Original Paintings by Ivan Taylor (1946 - )
 

Ivan Taylor was born in Staffordshire in 1946. He showed an early interest in art and exhibited 40 paintings on BBC TV's "Sketch Club". These paintings were later sold by the BBC to raise money for UNICEF. After studying Fine Art and Graphics at Stoke and Stafford Colleges , Ivan worked as a graphic artist in industry and went on to become Head of Graphics for Staffordshire County Council Education Department. He had his first solo exhibition in 1972 and has been a full-time painter since 1989, supplying galleries in England and Wales , as well as doing commissions. He has work in many private collections in various countries including USA , Canada , Australia , and S, Africa as well as here in the UK . His work has been reproduced in the "Studio" publication and also put it into print. He has been elected the President of the Society of Staffordshire artists.