Darlene R. Taylor is a multidisciplinary artist. Her mixed media silhouettes recall everyday Black women in collages made from textured papers and heirloom textiles. Legacy and the lingering presence of ancestors shape memory and meaning in these visual narratives of kinship and history. Taylor is the recipient of creative writing and visual art fellowships from the D.C. Commission on Arts & Humanities, Virginia Center for Creative Art, and the Columbus Museum of Art. She has been awarded commissions for art and poetry by the Gordon Parks Foundation, Avery Research Center Institute, and Academy Art Museum. Taylor’s practice is articulated in an art book that accompanied her 2024 exhibit HEIRLOOMS, and her writings appear in journals and anthologies. She is a contributing writer for How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill published by Amistad. Her work has been acquired and exhibited in museums and private collections.
by DARLENE TAYLOR Washington, D.C.
Mixed Media vintage linens, laces, cottons, and buttons Collage on Mulberry Paper.
These materials collected and handed down from mother to daughter, friend to friend. The works engage mid-19th century forms, including silhouette,
dressmaking and quilting.
$12,000
This work was exhibited at the Academy Art Museum, Easton MD, 2024
by DARLENE TAYLOR Washington, D.C.
Mixed Media vintage linens, laces, cottons, and buttons Collage
on Mulberry Paper.
These materials collected and handed down from mother to daughter, friend to friend. The works engage mid-19th century forms, including silhouette, dressmaking and quilting.
$12,000
This work was exhibited at the Academy Art Museum, Easton MD, 2024
