Christopher Taylor

Christopher Taylor
1958 Born in Skegness, England.
1977-1980 Studied Zoology, University of Sheffield, England.
1981-1984 Research assistant, Department of Zoology, University of Hull, England.
1986-1988 Travelled in Asia. Self-taught in photography.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 Steinholt, Mo Art Space, Xinmi, Henan, P.R. China
2015 Steinholt, Ofoto Gallery, Shanghai, P.R. China
Steinholt, Fundacio Forvm, Tarragone, Espagne
2014/5 Institutions, Exhibit 320/Tasveer, New Delhi; Harrington Street Art Centre, Kolkata; Tasveer
Bangalore; Story Ltd, Mumbai ; National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad; India.
2013 Stèles, Fondazione Gesualdo Bufalino, Comiso, Sicily, Italy.
2013 La persistance de l’oublie, La Fenêtre, Montpellier, France.
2012 Close-up, Seagull foundation for the arts, Calcutta, India.
2011 Silence is space, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai.
2010 Le Silence est espace, Hôtel Fontfreyde, Clermont Ferrand, France.
Galeria Bacelos, Vigo, Espagne.
Gucang Photography Space, Lanzhou, Chine.
2009 Gallery Out of Place, Nara/Tokyo, Japan.
Steles, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai/Beijing.
Red square, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris.
2008 Red square, La Cartonnerie, Reims, France.
Châteaux de sable Stimultania, Strasbourg, France.
Steles, X-Church, Gainsborough, England.
2007 Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Calcutta, India.
Tasveer Arts, Delhi / Bangalore / Mumbai, India.
Galerie des Arènes, Nîmes, France
2006 Fadeur, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai.
Fadeur, Heart of the Art, Luoyang, China
Itineraire des Photographes Voyageurs, Bordeaux, France.
2005 Lianzhou Photography Festival, Lianzhou, China.
Atelier de visu, Marseille, France.
Galerie Toshi-seitatu-kobo, Osaka, Japan.
Gallery Out of Place, Nara, Japan.
2004 Skaftfell Cultural Centre, Seydisfjordur, Iceland.
Galeria Bacelos, Vigo, Espagne.
Steles, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris, France.
Centre Atlantique de la Photographie, Galerie du Quartz, Brest.
Galerie Le Bleu du Ciel, Lyon, France.
2003 Pingyao International Photography Festival, China.
Palais du Tau, Reims, France.
2002 Arthropoda, Espace Lezard, Colmard, France.
Galerie des Grands Bains Douches de la Plaine, Marseille, France.
2001 Photofestival Noordelicht, Groningen, Netherlands.
2000 Rencontres Photographique en Sud Gironde, France.
Musee Verlaine, Juniville, France.
Islande, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris.
Galerie Municipale du Chateau-d’Eau, Toulouse, France.
1999 Galeria Forvm, Tarragone, Spain.
1996 Primavera Fotographica, Barcelone, Spain.
1994 Rencontres Photographiques en Terre d-Aude, Carcassonne, France.
Mai de la Photo, Reims, France.
Galerie de l’Opera, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
1993 Espace Photo Angle, Le Corum, Montpellier, France.
1992 F-Stop Photography Gallery, Bath.
Tom Hopkinson Room, Photographers’ Gallery, London.
1990 Portfolio Room, Photographers’ Gallery, London.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014 Regards sur le Guizhou (avec Luo Yongjin), Confucius centre, Angers, France.
Pagoda, Ofoto gallery, Shanghai, China.
Oltre la materia, Mo art space, Xinmi, Zhengzhou, China.
Paris Photo, Tasveer.
2013 Regards sur le Guizhou (avec Luo Yongjin), Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris.
2012 Vision with two eyes (avec Luo Yongjin), OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai, Chine.
Regrouping, Bend in the River, Sheffield & Gainsborough, Angleterre
Visioni di Cina, Deposito A, Verone, Italie
L’Art de voir des choses, galerie Camera Obscura, Paris.
Delhi Art fair, Inde.
2011 Dali festival de photographie, Chine.
Delhi festival de photographie, Inde.
Nord, Transphotographiques, Lille, France.
2009 Steles, Photo Beijing, The Agricultural Exhibition Centre of China, Beijing.
L’évocation documentaire, Artraction, Genève, Switzerland.
2008 AERA, Toulouse, Megacity en Chine, France.
2007 Visioni di Cina, Centro Culturale Trevi, Bolzano, Italy.
Tokyo Art Fair, Out of Place Gallery, Japan.
2006 ARCO, Madrid, Spain.
2003 Insomnies, Le Bleu du Ciel, Lyon, France.
2002 ARCO, Madrid, Spain.
Et le 5 Jour, Images au Centre, Chateau de Fougeres-sur-Bievre, France.
2001 Urbi and Orbi, Biennale de la photographie et de la ville, Sedan, France.
2000 5e Salon d’Art contemporain, The National Natural History Museum, Paris.
1999 Le Presidial, Castelnaudary, France.
1993 Audio Visual, Rencontres International Photographiques, Arles, France.
1992 From the Humber to the Thames, Usher Gallery, Lincoln.
1990 Environment Friendly, City Gallery, Leicester.
1989 Image and Imagination, Untitled Gallery, Sheffield.
1987 The Wall, Impression Gallery, York.
1986 Architecture, Formalism, Photography, Untitled Gallery, Sheffield.
1985 Image and Exploration, Photographers’ Gallery, London.

AWARDS

2001 Bourse pour de la recherche et sejour a l’etranger, FIACRE – CNAP, Paris
1999 DRAC (Direction régionale des affaires culturelles) Languedoc Rousillon

PUBLICATIONS

2014 Regards sur Guizhou, Cité de l’Architecture et de la Patrimoine, Paris, France.
Institutions, Tasveer exhibition catalogue, Bangalore, India.
Jadughar-200 years of the Indian Museum, The Director, Indian Museum, Kolkata, India.
2013 Immersions : Mumbai/Bombay, Niyogi Books, New Delhi, India.
Animal, de l’Air magazine, Paris, France.
2011 Close to water, Catalogue, Ofoto gallery, Shanghai, China.
2009 White & Black (Journey to the Centre of Imperial Calcutta), Niyogi Offset, New Delhi, India.
2007 Catalogue, Tasveer Arts, Bangalore, India.
2005 Photos Nouvelles magazine (March/ April), Biarritz, France.
2004 Steles, Le Point du Jour Editeur, France.
Poiesis No.15, Inventer la Ville, L’Oeuvre Collective, Editions Poiesis.
2003 Blind Spot magazine(Spring), New York.
2001 Noordelicht catalogue 2, Stichting Aurora Borealis.
Carnets de Voyages, A contrecoeur, Le Point du Jour Editeur.
2000 Histoires naturelles 5e Salon d’Art contemporain, Editions du Museum, national d’Histoire naturelle.
Catalogue, Galerie du Chateau d’Eau, Toulouse.
1999 Source Magazine (Autumn), Belfast.
1996 Source Magazine (Autumn), Belfast.
Primavera Fotographica, Festival Catalogue.
1994 Mai de la Photo, Festival Catalogue.
1989 Creative Camera (April), London, UK.
1986 Creative Camera (January), London, UK.
1985 Image and Exploration, Photographers’ Gallery Catalogue.

COLLECTIONS

La collection de M+M Auer
Galerie municipale du Chateau d’Eau, Toulouse
Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris
Artotheques de Brest, Grenoble, Angers