About
b. 1996. Atlanta, GA
(Photograph by Rose Shine)
Yari Mena is a mixed media Mexican-American artist from Atlanta. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Georgia State University. She currently lives and works in Snowmass Village, Colorado.
Artist Statement:
My work combines reductive and additive techniques, such as melting, sanding, painting, and drawing on printed photographs. The content of my photographs ranges from past relationships to family photos to everyday moments. Through my process, I reflect on how memory is processed and how emotions and ideas can change how we remember and possibly forget.
I use printmaking to create tangible transfers: impressions and reliefs, creating the images from memory, photographic references, and my previous works.
Artist Statement:
My work combines reductive and additive techniques, such as melting, sanding, painting, and drawing on printed photographs. The content of my photographs ranges from past relationships to family photos to everyday moments. Through my process, I reflect on how memory is processed and how emotions and ideas can change how we remember and possibly forget.
I use printmaking to create tangible transfers: impressions and reliefs, creating the images from memory, photographic references, and my previous works.
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EDUCATION
2019- Georgia State University Welch School of Art & Design; Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio, Drawing and Painting
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & COLLABORATIONS
2023- B(u)y Now (Anderson Ranch Staff Show), ArtWorks Store; Snowmass Village, CO
- Snail Mail Art Collaboration, International Track 2 ; Juror: Kim Tateo
- The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2022; Lenscratch; Virtual
2022- Holiday Open House; Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO
- Magpie In the Morning, Anderson Ranch Arts Center ; Snowmass Village, CO
2020- Mas Que An Expo, Team Target Virtual Exhibition on Artsteps , Curated by Leo Rodriguez
2019- Spring BFA Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries; Atlanta, GA
- Anthro-Obscene, Gallery 650; Atlanta, GA
- 21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Juror: Hope Cohn, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries, Atlanta, GA
Awarded Honorable Mention by Selection of Juror
- Convergence, PULP Atlanta; Atlanta, GA , Curated by Sophia Sabsowitz
- EngageMINT '19, Hathaway Gallery; Atlanta, GA
2018- Spaces Within, The Defoor Center; Atlanta, GA , Curated by Jessica Helfretch
2017- Hispanic Heritage Exhibition, Student Center Gallery Lounge, Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA, Curated by Neftali
Hernandez
- Salsita For You, Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA
- Emotional Wasteland, Temporary Site-Specific Installation, Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA (Collaboration with
Courtney Escorza)
CURATING
2022- Open Studio | Processing, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO ; Co-curated with
Hiroki Morinoue and Silma Berrada
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022-Winter Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Studio Assistant at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO
-Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Summer Intern
2022-Studio Assistant for Leah Aegerter (Recognition Dinner 2022 Sculpture Commission) ; Snowmass Village, CO
-Studio Assistant for Thimble Fox Studio / Ali O'Neal (T-Shirt Screen Printing for Mountain Fair 2022); Carbondale, CO
2021- Manufacturer for Brite Bodies; Atlanta, GA
2019- Summer Camp Art Teacher at the Clarkston Community Center; Clarkston, GA
2019-2017- Intern and Volunteer at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia ; Atlanta, GA
2019, 2017- Studio Assistant for Lauren Michelle Peterson; Atlanta, GA
2017- Intern at MINT Gallery; Atlanta, GA
WORKSHOPS
2022- Drawing from Life for Teens at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO
HONORS & AWARDS
2022- Professional Development Award; $5,000 Awarded by Anderson Ranch Arts Center
2019- Honorable Mention by Selection of Juror ; 21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Awarded by Juror: Hope Cohn
PUBLISHED WORKS AND INTERVIEWS
2022- Meet Yari Mena- Canvas Rebel, 16 June 2022.
2019- Meet Yari Mena- VoyageATL, 8 May 2019.
2017 - Prevett, Alec (Editor-in-Chief), Underground Arts and Literary Journal Vol.VIII, Issue I, Fall 2017 p. 28-29
2014- Neely, Raven (Editor-in-Chief), Underground Arts and Literary Journal Vol. V, Issue I, Fall 2014, p. 29, p. 154
2019- Georgia State University Welch School of Art & Design; Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio, Drawing and Painting
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & COLLABORATIONS
2023- B(u)y Now (Anderson Ranch Staff Show), ArtWorks Store; Snowmass Village, CO
- Snail Mail Art Collaboration, International Track 2 ; Juror: Kim Tateo
- The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2022; Lenscratch; Virtual
2022- Holiday Open House; Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO
- Magpie In the Morning, Anderson Ranch Arts Center ; Snowmass Village, CO
2020- Mas Que An Expo, Team Target Virtual Exhibition on Artsteps , Curated by Leo Rodriguez
2019- Spring BFA Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries; Atlanta, GA
- Anthro-Obscene, Gallery 650; Atlanta, GA
- 21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Juror: Hope Cohn, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries, Atlanta, GA
Awarded Honorable Mention by Selection of Juror
- Convergence, PULP Atlanta; Atlanta, GA , Curated by Sophia Sabsowitz
- EngageMINT '19, Hathaway Gallery; Atlanta, GA
2018- Spaces Within, The Defoor Center; Atlanta, GA , Curated by Jessica Helfretch
2017- Hispanic Heritage Exhibition, Student Center Gallery Lounge, Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA, Curated by Neftali
Hernandez
- Salsita For You, Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA
- Emotional Wasteland, Temporary Site-Specific Installation, Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA (Collaboration with
Courtney Escorza)
CURATING
2022- Open Studio | Processing, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO ; Co-curated with
Hiroki Morinoue and Silma Berrada
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022-Winter Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Studio Assistant at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO
-Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Summer Intern
2022-Studio Assistant for Leah Aegerter (Recognition Dinner 2022 Sculpture Commission) ; Snowmass Village, CO
-Studio Assistant for Thimble Fox Studio / Ali O'Neal (T-Shirt Screen Printing for Mountain Fair 2022); Carbondale, CO
2021- Manufacturer for Brite Bodies; Atlanta, GA
2019- Summer Camp Art Teacher at the Clarkston Community Center; Clarkston, GA
2019-2017- Intern and Volunteer at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia ; Atlanta, GA
2019, 2017- Studio Assistant for Lauren Michelle Peterson; Atlanta, GA
2017- Intern at MINT Gallery; Atlanta, GA
WORKSHOPS
2022- Drawing from Life for Teens at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO
HONORS & AWARDS
2022- Professional Development Award; $5,000 Awarded by Anderson Ranch Arts Center
2019- Honorable Mention by Selection of Juror ; 21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Awarded by Juror: Hope Cohn
PUBLISHED WORKS AND INTERVIEWS
2022- Meet Yari Mena- Canvas Rebel, 16 June 2022.
2019- Meet Yari Mena- VoyageATL, 8 May 2019.
2017 - Prevett, Alec (Editor-in-Chief), Underground Arts and Literary Journal Vol.VIII, Issue I, Fall 2017 p. 28-29
2014- Neely, Raven (Editor-in-Chief), Underground Arts and Literary Journal Vol. V, Issue I, Fall 2014, p. 29, p. 154
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