TAYLOR CRAIG

Taylor was raised on a family farm in Beatrice, Nebraska where she was greatly influenced in the arts through her high school art teacher. To fulfill her dream in becoming an art teacher she graduated Doane University with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree with a Graphic Design Minor in the spring of 2019. Immediately, she continued her education with the Doane Graduate program and received her teaching endorsement in Art. In the fall of 2020 she began teaching 6-12 Art at Raymond Central and completed her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction through the Doane Graduate Program. In the spring of 2022 she was accepted into the MFA program at Fort Hays State University where she will focus in ceramics and graduate in the spring of 2026.

ARTIST STATEMENT

You cannot drive through a midwestern state without encountering the views of silo’s, tractors, barns, livestock, and an abundance of grain fields. Most people overlook these establishments and don’t understand the necessary demands that farmers encounter daily to provide for their communities and families. Being part of a 3-generation farm has many challenges within the business, along with factors that we have no control over: climate, inflation and taxes to name a few. Not only do I express the many challenges that family farms endure, but I showcase the parts that people don’t see: the feeling of being a part of one. There is no true word or words that can describe the feeling of owning or being part of a family farm. The feelings are deep, meaningful, and rooted through tradition.