Contemporary Surrealist Art by Asheville Artist, Nicolette Leigh Yates.

Contemporary Surrealist Art by Asheville Artist Nicolette Leigh Yates

Artist, Nicolette Leigh Yates, holding paintbrushes and a small card with her quote: "Art builds a bridge across the gap in the mind the heart cannot cross."

Recent Works: “Since the Storm”

Mermaid Story
acrylic on canvas
60” x 36”
Feb 2025

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Squawk About
acrylic on canvas
24” x 20”
Oct 2024

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Person with curly hair wearing round glasses and a blue top, smiling at the camera.

About the Artist

I’m Nicolette Leigh Yates, a mixed media, surrealist artist living in Asheville, North Carolina with an interest in defining imagined worlds within the random textures of various media. Through the process of pareidolia and intuitive inner visioning, I illuminate the relationships between human identity, animals, landscape, and dream worlds.

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River Arts District Recovery Efforts

Two images showing a gallery building labeled "Gallery Art Studios". The top image shows a vibrant, colorful mural on the exterior wall with clear, sunny weather. The bottom image shows the same building after damage, with debris scattered and muddy puddles on the ground, indicating destruction and water damage.

Foundation Studios Before and After Hurricane Helene.
Photo courtesy of Foundation Studios