Kim Rae Taylor is an American artist and educator. She works with a variety of themes that draw from nature, language and gender. She currently serves as Associate Professor of Fine Art for the University of Cincinnati Clermont College.

She received her MFA from the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati, and BFA from The College of Fine Arts of The University of Texas at Austin. Additional studies include the University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy, and the Metáfora Center for Art Therapy Studies in Barcelona, Spain. 

She has worked as a background artist for animated cartoons, an illustrator, and in graphic and product design. Taylor has been an artist in residence at Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan, Red Gate in Beijing, Cill Rialaig in County Kerry, Ireland, and the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her work is exhibited in a variety of spaces across the U.S. and abroad.