Yoab Vera b. 1985, Mexico City

Yoab Vera (b. 1985, Mexico) He holds an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of California, Los Angeles (2021), and a BA in art and art history with a concentration in modern and contemporary Latin American art from Hunter College, New York (2013). His selected solo and duo exhibitions include Circadian Memories: Amar Pacifico, Make Room, Los Angeles (2023); Robert Janitz & Yoab Vera, Saenger Galería, Mexico City (2023); and the everyday in memory, with Hea-Mi Kim, The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Gallery, UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios, Los Angeles (2022). His work has been shown in international group shows, including at Art SG, with Make Room LA, Singapore (2023); Way Home, China – Latin American Art Consortium, Shanghai (2022); and Light Touch, LA Dreams, CFHILL, Stockholm (2022). Vera’s works are included in private collections in Asia, Europe and the USA as well as in the permanent collection of institutions AMOCA, Wales; and X Museum, Beijing. Recently, he exhibited a solo exhibition at Luis Barragán’s Casa Gilardi in February 2024.