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Nicolas Granger-Taylor (born 1963) is a contemporary artist whose work primarily comprises portraits, female nudes, and still lifes, painted in oil on canvas. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Nicolas Granger-Taylor was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith. He began his art training at Kingston Polytechnic (1981–82), followed by a three-year degree course in Fine Art at Bristol Polytechnic (1982–85). He took a Postgraduate Diploma in Painting the Royal Academy Schools, London (1987–90).
Critical reception
Nicholas Usherwood in the RA Magazine wrote: "He is obsessed by light and power of light, as it reveals objects both animate and inanimate, to create a disturbing sense, in de Chirico's memorable phrase, 'of still lifes come alive or figures become still'." Mary Rose Beaumont wrote in the Art Review: "A fine draughtsman with a firm grasp of composition, Granger-Taylor combines sensuous handling of the paint with a sensitive feeling for his subject."
Solo exhibitions
1988 Cadogan Contemporary, London
1991 Waterman Fine Art, London
1993 Waterman Fine Art, London
1999 Offer Waterman & Co, London
2003 Offer Waterman & Co, London
2011 Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
Group exhibitions
1986 The South Bank Picture Show, Royal Festival Hall, London
1987 John Player Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
1987 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1987 The South Bank Picture Show, Royal Festival Hall, London
1988 The South Bank Picture Show, Royal Festival Hall, London
1989 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1990 B.P. Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
1991 The NatWest 90’s Prize for Art, NatWest Tower, London
1992 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1992 The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
1995 B.P. Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
1995 Ten British Artists, Waterman Fine Art, London
1996 Small Interiors, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1997 Modern British Art, Offer Waterman & Co, London
1998 Modern British Art, Offer Waterman & Co., London
2005 Christmas Show, Browse and Darby, London
2006 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Awards
1987 John Player Portrait Award, Special Commendation
