Rashod Taylor
Springfield, MO
rashod@rashodtaylor.com
Selected Group Shows
2023 Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Love Languages, August 9, 2023 – September 27, 2025, Houston, TX
2023 The Magic Silver Show: The Elena Diane Curris Juried Photography Exhibition, Clara M. Eagle Gallery September 7 - October 17, Murray, KY
2023 African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta, We Need Love: A Black Love Exhibit, May 11- June 8, Atlanta, GA
2022 The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW), Parallel Lives: Photography, Identity, and Belonging, November 5, 2022 – February 5, 2023, Kingston, NY
2022 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Mosley Gallery, Quotidian, October 20 – Nov 17, Princess Anne, MD
2022 Association of International Photography Art Dealers photography show, May 20-22, New York City, NY
2022 LensCulture New York 2022 Group Exhibition May 20-22, Caelum Gallery, New York City, New York
2022 Academy Art Museum, New Photography lll, April 5 – July 10, Easton, MD
2022 Museum of Fine Arts Houston, “A history of photography: Selections from the
Museum’s Collection,” March 7 - August 7, Houston, TX
2022 Study Hall, Contemporary Photography at PrattMWP, February 15 – May 31, Utica, NY
2021 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture, October 5 – October 24, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
2021 jdc Fine Art, Time in two Directions, September 3 – November 27, Gleneden Beach, OR
2021 Heartland Community College, My COVID Year, August 16 - October 7, Bloomington, IL
2021 Palm*Photo Prize, May 20 – August 30, 1014 Gallery, London, England
2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography poster run, East London, England
2021 Filter Photo, Context 2021, March 26 – May 1, Chicago, IL
2021 Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Reflecting Voices, February 19 - April 17, Denver, CO
2020 jdc Fine Art, You and Yours a +1 Online Exhibition, Gleneden Beach, OR
2020 Humble Arts Foundation, Online Group Show 65, Two Way Lens: Portraits as Empathy
2020 BACKTALK Online Exhibition by PHOTO-EMPHASIS juried by Aaron Tuner
2020 Black Artist Invitational Online, Cornel/Henry Art Photography Gallery, San Diego, CA
2019 Mobile photography Exhibition, Midwest Chapter of Society for Photographic Education Conference, Madison, WI
Solo Shows
2023 Mclean County Arts Center, Little Black Boy, August 4 – September 15, Bloomington, IL
2022 Obscura Gallery, My America, September 23 – November 20, Santa Fe, NM
2022 Heartland Community College, Little Black Boy, March 14 – May 13, Bloomington, IL
2017 Tintype Portraits by Rashod Taylor, Normal Public Library, Normal, IL
Collections
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Colorado Photographic Arts Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Awards
2023 Lightwork Artist-In-Residence
2023 Michael Reichmann Project Grant
2023 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist
2022 American Photography AP 38 Selected Winner
2022 Silver List
2021 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture, Winner
2021 American Photography AP 37 Chosen Winner
2021 Palm*Photo Prize Finalist
2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Award
2021 Lucie Foundation The Portrait Project Competition: Self/Portrait Finalist
2020 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist
2020 LensCulture Critics Choice Award
2020 BACKTALK Online Exhibition, PHOTO-EMPHASIS Honorable Mention
2020 Documentary Family Awards V2, Photo Series Awards Honorable mention
Curation/Artist lectures/Faculty
2023 Massachusetts College of Art & Design: November 14, Lecture
2023 Fine Arts Work Center: Connecting with People Through Portraiture, Aug 7-11, Faculty & Lecture
2023 Anderson Ranch Art Center: Introduction to Wet Plate, July 3-7, Faculty
2023 Shakerag Workshop: Connecting with People Through Portraiture June 12-16, Faculty & Lecture
2023 Savannah College of Art and Design: April 12, Lecture
2022 Anderson Ranch Art Center: Introduction to Wet Plate, August 15-19, Faculty
2022 Maine Media Workshop + College “Little Black Boy” July 26, Lecture
2022 Maine Media Workshop + College “Connecting with People Through Portraiture July 25-29, Faculty
2022 Los Angeles Center of Photography: Contemporary Fine Art class July 19, Lecture
2021 Maine Media Alumni Lecture Series: December 8, Lecture
2021 Stanford University: November 1, Lecture
2021 Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Intro to Wet Plate and Beyond. August 2–6, Faculty
2021 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Artist Salon, Lecture
2021 Halide Project, Lecture
2021 Colorado Photographic Arts Center panel discussion
2021 Musea Gathering: Conference Speaker
2021 Elgin Community College panel discussion
2020 Soft lightning Vol 2: Connection Zine, Curation
2020 Analog forever December online exhibition, Curation
2020 American University, Lecture
2020 George Washington University, Lecture
2014 Murray State University, Lecture
Press
2023 Black & White Magazine, Issue 164, February
2023 Fraction Magazine, Issue 166, May
2022 The Guardian, “My American Boy: fatherhood and fear-in pictures” September
2022 The New Yorker, “The Secret Art of The Family Photo”, They’re the pictures that mean the most to us. What makes them good? July 14
2022 CNN digital, “Little Black Boy” A father hopes photos of his son can change the world’s view of Black families, June, 17
2022 The Eye of Photography magazine, AIPAD: The photography Show: Obscura Gallery, May 18
2022 Black + White Photography magazine (UK) April issue #263 “American Connection”
2022 National Geographic Magazine: Family of Valor, Vol. 241 No. 2, February
2021 Epistem Magazine: issue 04, When a Father Looks at his Son: Rashod Taylor’s “Little Black Boy”
2021 Listo: Little Black Boy
2021 Nowhere Diary: Story 53, Little black Boy
2021 National Geographic (online), “Old-fashioned images evoke the complicated history of Black military service” February 4
2020 The Atlantic (online), “The Life of a Little Black Boy in America” December 20
2020 Feature Shoot, “A Black Fathers Homage to His Young Son” November 9
2020 Buzzfeed JPG Interview on “My America” November
2020 Lenscratch, Photographers on Photographers: AL J. Thompson in conversation with Rashod Taylor, August
2020 Analog Forever Magazine interview on “Little Black Boy” series by Michael Kirchoff, October
2020 Saltbox Studio, 3 Pictures & 3 Questions, July
2019 Young Black Artist, History, Love & People: Photographer Rashod Taylor Keeps All Three Connected, November
2017 Normal Public Library Podcast, Episode Twenty-Five: Rashod Taylor, April
2017 Normal Public Library Podcast, Episode Twenty-Five BONUS: Rashod Taylor, April
Education
2007 Murray State University, Murray, KY, Bachelors in Fine Art, with a specialization in photography
References available upon request.