A.J. TAYLOR | GROUND WORKS | 17 SEPTEMBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2020

A. J. TAYLOR

GROUND WORKS

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COMPILER: Ally Russell-Floyd PHOTOGRAPHER: Jon Linkins PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER: Andrew Gaffney COLOUR SEPARATIONS: Spitting Image, Sydney Cover Image: Pink Ash Forest, 2020, oil on board, 122 x 244 cm

A.J. TAYLOR GROUND WORKS

17 September - 11 October 2020

MARTIN BROWNE CONTEMPORARY 15 HAMPDEN STREET PADDINGTON NSW 2021 TEL: 02 9331 7997 FAX: 02 9331 7050 info@martinbrownecontemporary.com www.martinbrownecontemporary.com GALLERY HOURS: TUESDAY - SUNDAY 10:30AM - 6PM

LIST OF WORKS

Gums at Belli Creek, 2020, oil on board, 72.5 x 72.5 cm (opposite) Pink Ash, 2020, oil on board, 153 x 153 cm Last Light, Rocky Creek, 2020, oil on board, 121.5 x 31 cm Murdering Creek, 2020, oil on board, 160 x 122 cm Petrie Creek, 2020, oil on board, 45 x 31 cm Mangrove and She-Oaks, 2020, oil on board, 49.5 x 26 cm River Bank and Reflection, Murdering Creek, 2020, oil on board, 70 x 27.5 cm Reflected Palms, Rocky Creek, 2020, oil on board, 121.5 x 74 cm Rose Gum and Black Wattle, 2020, oil on board, 168 x 153 cm Afternoon Reflection, Rocky Creek, 2020, oil on board, 80 x 24 cm First Light, Murdering Creek, 2020, oil on board, 121.5 x 91.5 cm Tea-Trees, Murdering Creek, 2020, oil on board, 75 x 44 cm Early Morning, Murdering Creek, 2020, oil on board, 91.5 x 82.5 cm Pink Ash Glade, 2020, oil on board, 91.5 x 99.5 cm Pink Ash and Ferns, 2020, oil on board, 122 x 138 cm Reflected Landscape, Murdering Creek, 2020, oil on board, 70 x 14 cm Palms and Reflection, 2020, oil on board, 46 x 30.5 cm Pink Ash Forest, 2020, oil on board, 122 x 244 cm

Pink Ash 2020 Oil on board 153 x 153 cm

Last Light, Rocky Creek 2020 Oil on board 121.5 x 31 cm Opposite: Murdering Creek 2020 Oil on board 160 x 122 cm

Petrie Creek 2020 Oil on board 45 x 31 cm

Mangrove and She-Oaks 2020 Oil on board 49.5 x 26 cm

River Bank and Reflection, Murdering Creek 2020 Oil on board 70 x 27.5 cm

Reflected Palms, Rocky Creek 2020 Oil on board 121.5 x 74 cm

Rose Gum and Black Wattle 2020 Oil on board 168 x 153 cm

Afternoon Reflection, Rocky Creek 2020 Oil on board 80 x 24.5 cm Opposite: First Light, Murdering Creek 2020 Oil on board 121.5 x 91.5 cm

Tea-Trees, Murdering Creek 2020 Oil on board 57 x 44 cm Opposite: Early Morning, Murdering Creek 2020 Oil on board 91.5 x 82.5 cm

Pink Ash Glade 2020 Oil on board 91.5 x 99.5 cm

Pink Ash and Ferns 2020 Oil on board 122 x 138 cm

Reflected Landscape, Murdering Creek 2020 Oil on board 70 x 14 cm

Palms and Reflection 2020 Oil on board 46 X 30.5 cm

Pink Ash Forest 2020 Oil on board 122 x 244 cm

A.J.TAYLOR Lives and works on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1986-88 Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland SOLO EXHIBITIONS

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2020 Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC 2020 Ground Works, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2019 Finalist, Tattersall’s Landscape Prize, Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane 2019 Pink Ash, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2018 Winner, People’s Choice Award, John Leslie Art Prize, 2018 Impromptu, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC 2017 The Ground Beneath, Martin Brown Contemporary 2018 Winner, People’s Choice Award, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, QLD 2017 Hinterland, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2016 The Rainforest and the River, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2018 Finalist, Fleurieu Biennale, Stump Hill Gallery, SA 2016 Finalist, Tattersall’s Landscape Prize, Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane 2014 Stradbroke Island, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2016 Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery, QLD 2014 Hawkesbury, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2016 Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC 2013 Approaching Stradbroke, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2016 Finalist, Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane 2012 The Mapleton Suite, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2014 Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC 2012 Mapleton, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2014 Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Paddington, Sydney 2010 Brisbane River, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2013 Finalist, Fleurieu Art Prize, SA 2009 A Wider View, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2012 Finalist, Geelong Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, Victoria 2008 Home Ground, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2011 Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW 2007 From the Front, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2005 Permanent Mauve, Martin Browne Fine Art at the Yellow House, Sydney 2004 Scratching the Surface, Martin Browne Fine Art at the Yellow House, Sydney 2003 Paynter Creek, Doggett Street Studio, Brisbane 2002 Macadamia Trees, Doggett Street Studio, Brisbane SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

COLLECTIONS

2020 John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery 2019 Collected Landscapes, Caloundra Regional Gallery 2019 The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, Noosa Regional Gallery 2019 On the Edge: Landscapes from the Collection, Macquarie University 2018 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery 2018 John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery 2016 Artist + Benefactors = New Donations, Macquarie University Art Museum 2016 John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery 2016 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery 2015 New Work, Jan Murphy Gallery , Brisbane 2015 Botanica, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2014 Green, Penrith Regional Gallery 2013 The River, Museum of Brisbane 2013 Summer Exhibition, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2011 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW

Artbank BHP Billiton Commonwealth Bank Macquarie Bank Macquarie University, Sydney Museum of Brisbane Parliament House, Canberra Redland Art Gallery Sunshine Coast University Hospital Wesley Hospital Art Foundation