Nicolas Granger-Taylor

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.

Education
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
 * 2013  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
 * 1990  Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award
 * 1990  Richard Ford Award
 * 1999  Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award