Yvonne Venegas b.1970 raised in Tijuana, now based in Mexico City. Through long-term documentary style projects Yvonne explores ideas of gender, class, and the practice of photography as a subject of study. In 2020 she received the Jumex Grant and the Cuervo Acquisition prize for her project El Lapiz de la Naturaleza, a series of portraits dedicated to the study of pose. She received the Sistema Nacional de Creadores Grant 2021/23, and the Guggenheim fellowship in 2016 among others.
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TIME AFTER TIME
Morning routine: meditation, yoga , drawing and coffee, not
necessarily in that order
Drink of choice: water/ mezcal/ wine
Nighttime ritual: dinner for my kids, face cleaning, eye cover , sleep when in need
necessarily in that order
Drink of choice: water/ mezcal/ wine
Nighttime ritual: dinner for my kids, face cleaning, eye cover , sleep when in need
Favorite workout: sersana mat workout, or 1 hour run.
Current uniform: my Avocet ring
FOR THE TIME BEING
Current uniform: my Avocet ring
FOR THE TIME BEING
Book you’re reading: An oldie: the Culture of the copy by Hillel Schwartz
Song or album on repeat: formation by beyoncé never fails
Song or album on repeat: formation by beyoncé never fails
Most-used app: Instagram
Favorite podcast: a brush with by ben luke
TV show you’re watching: the legend of aang on netflix
Last movie you saw: poor things
Artist who inspires you at the moment: William Kentridge
Best recent discovery: Rebeca Solnit
Last movie you saw: poor things
Artist who inspires you at the moment: William Kentridge
Best recent discovery: Rebeca Solnit
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QUIET TIME
Self-care strategies: meditation, reading , drawing, lots of vitamins, detoxing , osteopata , protein drink in the morning , walking
Can’t-live-without-it beauty product: rose water
Place where you go to relax: Nature or my kids beds
PASTTIME
Can’t-live-without-it beauty product: rose water
Place where you go to relax: Nature or my kids beds
PASTTIME
Off-duty activity or hobby: slow cooking and eating at the same time
walking with my husband
Favorite charity that’s worth your time: Fundacion Tarahumara Juan Llaguno
Guilty pleasure to (wonderfully) waste your time: Steamy movies
OF ALL TIME
walking with my husband
Favorite charity that’s worth your time: Fundacion Tarahumara Juan Llaguno
Guilty pleasure to (wonderfully) waste your time: Steamy movies
OF ALL TIME
Smartest advice ever received: Just do it
Most inspiring trip: The four day walk through Camino Copalita , in Oaxaca
Best gift you ever got: my children
Most memorable meal: My 50th celebration right in the middle of the pandemic that my friend threw for me at her home.
TIMELESS
Three objects you think will stand the test of time: Analog cameras, books and art❤️
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IN TIME
What’s your next project?
The book for my latest series, a series of drawings that come from it and a project in japan (still in dream phase).
What are you looking forward to in 2024?
Several exhibitions i’m having in Reggio Emilia, Paris, new york and Monterrey, and especially making those trips with my children ! My first artist residency in a very long time at Casa Wabi.
TIME WILL TELL
The book for my latest series, a series of drawings that come from it and a project in japan (still in dream phase).
What are you looking forward to in 2024?
Several exhibitions i’m having in Reggio Emilia, Paris, new york and Monterrey, and especially making those trips with my children ! My first artist residency in a very long time at Casa Wabi.
TIME WILL TELL
Ten years from now, you will:
Be 63 years old, and have conquered manifesting all I want with ease.
Be 63 years old, and have conquered manifesting all I want with ease.
Invention or innovation you most want to see in the future:
beam me up scotty
beam me up scotty