In the early 1980s, when Henry Taylor was a student at community college, he caught the attention of a remarkable teacher: James Jarvaise. Taylor may have recognized the name—Jarvaise’s abstract landscape paintings were featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s historic exhibition “Sixteen Americans.” Jarvaise encouraged Taylor to apply to CalArts and Taylor took the advice, winning acceptance and receiving his degree in 1995. Through the years, however, he continued to return to his mentor for guidance. Jarvaise died in 2015, and Taylor is now regarded as one of America’s most important contemporary painters. This exhibition brings their work into dialogue for the first time. —Elena Clavarino