Jonathan Yubi (b. 1993 in the Bronx, New York) lives and works between Bergenfield, NJ, and New York, NY as a narrative painter working through themes of identity, labor, and social unrest. His current series, Work i(s/n) Progress, uses construction workers as a central motif, interweaving them into parable-like narratives of contemporary events.
Yubi graduated from Lehman College CUNY with a BFA. He previously attended Memphis College of Art and the University of Central Florida. From 2016-2017 he produced Artborne Magazine, a monthly arts publication in Central Florida. His work has been presented in exhibitions at Anna Zorina Gallery, New York; 17 Frost Gallery, Brooklyn; CityArts Factory, Orlando, among others.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS & RESIDENCIES
2025
Apapacho Residency. PROartes Mex. Mexico City, MX
2024
2024 New Jersey Arts Annual. Montclair Art Museum. Montclair, NJ
New Jersey Sense of Place; Terminal A . Port Authority NY NJ. Newark, NJ
2023
The Life and Culture of Modern-Day Latinidad. Studio Montclair. Montclair, NJ
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
2016
Emerging Waves. Henao Contemporary Center. Orlando FL
Abstraction, Observation, and Reflection. Gallery at Avalon Island. Orlando, FL
Nude Nite Tampa. Tampa, FL
Viva La Diva. Orlando Museum of Art. Orlando FL
2015
AirBorne Desire. CityArts Factory, FL
Dia De Los Muertos. CityArts Factory. Orlando FL
Impossible is Impossible. Defined Enterprise, FL
2014
Dia De Los Muertos. CityArts Factory. Orlando FL
Hispanic Heritage Month Gala DHCF. Orlando, FL
2010-2013
Twenty-Fifth Watercolor Arts Quest 30-A. Watercolor, FL
Sixty-Second Holiday Bazaar. Memphis College of Art. Memphis, TN
Van Porter Artist of the Year. Okaloosa ADSO. Fort Walton Beach, FL
NAACP ACT-SO. Northwest Florida Art Society. Fort Walton Beach, FL