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.

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

Favorite workout: sersana mat workout,  or 1 hour run.

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

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

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

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

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❤️

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

Ten years from now, you will:
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