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Terry Ybáñez is a Mexican American artist and educator based in San Antonio, Texas. She has been active participant in various cultural and community organizations.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Ybáñez was born and raise in San Antonio, Texas.[2] She starts to have interest in art when she was painting in her grandmother's garden when she was 5 years old. She went to Wheatley High School and decided to do fashion design. During high school, Ybáñez found a part time job as art teacher teaching young children to draw and paint at Southwest School. She did a year and half majoring in fashion in Stephens College in Columbus, Missouri. She returned to San Antonio to earn a degree in Fine Arts at Trinity University.[3] She also got a Master's degree at University of Texas, San Antonio.[2]
Notable work
[edit]Ybáñez has over 35 years of exprence as a muralist, painter, teacher, and illustractor. She explores themes of heritage, creativity, and peace.[2] She has been teaching art at Brackenridge High School and illustrating children's books. In her artwork, she uses still life as a form of visual storytelling, creating symbolic "poems" that reflect her culture, life, and identity.
Ybáñez received a grant from Green Spaces Alliance to implement an irrigation system for the Mission Library Community Garden.[1]
One of her pieces features an altar centered around a statue of St. Theresa, symbolizing a woman's introspection and resilience. Through symbolic objects like a shell (life’s questions), Maya and Mexican cloth (ancestry), and a can of paintbrushes (her passion for art), Ybáñez explores themes of heritage, creativity, peace, and the unknown. The color yellow represents memory and courage in facing uncertainty, while a document on alienation highlights the struggles Latina women face in a historically exclusionary society. St. Theresa, embodying purity and calmness, serves as an inspiration for self-reflection, belonging, and embracing life’s mysteries. The altar functions as both a tribute and a call to empowerment.[1]
Additional known works include Mi Madre is painting, honoring her mother[4] and Emma Tenayuca, a mural, which pays homage to the leader organizer of pecan sheller.[2]
Ybáñez has also illustrated books such as Hairs/Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros; The Christmas Tree/El Arbol de La Navidad by Alma Flor Ada; and It’s Not Fair/No Es Justo by Carmen Tafolla & Sheryl Teneyuca.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Romo, Dr Ricardo (2022-04-01). "Terry A. Ybanez". La Prensa Texas. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Terry Ybañez: Latina Artist and Community Activist". 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Terry Ybanez". Facebook.
- ^ "Mi Madre - Terry A. Ybanez". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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