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Alison Elizabeth Taylor
1973⚠
WA-00002949
Selma, AL, United States
Mixed MediaContemporaryRenaissance
Representation
None documented
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Works in Collection
9
Assets Indexed
13
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0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Field Verification (6 fields)
3 cross-verified · 3 single-source
- Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
- BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
- LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
- Birth yearWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
- DeceasedUnknown· 20%
Source Registry (1)
- James-CohanTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
About
Why this artist matters now
Alison Elizabeth Taylor combines Renaissance-style marquetry with painting and collage to depict contemporary subjects, creating a hybrid visual language that merges historical craft with modern imagery. Working in New York City, she employs intricate wood inlay alongside two-dimensional media to generate formally complex compositions that refuse easy categorization as either decorative or fine art. Her work has received critical attention in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Village Voice.
Source: James Cohan · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Contemporary
Medium
Mixed Media
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Background
Education
Columbia University
Visual Arts
Columbia University School of the Arts
Visual Arts
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