Dr Rachel Emily Taylor
Profession
BA Illustration Course Leader
College
Camberwell College of Arts
Person Type
Staff
Biography
Dr Rachel Emily Taylor is an illustrator, writer, researcher. She is the Course Leader on BA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts and the podcast host for the Association of Illustrator’s Inside Illustration.
Taylor is the author of Illustration and Heritage (Bloomsbury, 2024), which asked the questions:
- What are the similar functions of heritage and illustration?
- How can an illustrator 'give voice' to a historical person?
- How can an illustrator disrupt an archive or museum?
- How can an illustrator represent a historical landscape or site?
Her research is focused on how illustration can be an important investigative process and engagement strategy when working with heritage. She has fostered a close relationship with Museums, undertaking artist residencies and consultancy work at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, the Bronte Parsonage Museum, Bowes Museum, the National Maritime Museum, and the Horniman Museum.
Taylor is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has also taught at the Royal College of Art, Konstfack, Newcastle University, Kingston University, London College of Communication, Leeds Arts University, Arts University Bournemouth, Sheffield Hallam University, and the Sir John Cass School of Art.
Links
rachelemilytaylor.co.uk
illustrationandheritage.com
BA Illustration