Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Yvette Mayorga

100 Hamilton Hall

Yvette Mayorga (b. 1991) is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist known for her Rococo-inspired reliefs that merge confectionery labor with found images to explore themes of belonging. Dominated by the color pink, Mayorga celebrates femme power while questioning the allure of consumer culture and the American Dream as a first-generation Latinx.

Mayorga holds an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from the University of Illinois. Her work has been showcased internationally, including exhibitions at the Museum of Arts and Design, NY; Vincent Price Art Museum, CA; El Museo del Barrio, NY; The Center for Craft, Asheville, NC; Museo Universitario del Chopo, CDMX; LACMA, CA; and solo exhibitions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, CT (2024), The Momentary at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, AR (2022), and her first institutional solo museum exhibition, La Jaula de Oro, at Museo de Arte de Zapopan, MX (2024), which was reviewed by The New York Times. Her works are in the collections of 21c Museum Hotels, Cerámica Suro, Crystal Bridges, The Davis Museum at Wellesley College, El Museo del Barrio, DePaul Art Museum, MacArthur Foundation, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the City of Chicago’s permanent public art collection at O’Hare International Airport. She has been featured in Artforum, Art News, DAZED, Galerie Magazine, Hyperallergic, Teen Vogue, The Guardian, The New York Times, and W Magazine. She is currently developing her largest public artwork to date, opening in fall 2025 in New York City’s Times Square with Times Square Arts.

An endowment established in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes supports the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Series. This important program brings both established and emerging artists to campus to discuss their work in public lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A. students. The Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our academic programs and our outreach to the wider community. All lectures are free and open to the public.

A weeknight or daytime permit is now required after 5:00 pm on weekdays. No permit is required from 5:00 pm Friday through 7:30 am Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in selected lots. More information can be found at UNC’s Weeknight Parking website.

Artist website: https://www.yvettemayorga.com/

Contact: Martín Wannam, mwanna@unc.edu

Image: Yvette Mayorga, La princesa (Ride or Die), 2024, Nissan Datsun 1974, acrylic paint, spray paint, crochet, stuffed toys, plastic toys, acrylic nails, rosaries, faux fur, belt buckles, stickers, ceramic figurines, clock, found license plate, trophy, wood, 161 acrylic roses, sound, and acrylic piping, 13 x 5 feet