event recap

Virtual Workshop | Identity Unbound: Tell Your Story With Zines - 4/10/24

Virtual Workshop | Identity Unbound: Tell Your Story With Zines - 4/10/24

I’m thrilled to be a presenter for a virtual workshop with Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.

The virtual workshop will take place on April 10, 2024.

About The Event:

Do you want to share your story, but are not sure how to do it? 

Join us for a presentation by nationally recognized creator of bilingual zines, Yeiry Guevara. In addition to reviewing what zines are and how to make them, Yeiry will share with you her personal experience creating bilingual zines (Spanish / English) as an expression of her intersecting and multiple identities.

After her presentation, you will have an opportunity to create a zine of your own.

Event Details here: https://www.anselm.edu/about/anselmian-hub/news/identity-unbound-tell-your-story-zines

Add event to your calendar: https://www.anselm.edu/about/anselmian-hub/events/identity-unbound-tell-your-story-zines/april-10th-2024-0600pm

San Anto Zine Fest - 12/09/23

I’m thrilled to be vending in San Antonio for the San Anto Zine Fest on 12/09/23. I’m working on possibly releasing some new stuffffff. Only one way to find out! Come thruuuuu on 12/09/23.

Check out all the incredible vendors also participating in the festival.

Event Details

December 9th, 2023 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

San Antonio Public Library - Central Branch

600 Soledad St., San Antonio, TX 78205 - Map

Library Website + SAZF Website

The Houston Artist Speaks Through Grids - Zine Launch @ Zine Fest Houston - 11/18/23

The Houston Artist Speaks Through Grids - Zine Launch @ Zine Fest Houston - 11/18/23

Super proud to be part of this collaboration with Reyes Ramirez! Very grateful for the creative space to honor my Tia Ruchis and my neighborhood querido. The Pylon Project is presented from The Houston Artist Speaks Through Grids initiative.

Event Details

1:00 PM

THE HOUSTON ARTIST SPEAKS THROUGH GRIDS (THASTG) ZINE LAUNCH, READING & PANEL ORGANIZED BY REYES RAMIREZ WITH PANELISTS CLAUDIA CORLETTO, FARRAH FANG, YEIRY GUEVARA, SEBASTIEN BONCY & SEBASTIAN GOMEZ DE LA TORRE
(THE ORANGE SHOW OFFICE)

Zine Fest Houston @ The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

2334 Gulf Terminal Dr, Houston, TX 77023 - MAP

Check out the amazing line up for Zine Fest Houston taking place all day as well. I don’t have a table this year at ZFH but I’ll be vending in the San Anto Zine Fest in December 2023.

MFAH Staff Art Show - 3/19/23

MFAH Staff Art Show - 3/19/23

I’m so proud to have my piece featured in the MFAH Biennial Staff Art Show 2023! The exhibition is taking place in the Millenium Gallery in the Lower Level of Beck Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Come check out all the incredible artwork submitted by talented MFAH employees. There are over 600 employees and I’m honored to be selected in the exhibition. Exhibition closes on 3/19/23.

This work is inspired by all the needlework created by the women in my family, my mom’s creativity in her embroidered manteles, and memories of sweet Salvi candy from childhood. Let me know if you visit! Tag me @yeirybird

Zine Fest Houston - 11/12/22

Zine Fest Houston - 11/12/2022

I’m thrilled to be a vendor for Zine Fest Houston 2022. I have new merch which I’m super excited to share with y’all

Catch me at Table 3 near the entrance with the homies of St. Sucia & Xicana Vegan.

Check out the full list of vendors here.

Lots of food, programs and ZINES!

Event Details:

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

(Not the monument but the big space behind it!)

2334 Gulf Terminal Dr.

Houston, TX 77023

Saturday, November 12, 2022

12 -6 PM

FB Event Link

Uncle Bob’s Photo Zine Market - 10/15/22

Uncle Bob’s Photo Zine Market - 10/15/22

Yoooo - I’ll be vending in person for the first time zine October 2019.

Join me and all the wonderful vendors at Uncle Bob’s Photo Zine Market taking place this weekend.

Event Details

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Hardy & Nance Studios

902 Hardy Street

Houston, TX 77020

Free Admission

Facebook Event Link

“The Loop” Launch Party & Reading - 9/15/22

“The Loop” Launch Party & Reading - 9/15/22

I’m thrilled to be a contributor and reader for this local publication, “The Loop” presented by Common Field. I’ll be reading a piece I wrote in celebration of my hood, mi querido barrio, East End. Big thanks to Common Field, Megan Sparks and Reyes Ramirez for creating and organizing “The Loop”.

Join us for an evening of amazing local writers inspired by all things H-town.

Publication includes contributions from:

Event Details below:

Thursday, September 15, 2022

7:30pm

Aurora Picture Show

2442 Bartlett St, Houston, TX 77098

Claudia Castro Luna Book Launch - 6/29/22

Claudia Castro Luna Book Launch - 6/29/22

DUE TO ILLNESS, I HAD TO CANCEL MY APPEARANCE

Enjoy this FREE event celebrating Central American art & culture! Meet Salvadoran author, Claudia Castro Luna, and get your copy of her new book “Cipota Under the Moon” singed. Hosted by writer, activities Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante.

Houston stop features the following artists: Yeiry Guevara, Marlon “Marley” Lizama, Alba Herrera, Celea Guevara.

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

The Alta Arts, Google Map

Facebook Event Link

Reyes Ramirez Book Launch - 5/12/22

Reyes Ramirez Book Launch - 5/12/22

JOIN MECA, TBH, NUESTRA PALABRA & TINTERO PROJECTS as we celebrate the DEBUT short story collection, THE BOOK OF WANDERERS by Houston writer, Reyes Ramirez!

This literary night will see a full line - up of poets and writers including:

Yeiry Guevara, Farrah Fang, Icess Fernandez Rojas, Lupe Mendez and more!

May 12, 2022

MECA at TBH Center, Houston TX

Facebook Link

Reyes Website

Houston Latino Film Festival Reading - 3/26/22

Houston Latino Film Festival Reading - 3/26/22

Big congrats to my friend Reyes Ramirez on his debut short story collection “The Book of Wanderers”!

I have the immense honor to be the opening reader for his event taking place at the Houston Latino Film Festival this weekend.

I’ll be doing my first public reading (in forever) on:

Saturday, March 26, 2022
5 pm
MATCH - Gallery

Come thru to watch me read in a gorgeous new dress 💃🏽 and listen to the wonderful stories created by the homie Reyes.

Additional info at the HLFF website.

LAPL Zine Taller - 2/09/22

“Tu Historia en Papel” Zine Taller - 2/09/22

Gracias Los Angeles Public Library por la oportunidad de compartir mi arte y presentar un taller de zines. Aquí está el vídeo completo.

Estoy muy emocionada de presentar un taller virtual titulado “Zines: Tu Historia en Papel” con la biblioteca pública de Los Angeles, California (LAPL). Estaré presentado en Español, en vivo, a través de la pagina de Facebook y Youtube de LAPL el miércoles, 9 de febrero 2022 a las 4 pm PST / 6 pm CST / 7 PM EST.

Más información se encuentra el en calendario de eventos para la biblioteca.

Detalles sobre el taller:

Acompáñenos en este taller multigeneracional diseñado a ayudarlo a contar su narrativo personal, historia familiar, o qualquier obra que quiera compartir, a través de “Zines.” La artista y creativa salvadoreña-estadounidense, Yeiry Guevara, hablará sobre su experiencia de contar historias, documentar y comunicar a través del Zine autoeditado. Este medio es único en que el fin es que el crear, reproducir y compartir sea fácilmente accesible para todos. Este taller se presentara en español

I’m thrilled to be presenting an online zine workshop titled “Zines: Tu Historia en Papel” with Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL). I’ll be presenting live, in Spanish, through LAPL’s Facebook and Youtube pages on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 4 pm PST / 6 pm CST / 7 PM EST.

More information regarding the event can be found on the LAPL event calendar.

About the workshop:

Join us for this multigenerational workshop designed to help you tell your personal narrative, family history or any other work to share through Zines. Salvadoran-American artist and creative, Yeiry Guevara, will share her experience storytelling, documenting and communicating through the self-published Zine. This medium is unique in that the tools for creating, reproducing and sharing Zines are easily accessible to all. This workshop will be presented in Spanish.

NALAC National Latinx Summit - 10/01/21

NALAC National Latinx Summit - 10/01/21

Join the conversation on all things Latinx arts! NALAC is hosting its annual National Latinx Summit, Manos a la Obra, on September 30 - October 2, 2021.

The summit will include Keynotes, a marketplace, ofrenda, along with community-led sessions all virtual.
Register today to virtually participate in the Summit.

I’m very excited to be a session presenter on October 01, 2021 from 03:30PM–04:25PM CDT with an amazing panel. See details below.

About the Panel
The Critic is Essential: A Latinx Arts Critics Panel

Articles published by the New York Times, Hyperallergic, Forbes, and other publications. show the lack of critics of color in publications that feature reviews of art. What is the role of the critic in the arts ecosystem? Why does an arts community need critics with a shared background? In this panel, practicing critics Reyes Ramirez, Sarah Rafael Garcia, Icess Fernandez Rojas and Yeiry Guevara, will share experiences, ideas, and inspiration navigating critical writing on art forms from various perspectives, such as food, film, visual art, and literary criticism, to highlight Latinx critics as important members of the artistic community. Participants will be able to ask questions, be inspired to meet creatives, and find new collaborations at the NALAC Summit.

Register Now

LAPL Workshop - 10/13/21

LAPL Workshop - 10/13/21

I’m so excited to partner with Los Angeles Public Library - Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library to present a virtual workshop!

The virtual workshop is titled “Let’s Make a Bilingual Zine“ and will take place on Oct 13, 2021
04:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM CST / 7:00 PM EST

We’ll be chatting about zines, my creative process and how to make your own zine!

 

Sin Muros: A Latinx Theatre Festival - 2/27/21

Sin Muros: A Latinx Theatre Festival

Presented by Stages and Tintero Projects

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It’s been a rough week of catastrophic weather in Texas. After this winter storm. we’re very grateful for our sunshine and resilience this week.

For this weekend, catch me doing an online reading for Sin Muros: a Latinx Theatre Festival.

This festival is a collaboration between:

I will be reading my original work as an opener/introduction for “Inner View” by Christine Granados. Directed by Benito Vazquez. The festival is free as well!

Event Details:
Saturday, February 27
2:30pm
Link to Online Event Page Here

AWP20 Conference - 3/7/20

AWP Conference - 3/7/20

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It is an absolute honor to present at the Association for Writers and Writing Programs Conference on March 7, 2020 in San Antonio, TX.

I’m beyond ecstatic to be in conversation with these brilliant creators. My most profound gratitude to Tash and Isa of St. Sucia for organizing this panel.

Check out the info below.

About the Event:

S260. Latinx in Zines: Creating Space for Underrepresented Voices
Room 212, Henry B. González Convention Center, Meeting Room Level
Saturday, March 7, 2020
3:20 pm to 4:35 pm 

Natasha Hernandez, chicana editor of St. Sucia, international feminist zine, will moderate Anakaren Ortiz Varela, queer Mexican editor of La Liga, a decolonial latinx zine, Rebecca Gonzales, WOC whose work explores East LA roots and life, Yeiry Guevara, writer and translator whose poetry explores Salvadoran American identity, and Breena Nuñez, a grad student and cartoonist whose work explores Afrolatinx nonbinary identity. We will explore panelists’ zine journeys and how they have used this space to challenge the larger literary world.

Full Event Details Here



Dissent: Zine Culture (And the Voices You Wouldn't Hear Otherwise) Exhibition - 12/10/19

Dissent: Zine Culture
(And the Voices You Wouldn't Hear Otherwise) Exhibition - 12/10/19

I am so proud to have my zines available in this exhibition taking place at the University of Texas. My work is next to some wonderful zine friends as well. Check it out next time you’re on campus! The exhibition runs until December 10, 2019.

About the Exhibition:

The University of Texas at Austin’s Latino Studies has a flashy new exhibition in the halls of the Gordon-White Building (GWB). Made up of self-published poetry, essays, photographs, short stories, and artwork, Dissent: Zine Culture (And the Voices You Wouldn’t Hear Otherwise) highlights the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection’s U.S. Latinx Zine and Graphic Novel Collection with over forty zines.

Thank you UT College of Liberal Arts, Latino Studies Department, The Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin for organizing this exhibition!

Mil gracias to St. Sucia for documenting the exhibition! The first image displays “Vos Cipota”. The one below shows the blue tiny zine I made titled “Growing Up Salvadoran”.

Señorita Cinema - 11/1/2019

Señorita Cinema - 11/1/2019

During 2018 when I was freelancing and doing my creative practice full-time, I set the goal to experiment with video as a new medium in my practice. I found the medium challenging and uncomfortable. The thing that no one tells you is that growth requires all of you; and growth feels challenging and uncomfortable.

In this format, I found a way to grow my storytelling skills in a digitally intimate way. I also found the encouragement to keep going. Big shoutout to my homie Angel Yau for giving me my first taste of video art and performance at her series, VHS Presents. YOU DA BEST, Angel!

In my move to Texas, I’m grateful to continue building my creative community and creative practice. Which has led to this happy announcement:

I screening my first video work at Señorita Cinema on November 1-3, 2019.
This film festival is the world’s only Latina film festival.
My screening took place on Saturday, November 2 at 7 pm.

Full schedule available here.

San Anto Zine Fest - 10/5/19

Art by Shelby Criswell!

Art by Shelby Criswell!

I was thrilled to be part of San Anto Zine Fest (SAZF) on October 5, 2019. The organizers are super bad ass women who have created the largest zine fest in San Antonio, TX.  Read my piece in Texas Monthly about the fest!

The beautiful brains behind SAZF: Natasha Hernadez, nurse, writer, and co-publisher of St. Sucia and Isabel Ann Castro, illustrator and co-publisher of St. Sucia; Suzy González, visual artist and co-publisher of Yes Ma’am Zine; Ana Ortiz, poet and co-publisher of La Liga Zine and Isabel Cepeda, visual/sound artist and co-publisher of La Liga Zine. Also, Emma Hernandez at SAPL helped make this fest happen.

This was my first time vending in San Antonio, TX. Also, I led a workshop at SAZF along with my sister who is an Art Therapist! Our session was titled “Beyond Treat Yo Self: Self-Care Zine Workshop” in the Latino Collection and Resource Center.

Event Details:
October 5, 2019
9 am - 4:30 pm,

Workshop at 2 pm
Free at San Antonio Public Library

All photography by Yeiry Guevara