Biographical Information

Born:

1968 Fairfield, California

Raised:

1970-1990 Atlanta, Georgia

Education:

1990-1991   Delgado College, New Orleans, Louisiana, Commercial Art
1991-1992   Laney College, Oakland, California, Fine Arts
1992-1993   Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California, Fine Arts
1993-1995   City College, San Francisco, California, Fine Arts

Telephone:

(415) 552-5778

Selected Group Exhibitions

1984

Appalachian Heritage Day
Dekalb College, Atlanta, GA
Graphite Drawing, self portrait

1986

Governor's Honor Program
Clayton jr. College, Atlanta, GA
Acrylic Paintings, Graphite Drawings, Colored Pencil, & Pastel Chalks

1986

Student Art Show
Woodruff Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
Acrylic, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Pen, Metal

1990

Student Art Show
Delgado College, New Orleans, LA
Acrylic Paintings, Wood & Metal Sculpture

1993

Tattoo Designs Exhibit
Blondies Bar & Grill, San Francisco, CA
Graphite Drawings and Photo's of Tattoo's

1994

FMAC Coffee Gallery
Fort Mason Art Center, San Francisco, CA
Mult-Medium & Lithograph Prints

1994

20th Annual Fort Mason Campus Holiday Exhibition & Sale
Fort Mason's on Art Center, San Francisco, CA
Acrylic Paintings, Etchings, Prints, & Graphite Drawings

1995

Vision's in the shadows
Tolle Gallery, Oakland, CA
Acrylic & Watercolor Prints, Graphite Drawings, Pastel Chalk, Etching & Lithograph Prints, Steel Sculpture, & Tattoo Photo's

1995

Student Show
City Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Graphite Drawings, Etching with watercolor, & Lithograph Print's

Awards

1984

3rd place, Appalachian Heritage Day
Dekalb College, Atlanta, GA
Baby Portrait Graphite Drawing

1997

2nd place, Tribal Competition
Tattoo Tour Convention, San Francisco, CA
Jim Mason, Blackwork tattoo 3/4 half sleeve & chest panel

2001

1st & 2nd place, Tribal Competition
Tattoos and Blue's Festival, Santa Rosa, CA
Steve, 1st place, Blackwork, Sleeve & Chest Panel
Brain Rather, 2nd place, Blackwork, Full Chest & Stomach

2001

2nd Place, Tribal Competition
Ink Slingers Ball Convention, Hollywood, CA
Brain Rather, Blackwork, Full Chest & stomach

2003

1st Place, Tribal Competition
Tattoo's and Blue's Festival, Santa Rosa, CA
Richard Couture, Blackwork, Sleeve & Chest Panel

Commissions

1986-91

Leather Jacket Paintings
Home Studio, Atlanta GA

1989

Backdrops for the Nut Cracker Suite
Southern Designs Studios, Atlanta, GA
Acrylic Paintings: 1. 24'x 40' 2. 24' x 40' 3. 24'x 110'

1989

Halloween Backdrop for Costume Show
Club Zone, Atlanta GA
Acrylic Airbrush on Canvas 25' x 40'

1989

Installation Vault Series "A Tribute to Salvador Dali"
Club Rio, Atlanta GA
3-D Paintings in five 6' x 12' x 8' vaults Acrylic, Enamel, Form Core, Cloth, Wood, & Glue

1989

Chinese Checkers Logo on a wall in Restaurant
Chinese Checkers Restaurant, Atlanta, GA
Acrylic Painting 6' x 6'

1989

Silk Screen Printing
Lada, Atlanta, GA
Acrylic on cloth for Clothing

1990

Paintings For Club Syndrome, "The Castle Chambers"
Club Syndrome, Atlanta, GA
Acrylic 9' x 5'

Tattoo Art

1990-1991

Home studio, New Orleans, LA

1991-1993

Body Adornments Tattoo, Santa Cruz, CA

1993

Goldfields Tattoo, San Francisco, CA

1993

Van Go's Tattoo, San Francisco, CA

1993-1994

Zebra Tattoo, Berkeley, CA

1995-1996

Beyond the flesh, Custom Tattoo Studio, San Francisco, CA

1996-1998

Graven Image Tattoo, Redwood City, CA

1998-Present

Sacred Rose Tattoo, San Francisco, CA

Notices and Reviews

1994

Tattoo Magazine, No.62, October 1994
Lisa Brownlee, page 86 & 87
Tattoo of Colored Souls on right forearm

1996

Tattoo Flash, No. 16, Aug 1996
Tony Krause, page 52
Tattoo of Intertwining Souls on left leg

1998

International Tattoo Magazine, March 1998
Jim Mason, page 24
Blackwork Tattoo 3/4 half sleeve & chest panel

Tattoo magazine, No. 106, June 1998
Russ, page 46
Tattoo of "Pink Floyd The Wall" painting on arm

1999

Skin & Ink Magazine, January 1999
DJ Polywog, Front Cover
Tattoo of Orange & Blue graphic Designs on both upper arms

Tattoo Magazine, issue # 115, March 1999
Mindy Jacques, Page 64
Lower right photo Tattoo of a Preying Mantis on upper back

Savage Tattoo Magazine, September 1999
Mindy Jacques, page 70 - 71
Tattoo on leg & arm sleeve, Tattoo of "The Gates to Hell"
Tattoo of a Preying Mantis on upper back

Skin & Ink Magazine, September 1999
DJ Polywog, page 51
Tattoo of Orange & Blue Graphite Designs on both upper arms
Jim Mason, page 78
Tattoo of 3/4 sleeve chest panel
Tony Krause, page 79
Tattoo of Souls on side of leg
Tony Krause, page 80
Tattoo of Angle and Bat Embracing, making up a Mask on full back
Cecelia, page 81
Tattoo of Koi in a Waterfall of Flowers on upper back (unfinished)

2000

Skin & Ink Magazine, January 2000
Northern Ink Exposure Convention, Toronto Canada 1999
Mindy Jacques, page 47
Tattoo of "The Gates to Hell" full sleeve

Tattoo Magazine, issue # 132, August 2000
Tattoo's and Blues Festival in Santa Rosa, CA March 2000
Paul Taylor and Bryan Randolph drawing at their tattoo booth, page 33

La Depeche de Tahiti, May 2, 2000
First "Festival International du Tatuage" in Raiatea, Tahiti, Page 35
Paul tattooing at festival

Tattoo Magazine Supplement, 2000
Tahiti Festival Raiatea, Tahiti 1999
Paul tattooing Sally at the Festival

2001

Tattoo Magazine Supplement, 2001
Ink Slingers Ball Convention, Hollywood, CA, September 2001, Page 14
Paul tattooing at Convention

2002

International Tattoo Art Magazine, January 2002
Ink Slingers Ball convention September 2001,
Brain Rather, page 19
Tattoo on chest & stomach, "Island Influenced Fish Head"

International Tattoo Art Magazine, March 2002
Massachusetts Tattoo Festival October 2001
Brain Rather, page 55
Tattoo on chest and stomach, "Island Influenced Fish Head"
The Crew working at the booth, page 59

Tattoo Magazine Supplement, 2002
Borneo Convention in Kuching, Borneo 2002
Paul with Iban Elder, at welcoming ceremony

Tattoo Magazine Supplement, 2002
Massachusetts Tattoo Festival in Worcester, MA, October 2001
Paul tattooing at convention, page 44

2003

Tattoo Magazine Supplement, 2003
Tattoo The Earth Convention, Chicago, IL, August 2002
Paul Tattooing at convention, page 1 & 7
Paul Drawing during Art Fusion on stage performance, Page 10
Tattoo The Earth Convention, Oakland, CA, August 2002
Paul tattooing at convention

Tattoo Industry Magazine/Newspaper, March 2003
Front Cover photo & Article about Paul's Traditional Hand-tapped Borneo Style of Tattooing, page 1 & 3
Photo's of Paul tattooing Tom Haggards leg "The Flying Fox" 3/4 of his leg
Laihla Zachman tattoo on lower back of the "Crawling Crab"

Skin & Ink Magazine, March 2003
Borneo Convention Kuching, Borneo 2002
Paul with Iban elder he tattooed, page 36

Malaysian Today Newspaper, May 3, 2002
Borneo Tattoo Convention, Kuching, Borneo, page 11
Paul with group photo at convention.

Skin Deep Magazine Supplement, issue # 88, 2002
Borneo Convention Kuching, Borneo, 2002
Iban Elder that Paul Tattooed in the jungles of Borneo, Black Dragon on forearm

Empire News Newspaper in Santa Rosa, CA, March 2, 2003
Tattoo's and Blue's Festival Newspaper Review
Paul tattooing at Festival, page B3

Savage Magazine, issue # 53, July, 2003
Tattoo the Earth Convention Oakland, CA, August 2002
Paul tattooing a half sleeve at the convention. Page 36

Flash Magazine, 2003
Laihla Zachman, lower back tattoo of a Borneo influenced design "The Crawling Crab" Big photo, on two page pull out poster calendar

Tattoo Magazine July 2003
Sacred Rose Shop Article, page 20-28
Richard Couture Tattoo of Bio-Organic Tribal metamorphasising into a Dragon on sleeve and chest
Iraine, Tattoo of a Flaming Symbol spiraling up arm, Symbol was done with hand tapped tattooing method
Steve, tattoo on hand, tattoo was done with hand-tapping method.
Laihla Zachman, lower back tattoo of a Borneo influenced design "The Crawling Crab", Big two page pull out poster calendar