Step into the uncanny beauty of Elsewhere, where Maggie Taylor’s digital dreamscapes blur the line between memory, artifact, and imagination. Known for her richly layered compositions, Taylor assembles a world both familiar and fantastical—where 19th-century portraits gaze from beneath sea creatures, and vintage toys float through misty, pastel-colored ether.
Working from her studio on the fringe of a Florida prairie, Taylor conjures her images from pastel backdrops, scanned found objects, and a museum of curiosities that ranges from mounted insects and taxidermy to shells, feathers, and flea market treasures. Her tools are digital, but her sensibility is timeless—echoing tintypes, daguerreotypes, and cabinets of wonder.
Each piece in this exhibition invites the viewer into a meticulous still life where surrealism meets sentiment, and history is reimagined through the eyes of a philosopher turned image-maker. Taylor’s work doesn’t just depict scenes—it constructs entire inner worlds, where logic takes a nap and the subconscious rules the day.
Elsewhere is a journey into the poetic margins of perception—a collection of visual riddles that ask not to be solved, but savored.
Maggie Taylor and Julie McNair will both be present for exhibition opening on Thursday, July 3rd, from 5 - 8pm. Please join us in celebrating the artist's return to Telluride and the debut of this new work at Fringe Gallery.
