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Hi, I'm Taylor! I'm a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and creative producer based in Montana.

 

My work brings together storytelling, visual art, performance, fabrication, and community engagement to create experiences that spark curiosity, connection, and wonder.

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Working across artist books, painting, sculpture, shadow puppetry, production design, wearable art, and interactive installations, I'm drawn to projects that transform stories into tangible experiences.

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Whether I'm designing a performance, building an installation, crafting a piece of jewelry, or creating a community art event, I'm interested in the same question:

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How do we make everyday life a little more magical?

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At a Glance

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• Artist, writer, and jewelry designer

• MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Montana

• Recipient of the Anne Howard Bailey Prize for Creative Writing

• Two-time recipient of the Tim O'Leary and Michelle Cardinal Scholarship in Prose at the University of Montana

• Former Fiction Editor of CutBank Literary Magazine

• Published fiction writer and former ghostwriter for Radish Fiction with a reach of 290,000 weekly readers

• Open AIR Artist-in-Residence (2020 & 2026)

• 5 year Grants and Development Manager for Youth Homes, a multimillion dollar nonprofit serving kids in crisis

• 2025 Recipient of Arts Missoula and Montana Arts Council grants

• Exhibiting artist working in painting, sculpture, artist books, and shadow puppetry

• Teaching artist and organizer of community arts experiences throughout Montana

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Writing & Publishing

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My fiction has appeared in literary publications including Word Dog Quarterly and Duplicitous: A WriteHive Compilation. In 2023, my manuscript was named a Top 50 Finalist in the Launch Pad Prose Competition. Please reference the Books & Stories Tab to peruse my art books and zines.

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I also write about creativity, curiosities, and the artis life on Substack.

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Teaching & Community Arts

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Since 2016, I've taught with the Free Verse Writing Project, which amplifies the voices of incarcerated and other historically erased youth across rural Montana.

 

I've also taught creative writing and arts workshops on everything from the Unusual Grotesque in Fiction Writing, to Junk Journaling with Word Dog, Open AIR, the Missoula Writing Collaborative, the University of Montana's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, The Lifelong Learning Center and Arts Missoula's Cultural Feast, brings lunch and an arts lessons into low income kids during the summer months. 

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I love to organize accessible, sustainable, art workshops. In 2025, I used AISC grant funding to provide free workshops to the public. During those summer workshops at Free Cycles, we built Production elements for my original play, Excuse Us, which also welcomed everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

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My teaching experience has taught me that everyone is creative. Through workshops, public art projects, performances, exhibitions, and creative experiments, I strive to create spaces for folks of all strokes to take the time to connect with their unique creative voice. 

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A Few Favorite Adventures

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• A city-wide creative treasure hunt featuring site-specific writing prompts that came together into the anthology zine You Are Here, available at the ZACC

• A community-created country western song arranged by Jesse P of Saint Paul and the Broken Bones inspired by a beloved local dive bar.

• An original large-scale puppet theater production.

• Interactive installations, shadow puppet performances, and collaborative storytelling projects.

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Thanks for stopping by the Cabinet! 

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If you'd like to stay in touch you should check out my passion project, the Wonder-Gizmos, The Wonder-Gizmos is a monthly snail mailing and whimsy machine designed to combat the junk mail taking over your mailbox, reinvigorate your creative practice, and even, maybe, brighten your day.

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