(born 1958)

Various characters from Henry Taylor’s Los Angeles surroundings often inhabit his vivid paintings. Taylor has incorporated the likenesses of family members, as well as neighborhood friends, in his works. While attending the California Institute of the Arts, Taylor worked as a psychiatric technician at the Camarillo State Hospital. There he sketched various patients.

Learn more about the 30 Americans exhibition at http://arkansasartscenter.org/30-Americans.

photo: Johnny Misheff, New York Times Style Magazine