San Francisco Zine Fest Cyber Fest - 9/23/20
Check out my presentation here at the online San Francisco Zine Fest, SFZF
My first virtual zine fest. Is this the future of zine festivals?
San Francisco Zine Fest Cyber Fest - 9/23/20
AWP20 Conference - 3/7/20
AWP Conference - 3/7/20
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.
What an honor to be on a @awpwriter panel alongside Tash, @ok7a71, Rebecca. Beyond the ~prestige~ of presenting at #awp20, a national publishing conference, the real impact is how we have been able to amplify voices (otherwise unheard) thru our work, a true labor of love #awp2020 pic.twitter.com/lW1q3Ng3jS
— Yeiry (@yeirybird) March 9, 2020
Great roundtable on Latinx zines w/ writers/editors/artists/zine-makers Natasha Hernandez, Rebecca Gonzales, @yeirybird, & Ana Ortiz Varela. Hernandez co-created the St. Sucia zine w/ @QueenOfTacosTX: https://t.co/vXFes64fer #AWP20 #AWP2020
— Dr. Katie Schaag (@KatieSchaag) March 7, 2020
...Yeiry Guevara @yeirybird, and Ana Ortiz Varela @ok7a71! pic.twitter.com/dZr7aEwjAo
— Sebastian Lopez (@DiverseLopez) March 8, 2020
“My whole family is full of storytellers, I’m just writing it down.” -@yeirybird
— San Anto Zine Fest (@SAZineFest) March 7, 2020
“We’re creating our own economies because we have to.” -@ok7a71 #AWP20 #zines pic.twitter.com/ioWCuC5kHC
¡Zine Baile! - 3/7/20
¡Zine Baile! - 3/7/20
FYI - I’m no longer participating in this event but please attend if you can!
San Antonio- YOU ARE AMAZING. It is my great pleasure to be joining a bunch of cool makers and creators at ¡Zine Baile! Reading Y Zine Mercado at La Botánica. Event starts at 8 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2020 on the last night of AWP in San Antonio, TX.
Mil gracias to St. Sucia for organizing this incredible event!
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 8 pm to ??
Location: La Botánica, 2911 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78212
Event details from the Facebook Event are below:
St. Sucia presents ¡Zine Baile! The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference is in town and we wanted to celebrate our rad writer friends and local zinesters who are DIY-ing publishing! Come one out to enjoy poetry readings and pick up a few zines. La Botanica serves up delicious cocktails, beers and vegan food. DJ HEAVYFLOW will be pumping out the jams the rest of the night.
R E A D E R S:
San Juana Guillermo | Polly Anna Rocha | Marilyse Figueroa | Enedina Hernandez Prater | Bonnie Cisneros | Rebecca Gonzales* | Breena Nuñez* | Yeiry Guevara* | Ana Ortiz Varela* | Natasha Hernandez*
Z I N E S:
Warship Zine | Muchacha Fanzine | Cósmica | La Liga Zine | That Grey Zine | Grace Allison Perkins | Tomboy Toons | Isabel Ann Castro | Yes, Ma'am | Sybil Press | CHema Skandal | San Anto Zine Fest
21+ to enter. $3 at the door at La Botanica
No AWP Badge Necessary
Readers with * are Panelists for AWP's Latinx in Zines: Creating Space for Underrepresented Voices. Room 212, Henry B. González Convention Center, Meeting Room Level
Flyed designed by Isabel Ann Castro
Uncle Bob's Photo Zine Market - 3/21/20
This Event is Cancelled
Yoooooo, I’m vending in HTX for the first time in a loooong time (since 2017). I will be set up at Uncle Bob’s Photo Zine Market at El Rincón Social on March 21, 2020. Big thanks to Zine Fest Houston, FLATS, and El Rincón Social for organizing the event. Come thru and say hi!
Date: Saturday, March 21 from 2 - 7 pm
Location: El Rincón Social
3210 Preston St, Houston, Texas 77003
Event Details from Facebook:
Uncle Bob’s Photo Zine Market is a one-day market showcasing regional photography zine-makers.
The zine, or self-published magazine, is an affordable distribution medium that is often overlooked in the larger photography world. Since zines are published using minimal personnel and less costly materials, they represent a more accessible way for new patrons to support local artists and begin their collecting journey.
Uncle Bob’s Photo Zine Market will take place at El Rincón Social, providing regional photographers with an opportunity to show their work in a space that will amplify their reach. We believe it is important to showcase the talent and dedication of regional photographers on a stage that is worthy of their skill and artistry.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Bill Daniel | Brenda Cruz-Wolf | Burburuza Productions | Cary Fagan | Deep Red Press | FLATS | Gabriel Martinez | Gustavo Trevino | Income Taxes | Isabel Arbeláez Botero | Jason Dibley | Jean-Sebastian Boncy | Jennifer Battaglia | Laidric Stevenson | Ry Allred | Ryan Hollaway | Splatterbooth | Sterling Kokroko | Tell You What Press | UHPDM 20 | Yeiry Guevara
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.
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.
San Anto Zine Fest - 10/5/19
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
Documenting the Nameplate - 9/19/19
In my second Houston + NYC collaboration, I’m happy to announce that Documenting The Nameplate will be in Houston for two nights. I met the creators, Marcel and Isabel, at their archive party in Brooklyn. Ever since, I’ve been a huge fan of their work. Check out their Top Rank podcast on the topic as well.
After learning about their plans to visit Houston, I was excited to collaborate to make their visit to H-town memorable.
Come and learn about their project at their talk at University of Houston on 9/18.
Also, get your nameplate scanned at Sawyer Yards on 9/19. All free and open to the public!
UPDATE: Event was cancelled due to flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda.
Images from when I got my nameplate scanned at their archive party. Photos by Naima Green
El Zine Exhibition - 9/17/19
I’m so excited to be featured in this zine exhibition in NYU. Although I will not be able to see it in person, I am overjoyed to have my work alongside other wonderful zines. Thank you Barbara at The Latinx Project of NYU for making this possible!
About the Event:
el zine: contemporary underground archives
In the last ten years we’ve seen DIY publishers expand tenfold with a new zine fest popping up every month in cities worldwide. The incorporation of zine tents in art book fairs like Printed Matter in NYC and LA exemplify mere fragments of the creative output that thrives outside of mainstream publishing platforms. This generation has re-embraced the analog and DIY mentality of content creation by rejecting traditional processes of editorial gatekeeping– a mechanism that keeps the most interesting creators (including many Latinx) at bay. This exposition will give you a sense of the ideas percolating in underground art, literature, punk scenes across the country with work that is rare, sometimes obscure, and always distinct.
This curated selection of DIY content includes monographs, ethnographies of low brow scenes, fiction, art books, health advice for POC, educational and historical texts, and artist catalogs. Most publishers exhibited in El Zine operate outside of mainstream publishing and produce their zines independently with little editorial oversight. This exhibition includes works distinguished for their informality and the rarity of their content. And with freedom to explore any and all topics that have aspects of taboo –like magic, marijuana, sex work– or personal content that may not exist in other media arenas– urban landscapes, ghost stories, queer and trans perspectives, ancestral healing practices– zines offer an exclusive eye into the anxieties, interests, and ideas powering this generation’s cultural production.
Event Details:
On view 9/17/19 - 12/10/19
NYU, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis
20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Tintero Projects Reading at MFAH - 9/5/19
Tintero Projects Reading at MFAH - 9/5/19
L-R: Natasha Carrizosa, Juan Avalos, Alexander P. Garza, Amanda Ortiz, Yeiry Guevara, Lupe Mendez
I’ve been away from Texas for over 8 years. There has been a lot of learning and growing (everyday!) since I returned to my hometown from NYC. One of the most important NYC lessons I wanted to continue was finding my creative community. Over the last few months, I have had the good fortunate to connect with so many creative brains. This event was particularly important to me because it took place at a local institution where I had my earliest memory of art. Thank you Lupe Mendez at Tintero Projects for including me with other wonderful local writers. Thank you Sydney and Veronica at the MFAH for making this event possible.
About the Event:
Enjoy a unique literary experience as the MFAH collaborates once again with Tintero Projects. In the galleries of Between Play and Grief: Selections from the Latino American Collection, five professional Houston writers perform written pieces inspired by works of art from the exhibition.
Event Details:
7-8 pm on September 5, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
MFAH Website
Antonio Berni, Carnaval de Juanito, 1962, collage, collection of Gail and Louis K. Adler. © José Antonio Berni
Fresh Arts Summit - 7/20/19
Fresh Arts Summit - 7/20/19
Workshop Presenter for the Fresh Arts Summit
It was a blast to present at the Fresh Arts Summit on 7/20. I led a session titled “Applications 101”, Session F4. Check out Fresh Arts and all their services for Houston Artists. Register here by 7/14.
About the Summit:
”The Fresh Arts Summit is a 2-day conference offering 20+ skill-building workshops, expert lectures, artist panels + round table discussions, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. The Summit is ideal for emerging to established artists, makers, and creatives of all disciplines who seek to advance their entrepreneurial skills, expand their peer network, and tap into local resources.”
Session Details:
Session F4. Essentials: Applications 101 with Yeiry Guevara
Grants, fellowships, residencies, etc. etc. They all require an application, but where do you even start? Artist, writer, and Grants Manager for Houston Arts Alliance Yeiry Guevara will cover application basics by establishing working definitions of common application terms, best practices, and what to look out for when applying for certain opportunities.
Event Details:
July 19-20, 2019
Silver Street Studios
2000 Edwards Street, Houston, TX 77007
The Unapologetic Street Series Pop-Up - 4/20/19
The Unapologetic Street Series Pop-Up - 4/20/19
Salvi Dream Team Collaborators: Moe Penders, Johanna Toruño and Yeiry Guevara
Flyer Design by Iliana of Grow.Mija
As an artist, I’m always open to collaborating. Upon my move to Texas, one of my main goals was to host and create events in the trillest city on earth, Houston. When I learned my NYC Homie Johanna was on tour, we were able to connect to bring her art project, The Unapologetic Street Series (formerly known as The Unapologetically Brown Series) to Houston. The pop-up found a perfect home with Moe Pender’s show, El Chow: Mango Verde at Sabine Street Studios.
Major thanks to: Moe for all their incredible work to make this event possible; Somos Semillas & Sphynx Houston for the delicious vegan food. Excellent tunes provided by DJ Emily Eareta.
Event Details:
April 20, 2019
2 - 7 pm
Free at Sabine Street Studios, HTX
Spring 2019 News
Spring 2019 News
La vida da vueltas
Almost a year ago, I made some big moves! I went full-time with my freelance creative career, I got a dog, I learned so much about myself. Like the way water cuts stone, all the fast paced life transitions have carved a new path in my career and life. I’m super proud to share the great news with yall:
I’m the new Grants Manager for Houston Arts Alliance
Houston Arts Alliance has a direct and significant impact on the arts landscape in Houston and I’m so honored to be in this new role. I’m learning so much! This position is a perfect alignment of my business acumen and artistic endeavor. I’m so happy to be working with this incredible team at HAA as well as Houston artists and arts organizations. I plan to fully immerse my senses on all things art in Houston. There will be so much H-town culture on my social medias, look out.
BYE NYC - I moved to Texas
After 8 years in NYC, I have crossed off my New York bucket list. Brooklyn midnight adventures, check. Cry in the park, check. Cry on the subway, check. Talk to my high school crush on the subway, check. Visit the World’s Fair in Queens, check. Speak at Twitter, check. I’ve learned what I needed and could ever possibly want in that tiny concrete island. I will always have mad love for NY! Aint nobody can do a bagel like Tompkins Square Bagel in the East Village. Of course yall know, my heart has always been in Texas. The day I was packing, was the day Solange’s latest album, “When I Get Home”, dropped. I took this as a serendipitous sign of coming home. So catch me around H-town and teach me the ways of cheaper real estate in Texas.
LA, I’ll Be Seeing You Soon
Another big news is that I’ll be presenting on a wonderful panel with amazing Salvi women for the LA Times Festival of Books on Sunday, April 14th. Karla Vasquez, Yesika Salgado and I will be in conversation with la maravillosa Marty Preciado. Check out all the details here. SO EXCITED!!
I’m still making art
Art saves me. I’m settling into these life transitions and my deepest love will always be art. I’m being gentle with my creative process and allowing it to flow in whichever ways it comes. All that flowery language to say, I’m working on some stuff. I do plan to do some events in Houston (and wherever yall want me to present with an honorarium, drop a line here). I’ll be releasing the new stuff as it comes through.
Thanks for being part of the journey! I’m really excited for what the future holds and best believe I’ll be writing about it. Hasta la proxima.
LA Times Festival of Books - 4/14/19
all Salvi women panel at the country’s biggest literary festival! OMG!
It was a true honor to present on this panel titled “Cultural Preservation Through Writing” at the LA Times Festival of Books 2019. I was alongside the amazing Marty Preciado, Yesika Salgado and Karla T. Vasquez. These women have my complete admiration and I was over the moon excited to share a stage with them. Thank you Marty for making this happen. Thank you Yesika and Karla for the necessary and beautiful art you both create. Thank you siblings for the immense support. Thank you all who showed up and/or sent your support from abroad.
L.A., you have my heart always.
Left to right: Marty Preciado, Yeiry Guevara, Yesika Salgado, Karla T. Vasquez for L.A. Times Festival of Books 2019
Check out our interview with Bla Blah Show TV, broadcasted nationally in Mexico.
Details:
Sunday, April 14, 2019
10:30 - 11:30 am
University of Southern California, Salvatori Computer Science Center 101
See link for event info - requires a ticket! RSVP there.
Event Photos
Spoken Word Poetry Video
Hey 2019! I finally made my dream multimedia project come to life.
Here is my first video of my spoken word poetry. The poem is titled “Amar Al Aire Libre”.
I was inspired by all types of romance, food from oriente and the big country landscapes of the tiny El Salvador.
The video is captioned in Spanish. I wrote, voiced, directed and edited it all.
Enjoy!
Poema leído y producido por Yeiry Guevara.
Buena Conmigo-Lotería Exhibition - 12/8/18
A year after my first art show ever in this space, I’m so proud to be showing all new pieces at Hardy & Nance Studios again. I created these original images for the “Buena Conmigo-Lotería Exhibtion”, organized by the East End Studio Gallery.
The show is lotería themed so I put a Salvi spin on this classic latinx game.
My Salvi Lotería Pieces: “El Cuzuco” & “El Jicaro”
Sadly, I will not be able to attend in person but check out the show and see other great pieces.
Event Details
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Gallery Viewing: 1 - 4 pm
Loteria Game: 4:30 - 8 pm
902 Hardy St, Houston, TX 77020
Zine Fest Houston - 11/17/18
Houston, I was so happy to be part of this reading and discussion panel at Zine Fest Houston 2018.
Thanks Reyes for inviting me to be a part of “Latinx Zinesters in Texas: A Reading and Discussion Featuring Reyes Ramirez, Claudia Delfina Cardona, Yeiry Guevara, and moderated by S Rodriguez.”
I sold copies of my zines and tiny zines at the event as well.
Event Details
Saturday, November 17, 2018
4:00 - 5:00 pm - Panel & Reading
Lawndale Arts Center
4912 Main St., Houston, TX 77002
Free for all ages
Thank you Moe + Maria for the pics!
Miércoles de Poesía en San Salvador - 11/14/18
Por la primera vez, pude leer mi poesía en persona en San Salvador, El Salvador. Estaba súper emocionada de poder compartir mis obras en mis tierras ancestrales. Gracias Janel, Alberto y el conjunto de Los Tacos de Paco por invitarme y todo el esfuerzo que hacen para promover la poesía en Centroamérica.
Detalles sobre el Evento:
Miércoles, 14 de noviembre a las 7:30 pm
En Los Tacos de Paco, Colonia Miramonte, Avenida Los Andes 2931, San Salvador, El Salvador
Entrada Gratis para Toda Edades
For the first time ever, I did an in-person reading in San Salvador, El Salvador. I was super excited to share my work and to bring it all home! Thank you Janel, Alberto and the team at Los Tacos de Paco for inviting me and for all the amazing work y’all do for poetry in Central America.
Event Details:
Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 pm
At Los Tacos de Paco, Colonia Miramonte, Avenue Los Andes 2931, San Salvador, El Salvador
Free Entry for All Ages
Orgullo Latinx: El Salvador - 10/19/18
I spoke at this great event with a dear friend of mine, Sayre Quevedo. I was thrilled to share my experience with the college students.
About the Event
Join the Student Organization of Latinxs this Friday for one of our biggest events of the year: Orgullo Latinx!
This year, we have decided to celebrate El Salvador through an evening of games, performances by Cáthia, traditional Salvadoran dishes like pupusas and empanadas de plátano, and an art showcase!
We will also be hosting Yeiry Guevara and Sayre Quevedo as speakers, as well as Karen López (CC '18) as MC for the evening!
Through this event, we hope to uplift Central American voices that are often excluded from conversations on Latinx identity and representation, migration, and US interventionism.
¡Lxs esperamos!
Friday October 19, 2018 from 7 - 10 PM
Columbia University
Lerner Broadway Room
Facebook Event
CISPES Reading - 10/11/18
I had a reading with CISPES at their event: Fight for Water in El Salvador on October 11, 2018.
Free & open to the public!
About The Event
Please join the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) raise awareness about the fight against water privatization in El Salvador. This event will have a report back on this major issue threatening the 6 million people living in El Salvador, and will also have performances by Salvadoran & Central American poets.
Performances by:
Cruz Kontrol
Gilmarie Brioso
The Daizeez
Yeiry Guevara
Christopher Soto
American Indian Community House
39 Eldridge St
October 11, 2018
6:30 - 9:00 pm
