| Mary Taylor | |
| Birth Place: | Devonport, Auckland |
| Nationality: | New Zealander |
| Movement: | Realism |
| Awards: | AIM Children's Book Awards - non-fiction award (1993) |
| Field: | Painting, etching |
| Training: | University of Auckland, Massey University |
| Works: | Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World (book) |
Mary Taylor (born 1948) is a New Zealand artist and children's author.
Mary Taylor was born in Devonport, Auckland in 1948.[1] She was educated at the University of Auckland and Massey University.[2]
Formerly a teacher, Taylor has worked as a professional artist since 1983. Taylor is known for etchings and paintings. She follows a traditional process in her etchings, involving nitric acid, zinc plate, a manual etching press, and hand colouring each work. Her paintings primarily use acrylic and oils. Taylors works are grounded in realism and predominantly of New Zealand's flora and fauna.[3]
Taylor has exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts[4] [5] and internationally, in New York and Beijing, as part of exhibitions of New Zealand art.
She is the author of Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World,[6] winner of the AIM Children's Book Awards non-fiction award in 1994.[7]
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