Dealing with Demons Painting

Yanin Ruibal is a visual artist and illustrator born in Tijuana in 1989 and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora, México. In 2008, she moved to Puebla to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla. After two years, she left the program and spent a year in Los Angeles taking courses at OTIS College of Art and Design. In 2012, Yanin relocated to Mexico City, where she worked in two creative agencies before transitioning to a full-time freelance career. By 2014, she was supporting herself through illustration and painting. Since then, Yanin has participated in exhibitions across Mexico City, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Austin, and other cities, and is a regular participant in The Other Art Fair New York. In 2020, Saatchi Art named her one of their “35 Under 35 Rising Stars.” She has also collaborated on two successful NFT projects with Saatchi Art and has worked with a variety of Mexican and international brands. In March 2025, she presented a critically and commercially successful solo show in her hometown of Hermosillo. She is currently developing a sculpture project in collaboration with Sonoran artisans, exploring the intersection of personal narrative, material tradition, and regional identity.