MIKE TAUBER

MEDIUM

Ceramics

ARTIST STATEMENT

“This summer I’m exhibiting my ‘Golden State Collection’ of California landscapes. I start with a wax-line drawing, then use ceramic glazes, unconventionally, to depict sunlight, atmosphere, and painterly effects. For indoor/outdoor display – commissions invited.”

ARTIST BIO

Mike Tauber is a professional artist, working in paint, and ceramic tile. He earned his bachelor’s degree in art at San Diego State University, and has completed indoor and outdoor murals internationally.

Much of his work is by commission, architectural in scale, site-specific, and is often permanent. Themes and content are drawn from client needs, location, audience and view, and desired message. Works range from traditional to contemporary.

Recent tile installations are at Citrus Ranch, Frontier, and Laurel Glen Parks in Tustin, Primrose Park in Temple City, and at restaurants including Crab Cooker Newport Beach, and The Taco Stand Laguna Beach.
Painting commissions include murals at Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles, Amtrak/Metrolink station in Fullerton, character designs and murals for Geppetto’s Toy Stores throughout San Diego County, and a vintage-style travel post card of Laguna Beach, recreated and performed on stage at the 2022 Pageant of the Masters.

His awards and nominations by the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance include Best in Collaboration (2009, 2019), Artist of the Year (2011), Best in Leadership (2019), and he was named Artist of the Year in 2018. The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade Association named him Artist of the Year 2024-25.

Tauber’s tile landscapes were in a group show in Sorrento Italy in 2023, and he’s shown at Laguna Art Museum, Fullerton Museum Center, Palm Springs Art Museum, and Yosemite Museum. His work is in the Festival of Arts Permanent Collection, and public art collections of numerous cities and corporations. He is based in Laguna Beach, and works throughout Southern California, and beyond.

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