Hannah Yata

Hannah Faith Yata is half Japanese and was born and raised in a small town in Georgia. She grew up with a deep love of nature and animals passed down by the beautiful surroundings in the country and her mother.

As a young adult, she studied feminism, psychology, and art in college. Graduating with a BFA in painting from the University of Georgia in 2012 she moved up to New York to focus on her work and how to put her ideas into paintings. In 2015, she was commissioned to do several works of art for musician B.o.B, which are now featured on his latest albums “Psycadelik Thoughtz” and the his "Elements" series. Now married to fellow artist, Jean Pierre Arboleda, the two painters work passionately to call attention to the darker themes of nature and industry.
In her paintings, Yata seeks to interweave the parallels of the unconscious with the struggle of the natural environment and how it relates to views regarding the body of the woman and that of nature. Her use of masks express different types of emotion and characters while incorporating her fascination with other cultures and tribes. Body paint and designs play with a romantic idea of becoming more in touch with the earth and the life forces that dwell within, while also c...

University of Georgia, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, 2012

Solo Shows

2016 Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2011 Uesuto Gallery, Ginza, Japan

Selected Group Shows

2017 Creature, BeinArt Gallery, Brunswick, Australia

2017 MAPS Conference, Phaneros Gallery, Oakland, CA

2017 Recherche, Tribe 13 Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2017 Naia Museum, Morbihan, France

2017 Grand Opening of Phaneros Gallery, Nevada City, CA

2017 Gem and Jam Festival, Phaneros Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2017 Oversensory, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017 Swallowed by the Jungle, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2016 Exhibition hosted by Phaneros Gallery at the Emerald Cup, Santa Rosa, CA

2016 Napoleon Complexity, AFA Gallery, New York, NY

2016 Mission Blue, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY

2016 Femme to Femme Fatale, Modern Eden Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2016 Suggestivism : Resonance curated by Nathan Spoor, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016 Summer's Ghost, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ

2016 4%ers Group Exhibition Curated by Rachel Ralph, Athen B Gallery, Oakland, CA

2016 Truth to Power Pop-up Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

2016 Bridgehampton Art Fair, Exhibiting with Haven Gallery and Corey Helford Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

2016 Blackburn...