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Yahn Nemirovsky (he/they)
Toronto, ON
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Yahn Nemirovsky is an artist, craftsperson, educator and cultural worker based in Toronto, working primarily in textiles, paper, and mixed-media techniques. He received his BFA in Material Art & Design: Textiles from OCAD University in 2020. His work has been exhibited at Xpace Cultural Centre, Riverdale Hub Gallery, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, The Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum at Baycrest Health Sciences, Beaver Hall Gallery, Glory Hole Gallery, and D-Beatstro.
In addition to his studio practice, Yahn is an experienced facilitator of arts and craft education programs. He has worked with a range of institutions and communities, including Baycrest Health Sciences, the Textile Museum of Canada, the Art Gallery of Guelph, Triangle Program, Riverdale Hub, the Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers, Montgomery's Inn, Arts4All, and Community Arts Guild. Through both making and teaching, he remains committed to accessibility, experimentation, and the transformative possibilities of craft.
artist statement
Yahn Nemirovsky is an artist, craftsperson, educator, and cultural worker whose practice explores the intersection of textile and paper-based media. Drawing inspiration from the intimate object worlds of perzines, stitching samplers, and other ephemeral forms, Yahn uses techniques such as embroidery, appliqué, collage, and watercolour to create hybrid objects often activated through stitched text in a first-person voice.
Their work is grounded in queer theory and seeks to trouble binary understandings of value, classification, and permanence in craft. By centering play, fluidity, and care, Yahn invites viewers into a shared space of recognition—one where both object and observer might see something quietly true reflected in one another.