April M. Taylor

April Marie Taylor (b. 1981, San Antonio, Texas) is a Mexican-American photographer who specializes in documentary photography. Raised on the Southside of San Antonio, her work assesses the cultural identity within her community – concentrating on developing the narratives between the people who share their spaces with her and with one another. In 2013 she earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi with an emphasis in photography. Taylor is currently an adjunct instructor at the University of the Incarnate Word. She continues to photograph the relationships between the people within her family and her community; showing the many facets of her culture. Her work has been included in both group and solo exhibits, including juried, and continues to be collected by discerning clients.

• Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, emphasis in Photography, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, TX. 2013
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art, emphasis in Photography, minor in Art History, University of The Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. 2010

• 2014-2021 Adjunct Faculty, University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
• 2020 Instructor, Boy Scouts of America: Council Wide Campout Bear Creek Scout Reservation Hunt, TX.
• 2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, TX.
• 2013 Instructor, KSpace Contemporary Corpus Christi, TX.

• Advanced Medical Support Assistant, Veterans Health Administration Medical Admin Service, 2019 - Present
• Adjunct Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, 2014 - Present

• Yarbrough, Scott (2021) "Forces 2021," Forces: Vol. 2021 , Article 20.
  Available at: https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/forces/vol2021/iss1/20
• “The Honey Project”, Bill Anita Collins Art Gallery, Collin College-Wylie Campus, Wylie, TX. 2021
• “Artovation 2020: A Virtual Exhibition”, Texas Association of Schools of Art, Junction, TX. 2020

TASA: Texas Association of School of Arts

• ARTS-1357 Introduction to Photography
• ARTS-1305 Design for Photographers
• ARTS-4380 Topics in Drawing: Screenprint
• ARTS-4382 Topics in Painting: Screenprint
• ARTS-4383 Topics in Printmaking: Screenprint
• ARTS-4385 Topics in Photo:Screenprint
• ARTS-4386 Topics in Ceramics: Screenprint
• ARTS-4387 Topics in Sculpture: Screenprint
• ARTS- 4371 Advanced Projects in Printmaking
• ARTS-3358 Digital Photography
• ARTS-3352 Printmaking II
• ARTS-2351 Printmaking I