Self-portrait, 2023
Carolina Yáñez (b. 2001, Austin, Texas) is a Tejana interdisciplinary artist and activist working with various mediums to explore ideas regarding Tejano culture and politics, history, place, gender-based issues, mental illness, environmentalism and how they all intersect in her identity. She utilizes photography and video, fiber, ceramics, and print in her practice.
She has been named a 2024 Resident Artist of the Mexic-Arte Museum’s Changarrito Residency and an Artist in Residence for the non-profit JOLT, a statewide organization in Texas organizing young Latinos around the power of their voice, vote, and stories.
She received her BFA in Photography and Digital Media from the University of Houston in 2023, and MFA in Art from SMU in 2025.
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