CV
b. california, 1995
EDUCATION
2017 – BFA; Primary Emphasis in Textiles/Bookmaking; Minor in Graphic Design, La Sierra University Department of Art + Design, Riverside, CA.
EXPERIENCE
2017 - Present – Art + Design Teacher at Notre Dame High School, Riverside, CA.
2015 – Present – Docent + Curator at World Museum of Natural History, Riverside, CA.
AWARDS
2017 – Outstanding Senior Award, La Sierra University Department of Art + Design, Riverside, CA.
2017 – Annual Student Exhibition Best of Show for Recognition of Excellence, La Sierra University Department of Art + Design, Riverside, CA.
Primary Category: Fine Art, 'Ecological Prints' Book.
Judges: John Pusateri, Dale Fabrigar, Jamie Russom
2013 - 2017 – Atanas & Sasha Katchamakoff Scholarship, La Sierra University Department of Art + Design, Riverside, CA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
*indicates dual exhibitions
2019 – Group Exhibition, Oakwood Residence, Riverside, CA
2017 – Habitation, La Sierra University Department of Art + Design, Riverside, CA*
PUBLICATIONS
2019 – Propagate–Your Thoughts (a collection of thoughts, stories, and prompts)
2018 – Explorando: a collection of poems (a collaboration project)
2017 – Ecological Prints: inhabiting the sacred through textiles and fibrous papers
2016 – Molly Koehn Q and A Contemporary Artist Interview
SELECTED PRESS
"An interview with Yessenia Barron about her art and mission", inSpire. “Restorative Art.” InSpire, InSpire, 19 April. 2017, www.visitinspire.org/restorative-art/. (Interview conducted by Rich DuBose, director of the inSpire initiative.)