This exhibit is a series of collages that celebrate the city of Kansas City. I combine photographs I have taken with a variety of papers and materials.

Sarah Taylor was raised in rural, Western Nebraska. She was introduced to arts and crafts at a very early age through different school teachers. She often would create things on her family’s living room floor. Over time, she has self-taught herself to use thrifted items, maps and old books for her collage.

Taylor graduated from Avila University with a Master’s of Education in 2019. She has worked the last decade in the nonprofit sector. In her free time, she uses collage as a way to express herself, both spiritually and mentally. She took professional art classes in undergraduate school at William Jewell College, where she learned a variety of mediums, including acrylic painting, photography and graphic design.

Today, she focuses almost completely on collage. She finds inspiration through travel, maps, nature and the Kansas City area. She also likes to pair newer color images with old black and white images.