The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2022 by Lenscratch (Virtual Exhibition)
Click on the post's title link to see work by all participants in the virtual exhibition and see the piece below.
Illustration for ARAC Marketing (December 2022)
My illustration for Anderson Ranch has been used in postcards and flyers to promote the event! Examples below:
Internship at Anderson Ranch Arts Center : Professional Development Award (Summer 2022)
"Summer interns at Anderson Ranch will receive a professional development award of $5,000 beginning with this year’s cohort." Learn more from the Snowmass Sun.
Magpie in the Morning (Aug 8-19, 2022) at Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Magpie in the Morning is an exhibition of artworks from the 2022 Anderson Ranch Summer Internship participants: Sophia Francesco, Dagny Chika, Yari Mena, Silma Berrada, Andrew Betancourt, Tara Bryan, Zeke Coleman, Mads Madore, Taylor Hedrick, Julia Hart, Justice Catron, Tessa Hoenig, Ava Hager, Cleo Lewis, Mary Margaret Sims, Angelo Tiu.
Mas Que An Expo (Mas Que A Month, It's Tu Heritage) (October 6, 2020 - October 7, 2021) on ArtSteps.com
"HBC + Supplier Diversity will be hosting a virtual, self-guided Latinx entrepreneur and art expo starting October 6th to showcase Latinx Artists, Creators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs across a number of categories.
Featuring a mix of local (MN-based) and non-local artists [Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles], along with current Target entrepreneurs and other emerging and national brands expanding across a number of categories and multiple art disciplines, team members will be able to walk themselves through a 360 virtual exhibition and explore content curated by various artists and vendors. The exhibition can be accessed anytime at your own pace."
Featured Artists: Alexander "Mamut" Izaguirre, Brian "Scorpio" Serrano, Cassie Navarro, Erick Parra, Ivan Vazquez, Raul Villanueva, Pati Hernandez, Jorge "Fitopliz" Martinez, ARRTADDICT, Jair, Rosalinda Ramirez, SOFAHOOD, and Yari J. Mena.
Featured Vendors: CE North America, Siete Family Foods, Honey Baby Naturals, SALSAOLOGY, Pinoleblue, Millennial Lotería, Iamaranth, COCINA 54, and Back to the Roots.
Click the title link to visit the virtual exhibition!
Curated by Target Creative Project Manager: Leo Rodriguez
Featuring a mix of local (MN-based) and non-local artists [Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles], along with current Target entrepreneurs and other emerging and national brands expanding across a number of categories and multiple art disciplines, team members will be able to walk themselves through a 360 virtual exhibition and explore content curated by various artists and vendors. The exhibition can be accessed anytime at your own pace."
Featured Artists: Alexander "Mamut" Izaguirre, Brian "Scorpio" Serrano, Cassie Navarro, Erick Parra, Ivan Vazquez, Raul Villanueva, Pati Hernandez, Jorge "Fitopliz" Martinez, ARRTADDICT, Jair, Rosalinda Ramirez, SOFAHOOD, and Yari J. Mena.
Featured Vendors: CE North America, Siete Family Foods, Honey Baby Naturals, SALSAOLOGY, Pinoleblue, Millennial Lotería, Iamaranth, COCINA 54, and Back to the Roots.
Click the title link to visit the virtual exhibition!
Curated by Target Creative Project Manager: Leo Rodriguez
VoyageATL Interview: Meet Yari Mena (May 8, 2019)
Spring BFA Exhibition (May 2-10, 2019) at Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries
Participating artists: Kedamawit Atsbeha, McKenzie Blair-Griffith, Maria Bruckman, Hannah Burton, Emily Casazza, Troy Cobucci, Laura Daegling, Malcom Decosta, Christina Delgado, Olivia Dirickson, Trinh Do, Laura Dubose, Kyle Duncker Kastick, Tenita Edwards, Malique Faulks, Erika Gauvin, Katherine Greene, Amber Grier, Jordan Grubb, Heather Hendrix, Dakota Henry, Clay Jones, Shumirra Jones, Kory Jordan, Suk Young Lee, Andrew Lingrell, Taylor Manigoult, Nico Marulanda, Yari Mena, Madia Menlee, Natalia Montoya, Adisen Morten, Chanan Myers, Nicole Osborne, Saraa Santamaria, Yuvella Sinalin, Tony Smart, Jessica Vass, AlexisVitovic, Alexis Winfrey, Breontae Williams.
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Anthro-Obscene : Responding to the Anthropocene (April 22-29, 2019) at Gallery 650

Anthro-Obscene is a group exhibition organized by Pam Longobardi featuring Clarissa Berrios, Sawyer Baggs, Alex Brooks, Rachel Buck, Avery Cousins, Amber Grier, Ian Herring, Matthew Jacoby, Clay Jones, Abby Knisel, Faith Lyons, Yari J. Mena, Adie Morton, Andrea Ours, Leslie Smith, Jami Tanksley, Mycah Turman, and Breonté Williams.
21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition (April 18-26, 2019) at Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries
Participating Artists: Farah Ali, Kedamawit Atsbeha, Elizabeth Avina, Clarisa Berrios, Sawyer Boggs, Tyler Brantley, Maria Bruckman, Rishi Burr, Hannah Burton, Robbie Callens, Valentina Caver, Alexis Childress, Jasmine Corbin, Soude Dadras, Autumn Fuller, Amin Ghasemi, Claire Gilbert, Amber Grier, Nia Hemmitt, Dakota Henry, Diane Hiscox, Christina Hollar, Millicent P. Hollins, Melissa Huang, Matthew Jacoby, Sarah Joerger, Clay Jones, Maya Jusufhodzic, Art Keegan, Amari Kinsey, Abby Knisel, Kylie Little, Jackson Markovic, Nico Marulanda, Fatou Mbodj, Yari Mena, Ana Meza, Nathaniel Mondragon, Adisen Morton, Kenya Nelson, Madeline Pieschel, Alejandro Prieto, Milana Reedus, James Robertson, Olga Sanders, Jess Self, Aminah Smarr, Tony Smart, Jamison Tanksley, Christina Teruel, Drew Tetz, Trieu (Richard) Thai, Parker Thornton, Robert Truesdale, Jessica Vass, Amanda Whitaker, Breontae Williams.
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Convergence (Apr 11-13, 2019) at PULP Atlanta
Convergence is an interdisciplinary pop-up art exhibition at PULP Atlanta, curated by Sophia Sabsowitz. The show features 15 Georgia State University art students: Claire Berrios, Tyra Blackmon, Laura DuBose, Ian Herring, Alex Huey, Ben Hussinger, Matthew Jacoby, Abby Knisel, Nico Marulanda, Nysha McNeil, Yari Mena, Adie Morton, Alex Prieto, Madison Saxton, and Leslie Smith.
Spaces Within (Jan 11-Feb 28, 2018) at The Defoor Centre
Spaces Within is an exhibition organized by MINT Gallery at The Defoor Centre, featuring Fall 2017 MINTerns: Sabre Esler, Lindsey Tucker, and Yari Mena.