Tanya Casteel
Artist & Author
Tanya Casteel is a full-time artist based in Asheville, North Carolina. Her Cosmic Animal watercolor paintings and symbolic animal writings are deeply inspired by her dreams and visions from her meditation practice. Tanya has a passion for studying animals and drawing wisdom from the way they move through the world, using their behaviors to guide how she engages with existence.
Tanya studied at the Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine, and earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Southern Maine. She was a former artist-in-residence at Artspace in Raleigh, NC. She has been awarded a North Carolina United Arts Council Grant, a National Artist Relief Fund, and a Maine Belvedere Fund. Tanya’s art has been published in Ceramics Monthly magazine, 500 Teapots book volume 2, Waiting Just For You Lullaby book, the Wild Messengers Alchemical Tarot Deck, and the Cosmic Animal Emotional Intelligence Card Deck & Guidebook.
“Imagination is the paintbrush of your perspective, so be intentional with each brushstroke.”
— Tanya Casteel
