board of Directors |
2002 | Salt Lake City Mayor's Awards in the Arts SLC UT |
Winter Olympic Games Top 100 Utah artists, SLC, UT | |
Utah Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council and the NEA | |
1999 | Vermont Studio Center, Artists Grant, Johnson, Vermont |
Spring Salon, Merit Award, Springville MOA, Springville, Utah | |
1998 | Utah Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council and the NEA |
UTAH 98, Jurors Award, Utah Arts Council | |
1996 | Utah Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council and the NEA |
Prize of the Masaryk Academy of Arts, Prague, Czech Republic | |
1995 | Utah Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Counciland NEA |
1993 | Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Award, National Sculpture Society, NY, NY |
ARTIST RESIDENCIES / Lectures |
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2007 | Dobrichovice Stone Sculpture Symposium, Dobrichovice, Czech Republic, EU |
2005 | Pelissippi State College, Knoxville TN |
Utah State University lecture/Workshop Logan, UT | |
2004 | Utah Valley State College Orem, UT |
1999 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT |
2002 | Wesminster College Lecture SLC UT |
2000 | Brigham Young University-Lecture Provo UT |
COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS corporate and public |
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AT&T | |
City of Dobrichovice, Czech Republic EU | |
CreekRoad Development. Corp | |
Cathedral of the Madeline SLC, UT | |
Diocese of Salt Lake City, ST Vincent de Paul Church | |
Energy-Solutions, LLC. | |
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Public Art Collection SLC UT Branch | |
Helper Project, Helper UT | |
Iomega | |
Jones Waldo Holbrook and MacDonough | |
Par Brown Gee and Loveless | |
Park City Corp. Public Art Program | |
Richter 7 | |
Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake | |
Salt Lake City Corp. Public Art Program | |
Salt Lake County Public Art Program | |
Salt Lake Olympic Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games | |
Utah Dept. of Alcohol & Beverage Control | |
Utah Opera | |
Utah Public Art Program | |
Utah Parks and Recreation | |
Utah Transit Authority, Art In Transit | |
Wells Fargo Bank Corp/American Stores of Chicago | |
Wasatch Steel | |
Word Perfect | |
xmission | |
MUSEUM collections |
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Narodni Technicke Muzeum, Prague, Czech Republic | |
Nora Eccles Harrison MOA, Utah State University, Logan, UT | |
Fairfield MOA, Fairfield, UT | |
Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT | |
Springville MOA, Springville, UT | |
Al Ankin Olympic Museum, Utah Winter Sports Park, Park City, UT | |
PRIVATE collections |
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Collections in: US, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy & Japan | |
GALLERY REPRESENTATION |
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Anne Jespersen Gallery, Helper, UT | |
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT | |
Torrey Gallery, Torrey, UT |
Links
PUBLIC WORKS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
- Art is Spectrum May 2015 issue, Click to View
- Art is Spectrum May 2013 issue, Click to View
- Art is Spectrum May 2012 issue, Click to View
MEDIA
SRAM pART Project 2013