Kirsten Taylor is a multimedia artist living in Northern Florida. 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. She regularly incorporates foraged materials into her work such as clay and dye plants. Taylor has exhibited nationally at venues including 108 Contemporary, Indianapolis Art Center, and the Leedy Voulkos Art Center. Taylor was the Natural Resources Artist-in-Residence through the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District in 2022 and Ceramic Artist-in-Residence at the University of Central Missouri in 2025. 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. She has organized social practice projects centered around habitat restoration and ecosystem knowledge. She currently teaches at Florida State University.