Originally based in Montreal, Canada, Taylor found herself working in the fashion industry as a costume designer for renowned brands like Disney and Cirque Du Soleil when the pandemic struck. Fueled by personal interests, experiences, and a recent heartbreak, she made a life-altering decision to relocate to Vancouver. There, she assumed a vital role as a support worker and advocate for sex workers in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community.

Passionate about sex workers' rights and sexual healing

In March 2022, Taylor Neal (she/they) put a call out for models who are interested in exploring pleasure from the inside out. Needless to say, I was very intrigued, so I reached out. Soon, a new idea emerged; a collaborative exploration of the landscape of pleasure - the body. Bonjibon sponsored Taylor to put together a photo collection titled “A Sexual Unraveling.”

A Sexual Unravelling will culminate in a gallery release party at Slice Next Door on April 29th in Vancouver, BC. There will be dr

Taylor Neal (she/they) is a film photographer and frontline worker showcasing photography that depicts the dialogue between bodies and their environments in a very intimate manner at the 6th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival at the Roundhouse from October 14-16.

They strive to gain deeper understandings of the endless complexity that is human experience, through translating life into the realm of the tangible via art, both verbal and visual.

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A Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, writer, movement instructor, and sex worker’s advocacy support worker, Taylor Neal (she/her/they/them) strives to gain deeper understandings of the endless complexity that is human experience, through translating life into the realm of the tangible via art, both verbal and visual. They are dedicated to living through the senses, finding sensuality in everyday life and recognizing, shamelessly, the less “pretty” side of authentic sensory living with just as m

A Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, writer, yoga instructor and women's advocacy support worker, Taylor strives to gain deeper understandings of the endless complexity that is human experience, through translating the rawness of life into the realm of the tangible via art both verbal and visual. Practically, Taylor combines their background in dance and performance, their passion for the written word, and their curiosity within contemporary visual art and photography, with their studies in Com