A headshot of artist Yanira Vissepo seated in her studio.She wears glasses and smiles lightly at the camera.

Yanira Vissepo

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My work is a study of the ecosystem around me. My pieces are centered around gradient linocuts of native plants and the natural terrain of my birthplace in the Caribbean sea and of my adopted home in the American South. I highlight the rich biodiversity of plants endemic to Puerto Rico and Tennessee. It is an immersive retrospective of my artistic practice - bringing many of the variables and conditions that make my home island important to discuss.

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Yanira Vissepo is a Puerto Rican artist and educator living and working in Nashville, TN. She is a self taught artist creating vibrant collaged textile paintings using techniques such as, stain painting, printmaking, cyanotype, dye resists, and hand embroidery. Vissepo’s work is ever evolving and she enjoys expanding her horizons by not restricting herself to a specific medium. Her work is heavily influenced by her experience of living in the Puerto Rican diaspora and examines the rich biodiversity of her culture through the natural world.

A background of maroon, blue, orange, yellow and green. The objects on top of the colors are arranged symmetrically. At the top left, mirrored at the top right is a pink flower. At the bottom left, mirrored by the bottom right, there is a leafy plant that is a gradient green to yellow at the top. In the middle of the bottom of the artwork, there are yellow starfruit connected by a green stem.
Yanira Vissepo. Spiral Of Nothingness Joy, 2024. Acrylic, oil relief on linen, 55.5 x 47 inches. Image courtesy of Sam Angel.
A collection of fruit and flowers are arranged in a grid over a soft orange, blue, purple, and green background. This includes three starfruit, nine sets of leaves, and two pink flowers.
Yanira Vissepo. Nightshade, 2024. Acrylic, oil relief on linen, 46.5 x 46 inches. Image courtesy of Sam Angel.
A collection of leaves and fruit over a background of orange, blue and green. There are two starfruit, two green leaves, and 7 gradient leaves. The plants adorn what looks like a landscape.
Yanira Vissepo. I Can’t Keep Treating Myself This Way, 2024. Acrylic, oil relief on linen, 46 x 45.25 inches. Image courtesy of Sam Angel