Jason DeCaires Taylor

Jason DeCaires Taylor was born in Great Britain in 1974 and is currently based in Mexico. In 1997, Taylor earned a BA in Sculpture and Ceramics from Camberwell College of Art, in London, England. He learned traditional stone carving techniques at Canterbury Cathedral, and worked in the field of concert set design. In 2006, Taylor created the world’s first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies, which is included among the top 25 wonders of the world by National Geographic. In 2010, Taylor founded the Museo Subacuático de Arte (MuSA), located in Cancún, Mexico. The artist has received a tremendous amount of press from publications such as National Geographic, Vogue, CNN, BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph and Discovery Channel. In 2014, Chronicle Books will publish the artist’s first monograph.

EDUCATION 1997 BA with honors, Sculpture and Ceramics. Camberwell College of Art, London Institute, UK

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS — PHOTOGRAPY 2012 Human Nature. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY 2011 SCOPE-Miami Contemporary Art Fair, with Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Miami, FL 2011 Anthro[physis]. Rivera and Rivera Gallery. Los Angeles, CA 2011 JOSELONDON. Battersea Park Road. London, UK 2011 Safe Planet, The Ocean in US. Roundhouse. Vancouver, Canada 2011 Safe Planet, Plastic Pollution. University of Hawaii. Honolulu, HI 2010 HEFT. The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre. Winchester, UK

PUBLIC WORKS — UNDERWATER SCULPTURE 2012 Urban Reef. Isla Mujeres, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2012 The Phoenix. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2012 The Listener. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2012 The Last Supper. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Art. Cancun, Mexico 2011 The Anthropocene. Isla Mujeres, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2011 The Promise. Isla Mujeres, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2011 Ineria. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2011 Void. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2011 Inheritance. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2011 The Silent Evolution. Isla Mujeres, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2009 The Gardener of Hope. Punta Nizuc, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2009 Dream Collector. Isla Mujeres, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2009 Man on Fire. Isla Mujeres, Museo Subacuático de Arte. Cancun, Mexico 2009 Inverted Solitude. Chepstow national diving centre, UK 2008 The Un-Still Life II. Public stone sculpture, Palini, Crete, Greece. 2007 Vicissitudes. Moliniere underwater sculpture park, Grenada 2007 The Fall from Grace. Moliniere underwater sculpture park, Grenada 2007 The Un-Still Life. Moliniere underwater sculpture park, Grenada 2006 Grace Reef. Moliniere underwater sculpture park, Grenada 2006 Sienna. Moliniere underwater sculpture park, Grenada 2006 The Lost Correspondent. Moliniere underwater sculpture park, Grenada 2001 Faces. St Margaret’s Bay, Kent 1998 Guise. Trafalgar Square, Regents Park, Westminster, Waterloo bridge London.

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SELECTED PRESS and PUBLICATIONS Daily Telegraph (UK). April 2008. Venturing to swim against the tide. Metro (UK). April 2008. My current exhibition. Monument. June 2008. Architecture and design for Life, Not finding Nemo. Modern Design. Architecture & Art. June 2008. Wet behind the ears. Brigitte. Germany. April 2008. Ein Wochenende unter Wasser. BBC (Carribean). July 2007. Art under sea, Audio interview with Neil Nunes. Kurier (Austria). Jan 2008. Die Unterwasser-welt der Karibikinsel. Metro (UK). June 2007. Artist going though a deep blue period. Vogue. June 2008. Underwater Art. ABC (Australia). June 2007. Underwater Art. The First Post (UK). July 2007. Under the sea. BBC (Brazil). July 2007. Artista britanico expose estatuas no fundo do mar. BBC (Spain). July 2007. Bajo el Agua. OK. July 2007. The underwater sculpture gallery. Observer (UK). July 2007. If you liked the sound of that. Courier (France). Dec 2007. Le Grand Bleu autrement. Kentish Gazette (UK). Sept 2007. Underwater gallery is a bit of a dive. Daily Telegraph (UK). Jan 2008. Where in the world. Irish Times (Ireland). July 2007. Daily Record (Scotland). June 2007. Sculptures sleep with the fishes. The Sunday Times. Nov 2007. Art online. Daily Telegraph (UK). June 2007. All at sea, the watercolour sculpture park. Courrier. (Portugal). Dec 2007. O imenso azul visto de outro angulo. The Chicago Times (US). Sept 2007. La Republica (Italy). May 2007. Le sculpture in fundo al mare. De Morgen (Belguim). Oct 2007. De Kinderen van Alantis. Asharq Alawsat (Middle East). Aug 2007. The Voice (Grenada). Aug 2007. Bild (Germany). June 2007. Das ist die erste Unterwasser-Galerie der Welt. Courrier Internacional (Portugal). Dec 2007. O imenso azul visto de outro angulo. St. Croix Abis. June 2008. Beauty Beneath. Sport Diver (US). Dec 2007. Frozen in Time. Scuba Diving (US). Oct 2007. Art with Depth. Diver (Canada). Jan 2008. Circle of Life. Dive (UK). Aug 2007. Art Attraction. Tauchen (Germany). July 2007. Skulpturen unter Wasser. Dykking (Denmark). Nov 2007. Untervannsskulpturer. Octopus (Russia). Dec 2007. Aqva (Italy). June 2007. Sculture Sommerse. X-Ray Dive Magazine. Jason Taylor Porfolio. The Ultimate Depth (Russia). Jan 2007. Scuba Herald (Australia). Interview with Jason Taylor. PADI. Feb 2007. The Underwater Sculpture Gallery. Diving in Depth. Nov 2006. Diving the underwater sculpture gallery. Food & Travel (UK). Sept 2007. Voyager (UK). July 2008. Underwater Love. Itchy feet Travel (UK). Sept 2006. Un-usual destinations. Travel Weekly (US). Jan 2008. Projects in the works, Grenada upbeat in 2008. Caribbean Travel & Life (US). Nov 2007. Bottom Dwellers. Cruising World (US). Sept 2007. Dive on Grenada’s evolving art show. Islands (US) Sept 2007. Splashy Art. Caribbean Compass (Caribbean). Jan 2007. Grenada’s underwater sculptures. Island News, Air Jamaica. March 2008. Aquatic Art. Altura (Mexico). Nov 2007. La Alantica del arte. All At Sea (Caribbean). Dec 2006. Mermaids at Moiliniere. Maco Destinations (Caribbean). Dec 2007.

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Grenada at a Glance (Grenada). Dec 2007. Living art. Weekend Weekly (Hong Kong). June 2007. Vuelo (Mexico). Sept 2007. Podroze (Poland). Dec 2007. Podwodna galleria. Geosaison (Germany). Dec 2007. Columbus Travel (Holland). Oct 2007. Je evenbeeld onter water. Skywritings (Jamaica). Jan 2008. Sculpture deep down. North (UK). Sept 2007. Perfectly Sculpted. FHM (Germany). Sept 2007. Versenkt, kultur geht unter. Plenty (US). Nov 2007. Sculpting with the fishes. Always—inspiring more. Feb 2008. Private view underwater. View (Germany). Sept 2007. Kinder des Meeres. Platinum, American Express. Sept 2007. Beneath the surface. National Geographic. Nov 2007.

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