Born in Oxnard, CA, 1958
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Various characters from his Los Angeles surroundings often inhabit Henry Taylor’s vivid paintings. Taylor has incorporated the likenesses of family members as well as neighborhood friends in his works. While attending the California Institute of the Arts, Taylor worked as a psychiatric technician at the Camarillo State Hospital. There he sketched various patients.
Biographical information courtesy of: Corcoran Gallery of Art and Rubell Family Collection