Coffee Chats feature leaders in the creative community sharing their personal and professional experiences to inspire others pursuing careers in art. This week, join us in conversation with artist taylor barnes.

taylor barnes lives and works in Austin, Texas recently receiving her MFA in Fibers from the University of North Texas. She has exhibited in solo exhibitions at Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, TX 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, and has an upcoming solo exhibition this September (TBD) at Big Medium, Austin, TX. Her numerous group exhibitions include Untitled Art Fair in Miami, FL and Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX. barnes was honored with the Sylvia Houlgand Emerging Artist Award for Make Art with Purpose 2020. She is currently working on an installation that will be displayed inside an industrial- caged trailer. This sculpture will be Round 14: Cage Match Project Austin, TX. entitled “un(box)”. It will be on view outside of the Museum of Human Achievement later this year (TBD).

RSVP at https://www.bigmedium.org/events/taylorbarnes