{"title":"Yéssica Montero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Yessica_Montero.jpg?v=1783408687\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"203\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eB. 1998 - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDominican Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eYéssica Montero (b. 1998, Bonao, Dominican Republic) is a visual artist working across drawing, painting, and sculpture. She regularly participates in group exhibitions and projects addressing gender, politics, and decolonial histories, and has exhibited in Switzerland, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. In 2023, she was an artist-in-residence at Atelier Mondial (Basel, Switzerland) in collaboration with the Institute Art Gender Nature. In 2024, she was awarded the UNESCO Transcultura Scholarship for a residency in Havana, Cuba.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn 2025, her work received an award at the National Biennial of Visual Arts and was acquired for the collection of the Museum of Modern Art of the Dominican Republic. She currently lives and works between Bonao and Santo Domingo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eARTIST STATEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMy work refers to cavities and cellular forms from which species, sometimes hybrid, and imaginary organisms emerge. Through drawing, painting, and sculpture, I build a body of work that proposes other ways of existing and inhabiting the world. I am interested in exploring the boundaries where the real, the imaginary, and the biological merge.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"medula","title":"Yéssica Montero - \"Médula\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMédula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYéssica Montero, Dominican Republic\u003cbr\u003eMedium:\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAcrylic and oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:  35 x 35\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmerges from the idea of the Caribbean soul as forms that imagine a living territory, where bodies and species remain open to transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\/yessica-montero\" title=\"Yessica Montero\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack to Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\" title=\"All Artists\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack to List of Artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Yéssica Montero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464276590723,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"XCD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Yessicamontero_medula_2026.jpg?v=1783409030"},{"product_id":"medula-2","title":"Yéssica Montero - \"Médula 2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMédula 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYéssica Montero, Dominican Republic\u003cbr\u003eMedium:\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-TT\" class=\"TextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAcrylic and oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:  20 x 24\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-TT\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eImagines the Caribbean through hybrid forms that are constantly changing and inhabit a space between the biological and the fictional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\/yessica-montero\" title=\"Yessica Montero\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack to Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\" title=\"All Artists\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack to List of Artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Yéssica Montero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464314962051,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"XCD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Yessicamontero_medula2_2026.jpg?v=1783409311"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/collections\/IMG_5485_2_b4f773c2-8955-4719-8e25-33729ba2f909.jpg?v=1783408921","url":"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\/yessica-montero.oembed","provider":"Mustique Caribbean Contemporary Art Show \u0026 Prize","version":"1.0","type":"link"}