Zoya Taylor
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Biography
You Sweet on Me
36 x 28.75
Zoya Taylor is a self-taught Jamaican-Canadian artist. She grew up between Germany, Jamaica and Canada and now lives in Norway where she currently works as a full-time artist.
Ms. Taylor has exhibited extensively in the USA, Norway, Germany, Italy, Spain, England and Jamaica. In 2009, she participated in the Florence Biennale in Italy and was one of the recipients of the President’s Award.
Growing up, the young Zoya spent hours in drawing classes, visiting galleries and pouring over the works of famous artists. She has always been visually expressive and at some level harboured the desire to be an artist but for years painting remained secondary. Just over 10 years ago Ms. Taylor began focussing on painting full-time. Her inspiration comes partially from the various cultures and places she has experienced.
Artist's Statement
I could say that my work is not about anyone else but in the first place it’s about me and my relationship with the world. We all have a cast of characters that define our lives. Personal demons or angels, spiritual or not, there’s a commonality in these characters. They draw on themes of the human experience – insecurity, concealed grief, disappointment, pride, hurt, hope, humour and love.
I do not paint portraits but rather the odd and marginal characters which fill the "spaces in between". They communicate the different facets of humanity. My cast is the cast of misfits; they are "immigrants" found between cultures, continents, languages and disciplines.