Photo by Jenny Risher
Taurus Burns
(b. 1974, Kalamazoo, MI) Taurus grew up in a military family, living in various cities across the U.S. and Germany. After graduating high school in 1992, disillusioned by a fractured world, he would find a new sense of purpose through his mentor, artist Jon Onye Lockard (1932-2015). In 1998, he moved to Detroit to study Fine Arts at the College for Creative Studies, receiving a BFA with High Honors in 2002. Taurus now mentors emerging artists while creating art that explores racial and cultural themes, continuing his lifelong journey of self-discovery and advocacy..