About

TaylrJay is a professional mural artist based in the Adelaide Hills, dedicated to creating murals that tell local stories.

Holding a Bachelor of Communication Design (UniSA, 2018), Taylr combines creative passion with strategic insight to deliver impactful community-focused public art projects. Her joyful aesthetic has attracted commissions from local councils, government programs, businesses, and grassroots organisations across Australia.

Every project is grounded in storytelling and place‑making, and designed to inspire community pride, invite emotional engagement and become a lasting visual legacy.

CV

Education & training

  • Bachelor of Design (Communication Design), University of South Australia / 2015 - 2018

  • CPCWHS1001 – White Card for Safety in Construction Industry

  • RIIWHS204E – Working Safely at Heights

  • TLILIC0005 - Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)

  • EWPA Yellow Card - Licence to operate Scissor Lifts & Boom Lifts under 11 metres

  • HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid & CPR

Awards & grants

  • City of Mitcham Public Art Grant received for new mural ‘A Fruitful Experiment’ / 2025

  • City of Charles Sturt Arts & Culture Grant received for the ‘Henry the Seal’ Mural / 2023

  • Mount Barker District Council Arts Grant received for the ‘Blessed By Bugs’ exhibition, / 2023

  • Royal Adelaide Show Art Exhibition Commendation awarded for ‘Spring Chicken’ under the portrait category / 2022

  • Mount Barker District Council Arts Grant received for the ‘Plover Lovers’ mural, / 2020

  • Adelaide Advertising & Design Club mentorship recipient / 2018

  • Artwork ‘Energy Ripples’ selected for the Museum of South Australia’s and the Museum of Discovery’s ‘Space: Our Eyes on the Sky’ exhibition / 2017

  • Our Hills ANZAC Story exhibition selected artist, an initiative by the Mount Barker District Council / 2016

Select media

  • ABC South East Radio Interview regarding the Brushstrokes for Better Mural Project, Breakfast Show / Feb 26

  • The Courier article – “Art Project Bears Fruit” by Fin Dunford / Sep 25

  • Mitcham Community News Front Page – ‘Mural Highlights Blackwood’s Orchard History’ / Sep 25

  • Power FM Interview – Breakfast Show with Craig & Katie / May 25

  • 5MU Radio Interview – Adam and Jennie / Nov 2024

  • Glam Adelaide Article – “Local artist TaylrJay transforms Woodside water tank into vibrant mural celebrating community heritage” / Sep 2024

  • The Courier front page and article – “Pop-up art installed at Mt Barker’s pop-up park” / Aug 2024

  • 7 News Adelaide interview, Torrens River Karrawirra Parri Outlet Mural / May 2024

  • Hills Wanderer Magazine Front page and Q&A / Apr 2024

  • Resene BlackWhite Magazine article, Issue 08 – Naracoorte Sound Shell Mural featured in “Local Colour” / 2024

  • The Courier Front page and article – “Hills artist to adorn Woodside ‘eyesore’” by Scott Murphy / Feb 2024

  • ABC Radio interview – Riverland Breakfast Program with Stephanie Nitschke / Feb 2024

  • Kaleidoscope Magazine front page – Issue 58 / July 2023

  • Naracoorte News front page – “Selfie walls for our town” by Nasik Swami / May 2023

  • Resene BlackWhite Magazine article, Issue 06 Winter 2023 – Payneham RSL Mural featured in “Taking it to the Streets” / May 2023

  • Lofty FM Interview – The Ink Pot Arts Radio Show with Harry Theodoros / Apr 2023

  • FIVEaa interview – Evenings with Matthew Pantelis / July 2022

  • The Courier front page and article – “Taylor’s Passion for Art is Brightening Up the Hills” by Scott Murphy / June 2022

  • The Southern Argus front page article – “Mt Barker's Masked Lapwings on bikes” by Lyn Davidson / Aug 2021

  • Adelaide Hills Herald article – “Brightening the Hills” by Robbie Falzon /July 2020

  • ABC News SA interview – Nugget’s Mural at the Tollgate Motel / Apr 2020

  • ABC Radio Adelaide interview – Evenings with Peter Goers / Nov 2019

  • Weekender Herald article – “Big Pictures” by Nick Ward / Nov 2019

  • The City article – “Art capturing the cosmos on canvas” by Sophie Perrie / Sep 2017

  • South Aussie With Cosi Season 5 "Adelaide Hills OTR Challenge" – Our Hills ANZAC Story / Apr 2017

  • Verse Magazine article, Editions 13 and 16 / 2016

Select murals & projects

  • Kingston Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, commissioned by Kingston District Council and funded by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, Kingston SE, SA / Feb & Mar 2026

  • Amber Aged Care Mural, Paradise, SA / Jan 2026

  • Port Road Depot mural, at the development depot site for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Thebarton, SA / Dec 2025

  • Woodside CFS Mural, Woodside, SA / Nov & Dec 2025

  • Woodside Primary School Mural, Woodside, SA / Dec 2025

  • Taparra Primary School mural, Elizabeth Downs, SA / Oct 2025

  • Glenside Water Tower mural, assistant and acting lead artist (2 weeks) with Sam Brooks, Glenside, SA / Sep & Oct 2025

  • Aldgate Primary School murals, Aldgate, SA / July 2025

  • ‘A Fruitful Experiment’ funded by the City of Mitcham’s Public Art Grant, Blackwood, SA / June 2025

  • Callander Avenue Park mural, Old Reynella, SA / May 2025

  • ‘Buddies on Bagster’ mural for the ‘Create-A-Place’ Project, Salisbury North, SA / Jan 2025

  • Padthaway Primary School murals, Padthaway, SA / Dec 2024

  • Naracoorte South Primary School Mural, Naracoorte, SA / Oct 2024

  • Blooms of Change mural commissioned by the Mount Barker District Council, Mount Barker, SA / Oct 2024

  • ‘A Splash of Colour at Woodside’s Water Tank’ commissioned by Love Woodside thanks to the support of Arts SA, Country Arts SA and SA Water, Woodside, SA / Sep 2024

  • Littlehampton Primary School mural, Littlehampton, SA / Aug 2024

  • Centenary Celebration Mural, Tranmere Bowling & Tennis Club, Tranmere, SA / July 2024

  • Naracoorte Child Day Care Centre murals supported by the Naracoorte Lucindale Council Arts and Culture Grant, Naracoorte, SA / June 2024

  • Torrens River Karrawirra Parri Outlet mural supported by City of Charles Sturt, Green Adelaide and SA Water, West Beach, SA / May 2024

  • AFL Gather Round mural commissioned by the Mount Barker District Council, Mount Barker, SA / Apr 2024

  • Coppins Bush Reserve mural project with the Littlehampton Primary School ROAR Crew, Littlehampton, SA / Dec 2023

  • FIFA Fan Festival mural, commissioned by FIFA, KOJO and the South Australian Tourism Commission, Festival Plaza, Adelaide, SA / July 2023

  • Hooded Plover mural for the City of Charles Sturt, West Beach, SA / June 2023

  • Indie the Pug mural for Affordable Air Conditioning & Dyno Electric, Frewville, SA / May 2023

  • Naracoorte Soundshell and Playground murals for the ‘Selfie Walls’ project, commissioned by the Naracoorte Lucindale Council, Naracoorte, SA / May 2023

  • ‘We’ve Been Framed!’ Birthday Celebration Mural, Frame Works Plus Gifts, Parkside, SA / Feb 2023

  • The Clothing Palette Hahndorf Mural, Hahndorf, SA / Dec 2022

  • Honey Bang Bang Mural, Littlehampton, SA / July 2022

  • Payneham RSL Mural, Payneham, SA / Feb 2022

  • Booster Rooster mural, Fairley's Shoex, Mount Barker, SA / Dec 2021

  • ‘Plover Lovers’ mural, funded by the Mount Barker District Council Arts Grant, Mount Barker, SA / July 2020

  • Kanguru Energy artworks / Apr 2019

  • Greencross Vets mural with Pyrographix, Wellington Road, Mount Barker, SA / Feb 2018

  • Spoonbills, a mural with Pyrographix, Hutchinson Street Bridge, Mount Barker, SA / Dec 2015

  • Our Hills ANZAC Story Mural, Mount Barker, SA / Oct 2015

Solo exhibitions

  • ‘Blessed By Bugs’, solo exhibition at Ink Pot Arts, Mount Barker, SA / 2023

  • ‘Feather Party’, debut solo exhibition at Murdoch Hill, Oakbank, SA / 2022

Select group exhibitions

  • Kinetograph curated by Tahneisha Mottishaw, Cold Krush, Unley, SA / 2024

  • Hahndorf Academy Dog Exhibition, Hahndorf Academy, SA / 2023

  • Deep Thinkers, curated by Azzurro, Adelaide, SA / 2023

  • The Illusion of Fame, curated by Azzurro, Chateau Apollo, Adelaide, SA / 2021

  • One Minute to Midnight, curated by Azzurro, Chateau Apollo, Adelaide, SA / 2020

  • SHARE, Fabrik Arts & Heritage Gallery, Lobethal, SA / 2019

  • USASA SALA Exhibition, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA / 2018

  • Brand New, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA / 2017

  • Space: Our Eyes on the Sky, Museum of South Australia, Adelaide, SA / 2017

Residencies

  • Westfield ‘Art Story’ Artist Residency, Marion, SA / Oct & Nov 2023

  • Ink Pot Arts Hub Artist Residency, Mount Barker, SA / Mar 2023