documentarist living & working in Los Angeles, CA

angela tayler (b. 1996, Los Angeles) is a visual storyteller whose practice is rooted in long-term obsessions with observation. The dialogues that shape the core of her process work to deconstruct a vernacular, to illuminate and honor the nuances of personal ideology. Explorations of Angela's family archive inspired her interest in the coexistence of identity and representation, gendered experiences and generational scarring. Angela's photographs continually question self-fashioning, combatting the notion of a single story. In doing this work, Angela seeks to encourage an intimate dialogue with each of her subjects that documents and celebrates Black beauty.

Over the past 15 years, Angela has had the pleasure of working with the National YoungArts Foundation, the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts (Youth Media Summit), the Music Center’s Spotlight Awards Program, Boston University’s College of Communication, the Bunche Center for African American Studies (UCLA), as well as the Laband Art Gallery (LMU). Angela was selected as a 2020-21 Artist in Residence at the Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts, during which she will continue exploring topics involving the history of Los Angeles, identity, & kinship. 

Angela holds a B.A. in Studio Arts with concentrations in Fine Art Photography, Printmaking, and African American Studies from Loyola Marymount University. Angela also holds both a MA in Educational Leadership from the School of Education at Mills College, and a MA + credential in special education.

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