Artist, Nicolette Leigh Yates, with curly hair, glasses, and a black crochet top is painting a colorful painting on a large canvas, holding a palette in one hand and a brush in the other, in her South Asheville home studio.

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:

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

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

Currently on display at The RAD Artists Outpost in Downtown Asheville, NC.
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A colorful mixed media artwork featuring large flowers and abstract elements, placed in front of a red envelope with a brass closure, on a white background.

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Nicolette in her studio in the River Arts District of Asheville is smiling and wearing a white blouse with black heart pattern and a black dress with colorful abstract paintings behind her.

About the Artist

I’m Nicolette Leigh Yates, a mixed media, intuitive 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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What People Are Saying About My Work

  • “Whimsical and earnest.”

  • “Its almost as if you’re untrained.”

  • “Creepy…but in a good way.”

  • “Its like, creepy and pretty.”

  • “You have a warped mind…in a good way.”

  • “I LOVE YOUR COLORS!”

  • “Quirky, but very cool.”

  • “If you’re still painting in 20 years, I CAN’T WAIT to see whats its like.”

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