Contemporary Surrealist Art by Asheville Artist Nicolette Leigh Yates

Abstract painting featuring vivid colors and surreal figures including a mermaid with a large, colorful face, and a fish with a human body as well as, aquatic elements like fish and waves, and organic shapes with flowing lines.

Mermaid Story
acrylic on canvas
60” x 36”
2025

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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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Hurricane Helene Recovery

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