Hi y'all! My name is Yaneisy but you can also call me Yani (she/they). I’m 27 and work as a personal assistant and artist and am taking the summer to immerse myself in places that care heavily about the arts. I am a second generation immigrant of Cuban descent based in Miami, FL but am considering living in a different country than the US for uhh obvi reasons lol My interests and hobbies include Capoeira de Angola, painting, reading, pre-Colombian art and belief systems, learning about mushrooms, imagining a brighter future without genocide and fighting like hell for it, and obsessing over my cat hija. Let's be friends!
HOW DO YOU EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND/OR UNCONVENTIONALITY?
I make art that embraces the beauty in/actively gives life to many things that are actively stifled and rejected in Western cultures: feminine rage, ancient queerness, pre-Colombian and post-colonial ways of being, diasporic mysticism, and fungi. I also embody these topics in my daily practice through capoeira, educating myself and others, learning from my ancestors, meditation, protest, and caring for the environment.
HOW DO YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF CREATIVELY?
Painting, geeking out at museums/galleries, dancing at the clerrrrb, singing in my car, playing capoeira, playing the berimbau, learning new corridos/ladainhas, practicing other languages, inventing a new affectionate pet name for my cat literally every day
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY? WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE AN EXPERT IN AND COULD GIVE ADVICE TO THE COMMUNITY ON?
I know allllllllll the cute spots in Miami from living here almost my whole life :+) Hit me up if you'd like someone to show you around! Currently not hosting because I'm staying with family at the moment. <3
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