Yola Alabre

Yola Alabre, known by her artist’s name Yola A., is a visual artist based in Quebec, on the South Shore of Montreal. Her practice unfolds between geometric abstraction and lyrical abstraction, two approaches that reflect complementary dimensions of her journey: the first rooted in her rational side and her career as a mathematics teacher, attentive to proportions, structure and logic; the second emerged as a more intuitive and emotional side and carried by rhythm, movement and chromatic vibration. Self-taught, she has built her pictorial language through experimentation, regular practice and the study of the great masters of abstraction, foremost among them Kandinsky.

She paint to make perceptible what we feel but cannot name: the impact of our actions on the living world, the fragility of the world around us and the network of interconnections that links human beings to one another, to animals, and to the other elements of the planet. Her themes, the fragility of nature, the relationship with the living world and spirituality in everyday life are issues addressed in her works, questions she raises without seeking to resolve them.

Her acrylic paintings on canvas have been exhibited in Montreal and Laval, including a solo exhibition entitled “Vibrant Colors” at Tiers-Lieu Montreal in spring 2025. She has also received recognition in several juried international online art competitions. A member of Art x Terra, a community dedicated to supporting, training and professionalizing visual artists, Yola A. pursues a methodical and coherent artistic practices whose works naturally integrate into a variety of environment: residential, institutional, hotel, commercial and public spaces.