biography
Jonathan Yubi (b. 1993, Bronx, New York) is a first-generation Ecuadorian-American painter from Bergenfield, New Jersey. His work explores labor, identity, and social unrest through parable-like narratives. His paintings center construction workers—both documented and undocumented—interweaving them into historical landscapes and contemporary events. He highlights the continuity of labor struggles as a defining element of Pan-American history. (References/reading list)
Yubi earned his BFA from Lehman College, CUNY, and previously studied at Memphis College of Art and the University of Central Florida. From 2016 to 2017, he produced Artborne Magazine, a monthly arts publication in Central Florida. His work has been exhibited at the Montclair Art Museum, Anna Zorina Gallery, 17 Frost Gallery, and CityArts Factory, among others. He has a solo exhibition with MiA Gallery in Philadelphia and will participate in the upcoming Space + Time Residency at Guttenberg Arts.
biografía
Jonathan Yubi (n. 1993, Bronx, Nueva York) es un pintor ecuatoriano-estadounidense de primera generación radicado en Bergenfield, Nueva Jersey. Su trabajo explora el trabajo, la identidad y la inquietud social a través de narrativas similares a parábolas. Sus pinturas tienen como eje central a los trabajadores de la construcción—tanto documentados como indocumentados—entretejiéndolos en paisajes históricos y eventos contemporáneos. De esta manera, resalta la continuidad de las luchas laborales como un elemento definitorio de la historia panamericana. (referencias/lista de lectura)
Yubi obtuvo su Licenciatura en Bellas Artes en Lehman College, CUNY, y anteriormente estudió en el Memphis College of Art y la Universidad de Florida Central. De 2016 a 2017, produjo Artborne Magazine, una publicación mensual de arte en Florida Central. Su obra se ha exhibido en el Museo de Arte Montclair, la Galería Anna Zorina, la Galería 17 Frost y CityArts Factory, entre otros. El presenta una exposición individual con la Galería MiA en Philadelphia y participará en la próxima Residencia Space + Time en Guttenberg Arts.
solo exhibitions / exposición individual
2025 Already Hasn’t Happened. Mission in Arts. Philadelphia, PA
2025 Almost Two Fifty. Bergenfield Public Library. Bergenfield, NJ
select group exhibitions / exposiciónes seleccionades
2024 New Jersey Arts Annual. Montclair Art Museum. Montclair, NJ
2024 New Jersey Sense of Place; Terminal A . Port Authority NY NJ. Newark, NJ
2023 The Life & Culture of Modern Day Latinidad. Montclair Studio. Montclair, NJ
2023 At Summer’s End. 17 Frost Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
2021 The Privilege of Getting Together. Anna Zorina Gallery. New York, NY
2019 Making Work Visible. CUNY LaborArts. New York, NY
grants & residencies / becas y residencias
2025 Space And Time Artist Residency, Guttenberg Arts (Fall 2025)
2025 Long Form Community Artist, New Jersey Monuments to Migration and Labor
2025 coLAB Arts New Jersey Grant
2025 Apapacho Residency, PROartes Mex., Mexico City, Mexico
2024 Ridgewood Arts Foundation Grant
2023 Parsons Staff Council Professional Development Grant
press / prensa
El Mercurio | Pintor, hijo de migrantes ecuatorianos, destaca en EE.UU
Curatory Magazine | Interview with Jonathan Yubi
201 Magazine | These Seven Artists Might Call Bergen County Home
PROArtes Mex | Apapacho Residency
Hyperallergic | The Intimate Vignettes of the New Jersey Arts Annual
Bergen County | Discover Local Talent: Bergen County’s Annual Art Show
Montclair Local | Studio Montclair and Latinos of Montclair Present ‘The Life and Culture of Modern Day Latinidad’ Exhibit
Port Authority NY NJ | New Digital Artworks Added To Displays Throughout Newark Liberty International Airport
City University of New York/ LaborArts | Making Work Visible