Kirsten Taylor is a multimedia artist based in the tallgrass prairie region. She grew up in the Blackland Prairie region of North Texas. Taylor holds an MFA from the University of Kansas and a BA in Studio Art from Baylor University.  She completed two years of post-baccalaureate study at Utah State University in ceramics. Her practice encompasses sculpture, video, installation, poetry, and social practice projects. In addition to her studio practice, Taylor works as a Gallery Associate and Installation Specialist at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery in Kansas City. Taylor has exhibited nationally at venues including 108 Contemporary, Indianapolis Art Center, and the Leedy Voulkos Art Center. Taylor was the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Shawnee Mission Park with Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department in 2022. She received commissions from the Spencer Museum of Art for temporary sculptures in 2020 and 2021. For the 22-23 academic year she was an art researcher at the University of Kansas’s Field Station.