About the Artist

Taylar Sanders is a visual artist, painter and muralist from Kansas City, Missouri. Her art journey began at a critical moment. After a lifetime of suppressing her emotions, she developed an autoimmune disease. She was losing her voice figuratively and literally. At the intersection of prayer, a search for healing and self reflection; she was led to start painting. It became a method of emotional regulation and a way to reclaim her voice.

Taylar has embarked on an exciting unconventional art journey fueled by an intrinsic need to create, a desire to heal and dedication to her craft. She has been exploring her creative expression for 9 years. Much of her work consists of powerful and moving figurative paintings that depict the complexity of black identity and emotion. She primarily works with oil paint on canvas, wood and glass. She also creates digital art, murals and public art installations.

She explores inner emotional worlds and the full spectrum of emotions. She challenges narratives about black culture and the expression of femininity, masculinity, strength and vulnerability within it. Her work aims to empower and create harmony among people through the common thread of emotion. She completed a studio residency at InterUrban ArtHouse in 2024. She is currently a studio resident at the Charlotte Street Foundation. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries and collected internationally.