Yvette Mayorga Artadia 2020 Awards Finalist →

ARTADIA 2020 Finalist!: Yvette Mayorga is a multimedia installation artist whose practice engages viewers in socio-political dialogue centered on the immigrant experience by fusing confectionary aesthetics with images of contemporary violence. Mayorga holds an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has exhibited at The Vincent Price Art Museum, EXPO Chicago, Art Design Chicago, LACMA's Pacific Standard Time plus more

The Finalists will receive studio visits with second-round jurors, who will ultimately select two artists as Awardees to receive $10,000 in unrestricted funds. The Finalists were selected by jurors Jennifer Carty, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, The Smart Museum at University of Chicago; Daonne Huff, Director, Public Programs & Community Engagement, The Studio Museum in Harlem; and Laura Mott, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art and Design, Cranbrook Art Museum.