taylor barnes

PULL: into the new

June 17- July 15, 2023 

PULL invites us to listen to intuition, trust in what guides us, and breathe into change. Through fragmentation, form, natural material, and layered charcoal applications, barnes displays a glimpse in the discovery of autonomy.

taylor barnes is a contemporary fibers artist consisting primarily of mixed media fibers techniques and charcoal on cloth. barnes work takes on subjects in positions of power, social constructs, spirituality, and oral histories as her forms move freely through time as object and subject. Since graduating with an MFA from The University of North Texas, she has exhibited nationally and has been featured on major platforms such as Artsy, Cultured Magazine, and KERA. Her work has been collected by the Mead Museum and awarded by the Dallas Museum of Art. barnes lives and works in Austin, Texas.

About the curator:

Taylor Davis is an independent curator and landscape designer living in Austin, Tx. After receiving her masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin she went on to work for a local Austin design firm, TBG partners where she works on projects such as parks, multifamily amenity courtyards, hospitals and trails. Her curatorial practice is interested in the nuance of artistic practice as it relates to unique life experiences. Working with different galleries she has curated group art shows in San Francisco and Austin. She was a selected artist for the Trail Conservancy's Common Waters public art installation and has worked with local Austin arts and culture groups such as AIPP and Future Front Texas