“I have been called a “jack of all trades and a master of a few” and I would agree with that based off of how much “How it’s made” I watched as a child.
My love of learning and figuring out how things are made has led me to this creative career where I can jump around to so many fun and fulfilling projects.” -Taylor
Photo by Kelly Nicola Chiovitti Komoroski- The Groundhog Show 2024
Artist Bio
Taylor Clapp is an award-winning graphic designer and artist residing in Akron, Ohio. Their artwork is generally a whimsical narration of the ups and downs of everyday life. Taylor strives to push themselves to use multiple mediums and styles to capture the life around them from the joys pets can bring to mental health struggles and chronic pain.
Taylor grew up in rural Ohio and has always been interested in pursuing a life in the arts in some way. After earning their BA in Graphic Design from Central State University they moved to Akron, Ohio with their spouse and cat and soon adopted a dog. In November of 2020 Taylor decided to officially start freelancing and created their own company, Clapp for Art, LLC.
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2023 - Best of Show, Stella’s Art Gallery’s In Honor of Women Exhibition
2023 - Honorable Mention, Stella’s Art Gallery’s In Honor of Women Exhibition
2020 - Third Place, Summit Artspace's She/Her/Hers Exhibition
2016 - American In-house Design Award, Graphic Design USA, with Eismont Designs
2011 - First Place, SCOL (South Central Ohio League) Painting Division
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September 2024 - Berea Arts Festival, selected Best of Show, First Place, and two Honorable Mentions with Nyki Fetterman
June 2024 - Lead organizer of The Groundhog Show, co-curated with Nick Lee
January 2024 -Collaborator on Never Ending Cycles: A Laundromat Soap Opera Curated by Celeste Stauber at E11even2 Gallery
January 2024 -White Rabbit Galleries, selected awards for Flora exhibition
June 2023 - The Groundhog Show, co-organized and co-curated with Hope Hickman
June 2022 - The Groundhog Show, co-organized and co-curated with Hope Hickman
June 2021 - The Groundhog Show, co-organized and co-curated with Hope Hickman
July 2018 through March 2020 - Exhibitions Assistant at Summit Artspace
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2024 -Text Me When You Get Home at Avant Garden by Curated Storefront | Akron, OH
2024 - MOO's SH'BANG FEST at Hildebrandt Artist Collective | Cleveland, OH
2024 -The Groundhog Show at Outside the Box hosted by Curated Storefront | Akron, OH
2024 - OH QUEER Colorful Contemporary Craft at FAVA Gallery | Oberlin, OH
2024 - Never Ending Cycles: A Laundromat Soap Opera at E11even2 Gallery | Cleveland, OH
2023 - Footprints Fundraiser at Akron Soul Train | Akron, OH
2023 - Basaarbeque 10 at KINK Contemporary | Cleveland, OH
2023 - YES WE ARE at Hildebrandt Artist Collective | Cleveland, OH
2023 - The Groundhog Show at The Warehouse | Portage Lakes, OH
2023 - Artists of Rubber City Juried Exhibition at Summit Artspace | Akron, OH
2023 - In Honor of Women at Stella’s Art Gallery | Cleveland, OH
2022 - The Groundhog Show at The Warehouse | Portage Lakes, OH
2022 - The Bullshit Show at The University of Akron Myers School of Art Projects Gallery | Akron, OH
2022 - Human Figure Exhibition at Cuyahoga Valley Arts Center | Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2021 - The Groundhog Show at The Warehouse | Portage Lakes, OH
2020 - Human Figure Exhibition at Cuyahoga Valley Arts Center | Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2020 - Femicentric: 2020 Vision at Summit Artspace | Akron, OH
2018 - FRESH Art Juried Exhibition at Summit Artspace | Akron, OH
2017 - Senior Art Show at Central State University | Wilberforce, OH
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2017 - BA in Graphic Design | Central State University
-Summa Cum Laude
-Honors and Gold Cord Senior
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April 24, 2024 - Spoke as a Local Artist and Arts Administrator to Leadership Akron Community Leadership Institute
May 3, 2022 - Spoke as a Local Artist to Summit Artspace’s Artist Entrepreneurship Institute program