M E L L O N Y T A P E R
b. London, UK
b. London, UK
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Mellony Taper is a British interdisciplinary artist. Her work has been exhibited widely across the UK and is regularly selected for prize exhibitions including: the Royal West of England Academy; the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists; East Quay Open; the RWA Photo Open and the Bath Open Art Prize. She was elected an Academician of the South West Academy of Arts in 2023 and has been affiliated with the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) via its elective Artist Network since 2019. In 2020 she was a final stage Finalist in the VAO Visual Arts Open Awards. Her work is included in ProCreate Project’s living archive of work by artist-mothers and formed part of the 2023 series of ProCreate Public Activations across London. In 2023 Taper was invited to create work for the exhibition “Found Cities, Lost Objects: Women in the City” curated by Turner Prize-winner and cultural activist Lubaina Himid CBE, during its tenure at the Royal West of England Academy. The exhibition - all women artists - included works by invited Bristol-based artists alongside works from the Arts Council Collection.
In 2025 Taper was the recipient of the biennial Thelma Hulbert Art Prize for her work ‘Trousseau”. |
RWA Bristol, 2023.
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