Lorraine Taylor – Australia

Tulips gouache & ink on paper 80 CM X 100 CM

Born 1952, Adelaide, South Australia

Occupation:

Teacher and artist

Education:

1996 Post Graduate Diploma – Special Education: Melbourne University

1992 Diploma of Education: Melbourne University

1986 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art): Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Media:

Works on paper: ink, gouache, acrylics, watercolour

Print making: lino cuts

Experiences related to art:

Teaching:

Council of Adult Education: Melbourne

Doncaster/Templestowe Art Group: Templestowe, Melbourne

ALRASSA Art Group: Box Hill, Melbourne (Adults with disabilities)

Teacher – Special Education (Autism) (young children)

Group exhibitions:

1986 – 2004: Participated in numerous group exhibitions, Melbourne, Australia

Important collection:

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology collection

Collected privately

Artists’ Statement:

I have always used letters and numbers as a source of inspiration. I use them as a symbol of communication but equally because I love their shapes.

I have used another symbol close to my heart, the tulip, as containers for the letters and numbers.