Stewart Taylor
Stewart Taylor | Printmaking | Devon
Stewart is continuing onwards with his Tree Portraits series from his Dartmouth studio, which started over 3 years ago in London. Initially inspired by the street trees of his neighbourhood, these moved outwards to the parks and the wilds nearby, becoming a conversation about our lack of connectivity with the natural world. There are now over 300 monoprints in this collection.
In the past 12 months he has printed Joshua Trees from the Mojave National Preserve that were destroyed by the Cima Dome wildfire; deciduous trees from the Avon Valley Woods under traditional husbandry management by The Woodland Trust; and also those from the banks of the Danube in Slovakia.
This series will continue to help raise awareness for protecting our environment, including through donating prints for various progressive conservation/rewilding fundraisers.
Stewart has been a Printmaker for over 30 years, & was recently selected for the 16th Graphica Creativa Print Triennale where the Jyväskylä Art Museum acquired his work from the exhibition. He has work in the V&A Museum print collection, & has been selected for all 6 of the most recent Woolwich Contemporary Print Fairs, with recent appearances at the RA Summer Show & the National Original Print Show.