Marcel Taylor
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2017 Master of Fine Arts, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
1992 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Howard University, Washington, DC
GRANT AWARDS
2020 Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2020 Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2018 Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2018 Grant Recipient, Public Art Building Communities, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2017 Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2017 Alumni Award, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2016 Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2016 Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2015 Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2014 Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Unapologetic. Harmony Hall, Solo Exhibition, Fort Washington MD. Curated by Amanda Bohn
2019 Vivid Gallery Inevitable Expansion, Anacostia Arts Center. Curated by Maryann Taruc, Washington, DC
2017 Capitol Hill Arts League, October Exhibition, Washington, DC
2015 Strokes of Genius. Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
2010 National Urban League’s Centennial Conference. The Washington DC Convention Center, Curated by Carmen Torruella-Quander
2009 M3, MC’s, Mics, & Metaphor. FlashPoint Gallery, Washington, DC, Curated by Tewodross Melchishua
2009 H&F Gallery, Mt. Ranier, MD, Curated by Cheryl Fountain
2008 Galerie Myrtis, Washington, DC, Curated by Myrtis Bedolla
2007 As Is. Evolve Urban Arts Gallery, Washington, DC, Solo Exhibition, Washington, DC, Curated by Myrtis Bedolla, and Sharon Burton
2006 Legacy. Mitchellville, MD, Represented by Artjaz Gallery
2005 Annual National Black Fine Arts Show. Harlem, NY, Represented by Artjaz Gallery,
Gallery Guichard, Chicago, IL, Curated by Guichard Gallery and Artjaz Gallery
2004 National Association of Medical Professionals. San Diego, CA, Represented by Artjaz Gallery
Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Pamela Brown and Beverly Dawson
Urban Impressions, The Corridor Gallery, New York, NY, Curated by Senait Asfaw.
2003 The Coffee Room, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Kathy Ogilvie
Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Pamela Brown and Beverly Dawson
2002 Cada Vez, Washington, DC, Curated by Ritza Yana.
1999 Black Love. Ascension Gallery, Washington, DC, Curated Amadi Boone.
1998 Hairston Gallery, Silver Spring, MD, Curated by Michael Hairston.
1996 Capital Hill Art’s League, Washington, DC
Ramee’ Gallery, Washington. DC
1994 Inner Circle Gallery, Baltimore, MD
PEER REVIEW PANELS
2024 Panelist and Juror for the Artsfield Arts Festival 2024 in South Carolina, sponsored by the Lake City Creative Alliance
2021 Panelist and Juror for the Interdisciplinary AHFP Grant, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
2021 Panelist and Juror for the Murals DC Grant, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
2017 Panelist and Juror for the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
PUBLIC SPEAKING
2023 Stories from the DC Art Bank, Selected Panel, March 25, Martin Luther King Memorial Library
PUBLIC WORKS
2023 Pick Up Sticks, Martin Luther King Memorial Library, Permanent Installation, 3rd Floor
2018 City Flux #1 and City Flux #2. Funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Anacostia, Washington DC
COMMISSIONS
2015 Preserving the Legacy. Painting Commissioned by the Freelon Family for Philip Freelon, the Lead Architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Museum
1994 Mural Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., King Towers, Washington, DC
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Studio Visit, Volume Forty-One, A Juried Selection of International Visual Aritists, The Open Studios Press
2005 Unveiled, Photography by Will Downing & Fine Art By New And Emerging African American Artists, BroNel Enterprises Inc. and WD Productions Inc.
RESIDENCIES
1997 Art Omi, Artist Residency, Omi, New York