Lulu Wong Taylor

Lulu Wong Taylor was born in Sarawak, Borneo (now part of East Malaysia). While training as a teacher she was exposed both to native art forms and western influences and started painting soon after, specialising in batik.

Her first solo exhibition in Brunei came under the auspices of the British Council. There followed shows in Kota Kinabalu, Singapore and at the Samat Gallery in Kuala Lumpur. In 1971 she came to the UK.

Her exhibitions in the UK have been held at galleries in Farnham, Henley, Oxford, Guildford and elsewhere; at the Commonwealth Institute (twice) , the Camden Institute, and, in 1995, at the Edinburgh Festival.

Lulu has taken part in Oxfordshire Artweeks since 1992, with shows at St Edward’s School, St Anne’s College, The Museum of Oxford and Habitat among other places. She regularly undertakes commissions.

She now works mostly in acrylics and pastels. Her paintings and prints, whether depicting the wildlife in the tropical rainforest of her native land or the riotous colour of her garden in Oxford, are always brought alive by her imaginative and colourful style. They can be both exotic and flamboyant, subtle and sensitive.

Her framed "Tiger in the Stream" limited edition print was a recommended buy in The Daily Telegraph Magazine's Christmas Shopping Guide for 1996.
“Very few people paint the sheer joy of living things as Lulu does, which is perhaps what makes her paintings so worthwhile.” (Helen Peacocke, Oxford Times)

"Her paintings have immense charm"
(Anne Price, Country Life)

"vibrant flower paintings ... guaranteed to banish any new year blues... a secret world of animals deep in the heart of some imaginary rain forest, brimming over with lush vegetation and hanging fruits. Colour is all...
(Beatrice Philpotts, Surrey Advertiser)

" ...full of her own energy and love of life. Emotional and strangely compelling..."
(Sally Kerr, Glasgow Herald)

"...full of ethnic colour...unusual and attractive... "
(Eric Buesnel, Farnham Herald)