About Yvette M. Reyes
YMR also known as Yvette Michelle Reyes is a self-taught, Mexican American artist hailing from Toledo, Ohio. Shortly before their fourth birthday, their thirty-eight year old mother was shot and killed. This traumatic event caused a deep instability within the family leading them to move multiple times. Attending over 15 different schools, made making and keeping friends a challenge, as this was pre cell phone and internet era. Instead, their best friends were their limited art supplies. YMR’s art has mostly been an autobiographical expression, used as a means of escapism and survival conveyed through dreamscapes and surrealism.