Niki Taylor
203-570-2341
ntaylor@meca.edu
Born
Stamford, CT; currently residing on Peaks Island, ME
Education
2010-2014 Maine College of Art – BFA, Printmaking
Freelance
2020 Printed shirts for music collective - Denver, CO
2020 Printed shirts for Nat Baldwins Album release Automonia - Peaks Island, ME
2020 Re printed shirts for Basket Island oyster company - Peaks Island, ME
2020 Designed website and cards for wedding photography business - Denver, CO
2019 Printed T shirts for Book Launch of The In betweens by Mira Ptacin - Peaks Island, ME
2019 Printed custom Tote bags for Special WILT press release - Peaks Island, ME
2019 Photo shoot with Jaw Gems for tour promotion - Peaks Island, ME
2019 Designed Antique Sign + Message board Rebuild for Lions Club - Peaks Island, ME
2019 Designed Logo + Shirts + Promotional material for Construction Co.- Peaks Island, ME
2019 Designed Logo + Shirts + Promotional material for Painting Contractor - Peaks Island, ME
2019 Screen printed Custom Book Covers for WILT press - Leeds, MA
2018 Re-Designed logo for Ashmore Realty - Peaks Island, ME
2018 Screen printed Basket Island Oyster company Tees - Peaks Island, ME
2018 Flier Design for Kafari’s ‘Beholding’ album Release - Portland, ME
2018 Logo Design for Massive Music Collective - Denver, CO
2018 Album Art for Dalriver’s ‘Goodnight Dalriver’ Album release - Portland, ME
2018 Album Art for Pastel Arsenal’s ‘If you want to’ Album release on Young Heavy Souls - Detroit, MI
2018 Business Card Design for Broke Toe Instrument Company - Peaks Island, ME
2017 Promotional Video for JAW GEMS Heatweaver Tour - Portland, ME
2017 Album Art for Devin Burgess ' Escape' - Cincinatti, OH
2017 Tape Design for Nubes 'Lexicon' - Orlando, FL
2017 Album art for FYVRs 'almost happy' album on Young Heavy Souls - Detroit, MI
2017 Tape Design for Friend Roulettes 'Matthew Scheffer Songbook Vol.I' album on Pretty Purgatory - Portland, ME
2017 Album Art for Foam Castles 'bird death' - Portland, ME
2017 Promotional Photoshoot with Superorder - Portland, ME
2017 Album Art and packaging design and assembly Re-Release for Kafari ' Knockturnes' 120 CD release - Portland, ME
2016 Promotional Flier for A cold cold night II at Space Gallery - Portland, ME
2016 Promotional Flier for Chris Corsano and 3-D Jet Scooter at Zero Station - Portland, ME
2016 Album Art and Packaging Design and Assembly for Kafari 'Knockturnes' 150 CD release - Portland, ME
2016 Promotional Photo Shoot for JAW GEMS album release - Portland, ME
2016 Promotional Flier for Will Mason Ensemble with Kafari at Space Gallery - Portland, ME
2016 Promotional Flier for Guerilla Toss and Family Planning at Space Gallery - Portland, ME
2015 Promotional video for New releases on Pretty Purgatory – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional video forJared Fairfield’s WORLDLESS – Portland, ME
2015 Album art design and screen prints for Jared Fairfield’s WORLDLESS – Portland, ME
2015 Photo Shoot with Jaw gems for promotions – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional poster for Kafari at H.O.M.E. – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for AND THE KIDS with PWR BTTM at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Rough Francis with Yairms at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Viet Cong with Greys at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Little Wings and Weyes Blood at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Yonatan Gat and An Anderson at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Tal National at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for What Cheer? brigade at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Family Planning and Powerdove at Poland street – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Cassatt Quartet with Joan Tower at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Yonatan Gat and An Anderson at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Oren Ambarchi and Drab Pony at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Michael Hurley with Asa Irons at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Lunch Cult with Downtown Boys at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional flier for Family planning and Buthcer Boy at Space Gallery – Portland, ME
2015 Promotional photo shoot with JAW GEMS – Portland, ME
2015 Tour poster for Jacob Augustine - Portland, ME
2015 Tour poster for Lisa/Liza – Portland, ME
2014 Live visuals for Afraid @ 1 Longfellow Square – Portland, ME
2014 Album artwork for Gaffa, singles Love prism//Glass tears – London, England
2014 Album shoot for AFRAID – Portland, ME
2014 Video shoot for AFRAID – Portland, ME
2014 Promotional Video for multiple releases from Pretty Purgatory – Portland, ME
2014 Promotional flier for a show at Strange Maine – Portland, ME
2014 Promotional posters for Serpent Dreams (film) – NYC, NY
2014 Promotional Video for multiple release on Pretty Purgatory– Portland, ME
Experience
202 Co- Organized The Peaks Island Makers Market with Bethany Glantz - Peaks Island, ME
2020 Vending at Boston Hassle Flea - Cambridge, Boston, MA
2019 Vending at Mammoth Makers Market at Mil No.5 - Lowell, MA
2019 Vending at New Fruit for Portland Print Crawl - Portland, ME
2018 Hand Model in Commercial for Maine school systems - Portland, ME
2017 Patreon video for NY time bestseller Cathyrnne Valente - Peaks Island, ME
2017 Official Docent at Umbrella Cover Museum - Peaks Island, ME
2017 Studio Assistant for Kris Johnsen, Printmaker - Portland, ME
2016 Personal Assistant for Cat Valente, NY times bestselling Author - Peaks Island, ME
2016 Vended at Boston Hassle Black Market - Cambridge, ME
2016 Tour Documentation with JAW GEMS - Burlington, VT + New Haven, CT + PRovidence, RI + Buffalo, NY
2016 Assisted Cole Caswell install wheat pastes at USM library – Portland, ME
2015 Flier designer for space gallery events – Portland, ME
2015 Tour documentation with JAW GEMS – Boston, MA + Brooklyn, NY + Burlington,VT
2014 Member of Pretty Purgatory, Art/music collective – Portland, ME
2014 Official Band Photographer/Videographer for AFRAID – Portland, ME
2014 Co-founder of Fond Clair video collective – Portland, ME
2014 Attended Southern Graphics Council, Print SF – San Francisco, CA
2014 First Friday art walk sale – Portland, ME
2014 Attended Print Fair – New York City, NY
2013 Print Table, Holiday sale – Portland, ME
2013 Serpent dreams video project artwork – Brooklyn, NY
2013 Work featured in Maine College of Art view book – Portland, ME
2013 Kate Gilmore’s Monument Square performance – Portland, ME
2013 Attended Southern Graphics Council, Print MKE – Milwaukee, WI
2013 My kind of sandwich Print exchange – Portland, ME
2012 Yankee swap pop up shop - Portland, ME
2012 Print table, Holiday Sale – Portland ME
Exhibitions/shows
2018 Group show at Gem Gallery featuring collage works - Peas Island, ME
2018 Gallery show at New Fruit featuring collage works - Portland, ME
2017 Visuals for Lyokkah at SPACE gallery - Portland, ME
2016 Visuals for Kafari and Henry Redman for TEDx at State Theatre - Portland, ME
2015/2016 New years ball vsuals at SPACE gallery – Portland ME
2014 AFRAID visuals at 1 Longfellow square – Portland, ME
2014 Talons of Spring visuals at 1 Longfellow square – Portland, ME
2014 Pretty Purgatory release show at Urban farm fermentory – Portland, ME
2014 Mecamorphasis: Senior Thesis exhibition – Portland, ME
2014 Dominic and the Lucid visuals at Empire- Portland, ME
2014 Annual Meca Film Festival: Animals, Self Portrait,– Portland, ME
2014 Spring Music Festival at the ICA live visuals – Portland, ME
2014 Loveapalooza, Valentines day themed print show – Portland, ME
2013 Sounds Absurd sound installation exhibition – Portland, ME
2013 Merit Show participant, Maine College of Art – Portland, ME
2012 Rose contemporary gallery, student show – Portland, ME
Press
2019 Photography featured in February 2019 issue of MUFF MAG - Berkeley, CA
2017 Photography and Album Art featured for Multiple Press Release for Fyvr's 'almost happy' album release - internet
2017 Bumps featured on main page of zenwarehouse.net
2016 Photos featured for Multiple press releases for Jaw Gems 'heatweaver' album release - Internet
2015 Still of Visuals featured on the Space gallery instagram - Internet
2015 Photography for Jaw gems featured on 1320 records site - Internet
2014 Featured in Local Music section of Portland Phoenix – Portland, ME
2014 Featured in Portland Phoenix Article on Visuals – Portland, ME
2013 Work Featured in Meca View book – Portland, ME
2012 Yankee Swap pop up shop – Portland, ME
2010 Project featured in Maine College of Art Brochure – Portland, ME
Technical Skills
Digital art - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
2D and 3D Modeling/Animation - Flash, and Maya
Video editing - Final Cut Pro, Premier pro
Sound recording/editing – Audacity, Sound booth, Mixcraft, Reaper
Film photography/digital photography
Relief printing, Mono printing, Screen printing, Cyanotype, and inkjet transfers
Lots of experience with alternative processes and experimenting with analog and outdated equipment
References
Peter McLaughlin
Space Gallery – Music Programmer
peter@space538.org
Kris Johnsen
Established Printmaker and collaborative organizer
krisgjohnsen@gmail.com
Gary Robinov
White Dog Arts - Film Maker
gary@whitedogarts.com
Bennett Morris
MECA – Printmaking faculty
bmorris@meca.edu
Adriane Herman
MECA – Printmaking faculty
aherman@meca.edu