About the Artist – Taylor Yeatman
I’m a mixed media artist based in Birmingham, Alabama. My work is an offering, an invitation, and a confession — rooted in the beauty of duality and the tension between contradictions.
I use mixed materials and symbolic imagery to reflect on trauma, redemption, faith, and transformation. Each piece invites the viewer to come close, ask hard questions, and engage with discomfort. Dare to look.
I Work in Contradictions
I’m drawn to tension — the in-between, the uncomfortable middle. I use a range of materials like acrylic, oil, charcoal, and oil pastel to build layers that feel both controlled and chaotic. Each medium brings its own texture, weight, and energy to the surface.
My process is slow and intentional. I build, erase, scrape back, and rework. It’s not just about creating an image — it’s about exploring what happens when things come apart and are put back together in a new way.
Why I Create
I am drawn to the broken. To the discarded, the overlooked, and the misunderstood. I believe in the power of reclaiming — not just materials, but meaning. I believe in art that makes you look again. Art that doesn’t flinch. Art that holds you while it confronts you.
What I Currently Explore
Faith when it feels fragile or wild
The complexity of justice
Trauma and survival
The roles of victim and perpetrator
The process of being made whole without pretending you were never broken
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FAQs
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My work in anti-human trafficking has deeply shaped the way I approach art. Bearing witness to both suffering and resilience has given me a powerful sense of purpose, which often finds its way into my paintings. I’m drawn to themes of liberation, identity, and healing — not in a literal way, but through emotion, color, and movement.
Creating art is also a personal act of freedom. Each canvas becomes a space where I can process complex emotions — grief, hope, anger, and compassion — and transform them into something that speaks without words. That process, for me, is a kind of healing. And I hope that in viewing my work, others might also feel a sense of release or reflection.
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I primarily work with acrylic, oil pastel, and charcoal, though lately I’ve been exploring oil paint as my practice evolves. Each medium offers something different — the immediacy of acrylic, the texture and richness of oil pastels, the raw expression of charcoal, and the depth of oil paint. I’m always experimenting and letting the emotion behind each piece guide the materials I choose. For me, the process is just as important as the final image — and that often means trying new combinations and embracing the unknown.
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I don’t have any formal art training — everything I’ve learned has come from watching artists I admire, experimenting on my own, and a lot of trial and error. It’s very much been a “learn by fire” kind of journey. I’ve spent hours observing how others create beautiful, moving work, and then figuring out how to translate what I felt into my own style and process.
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I hope people feel seen.
Much of my work in anti-human trafficking involves confronting realities that many people don’t talk about — and that can feel incredibly isolating. There are times I’ve felt like no one truly understands the weight of those emotions, or the complexity of carrying them.
Through my art, I try to create a space where those unseen feelings — the quiet struggles, the unspoken pain, the hope — can exist without explanation. I want others who might feel invisible or misunderstood to find something in my work that says, "You’re not alone. I see you."
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