Visual Artist
A voice that wants to break free
Jazmín is my sweetest daughter, says my papá. Jazmín is naïf and creative, says my mamá. Jazmín is beautiful and talented, says my husband. My mom is the best mom in the world, say my sons.
For years, these voices were louder than mine. They shaped how I behaved and how I created. I followed what was expected. I chose safety over truth.
I learned to respond with compliance. Jazmín, you are so sweet, so I hid my demons. Jazmín, you are naïf, so I let others take advantage of me. Jazmín, you are beautiful, so I feared my aging body. Jazmín, you are the best mom, so I silenced my need to step away.
Meeting Jazmín, a voice that arises
One morning in Oaxaca, I took a selfie, printed it in black and white, and began to collage with it. In that moment, I met Jazmín.
A raw image of myself. Not pretty, but real.
She became my alter ego and the way I could finally access my voice.
She dares me. She shows me what I avoid. She speaks for me and through me. She carries the promise I made to let my voice be bold and louder than ever.
My voice begins to get louder
Getting to know this voice took time. It is raw, honest, and sometimes uncomfortable.
I am still afraid of who I am becoming, as a woman and as an artist. But I cannot stop this voice anymore.
Through Jazmín, I speak about my life. About being a woman in my fifties. About trauma, migration, identity, belonging, and religion.
I turn inward. I question. I confront. And in that process, I begin to understand myself more deeply.
Giving form to my voice
My work combines selfies, black and white photocopies, illustration, and collage to create intimate books. Each one is built like a screenplay. Each title carries the tone of my voice.
Jazmín is always at the center. Inspired by the Kabbalah Shivitis, I place her at the heart of every story.
A bullied girl finds strength in a Persian princess. A child imagines escape plans with her Snoopy suitcase. A woman rewrites her own commandments, confronts religion, and begins an inner transformation shaped by her time in Oaxaca.
Space becomes part of the story. My childhood home. My kitchen. My studio. Vancouver. Oaxaca. Places I have lived in, and that now live in me.
A voice that continues to expand
Sometimes I am afraid of this voice. It refuses to stay quiet. It is restless, playful, bold, and loud.
But now that I can hear it, I will not silence it again.
This voice has been waiting too long.
It no longer lives only in books. It keeps expanding.
I now explore it through performance, photography, ceramics, video, and textiles.
My Migration Story
I was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I lived with my young parents, three mischievous brothers, a tortoise, and two white rabbits from 1969 to 1988.
I later immigrated to Haifa, Israel, where I heard for the first time the sound of my name, “Yasmin,” spoken in both Hebrew and Arabic. There, I became a graphic designer, met my Argentinian husband, and became the mother of three boys from 1989 to 2004.
A turning point in life brought our family to Vancouver, Canada, where we have lived quietly ever since, in a home surrounded by raccoons, squirrels, seagulls, and the crisp air of the Pacific Ocean from 2004 to the present.
Since 2018, I have divided my life between Vancouver and Oaxaca, Mexico, where, always accompanied by my Snoopy suitcase, I move between family life and artistic exploration. In Oaxaca, I am drawn to the sound of church bells, the scent of fresh guayabas in the market, and find a deeper reconnection with my playful, creative inner voice.
Exhibitions of my previous work:
Solo
2025
A Collage of Memories & Urban Expression, Cuatrosiete Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2019
Oaxacan Magic, Cuatrosiete Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2015
Hawaiian Sisterhood, Tamara Catz Boutique,
Paia, Hawaii
2015
Home Is Love, West Side Grand Art Gallery,
Vancouver, Canada
2015
Women, Raw Canvas,
Vancouver, Canada
2014
Women, Waterfront Theater,
Vancouver, Canada
2013
Honouring Women, The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery,
Vancouver, Canada
Group
2024
Mujeres Artistas, La Mano Mágica Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2023
Día de Muertos, ART VallARTA, Art Gallery,
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2022
Día de Muertos, Group Show, Proyecto Murguía Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2022
Día de Muertos, Arte de Oaxaca Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2022
Día de Muertos, Arte de Oaxaca Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2022
Divina Proporción, Arte De Oaxaca Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2022
Día de Muertos, Arte de Oaxaca Art Gallery,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2016
Go Figure, The Federation of Canadian Artists,
Vancouver, Canada
2016
Canvas Unbound, Federation of Canadian Artists,
Vancouver, Canada
2014
Summer Gallery, Federation of Canadian Artists,
Vancouver, Canada
2014
Envisioning Women, The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Art Gallery,
Vancouver, Canada
2014
Summer Gallery, Federation of Canadian Artists,
Vancouver, Canada
2014
Canvas Unbound, Federation of Canadian Artists,
Vancouver, Canada