Dena Yago

Dena Yago (born 1988) is an artist, poet, and writer who lives and works in New York. She is known for being a co-founder in the trend forecasting art collective K-HOLE, which coined the term 'normcore.' She also helped to found are.na, a research tool and social network.

Yago has exhibited art with galleries and institutions such as JTT Gallery, Frans Hals Musemum, Derosia (formerly known as Bodega), Force Majeure, and the Hammer Museum.

Her writing has appeared in e-flux journal, Flash Art, and frieze magazine. In 2019 she released a book of poems and photographs titled Fade the Lure, which documents her experience working with and living alongside emotional support dogs in Los Angeles.

Education and career Yago studied art at Columbia University, and graduated in 2010. After graduating, she worked for a law firm in downtown Manhattan. She currently works as a cultural strategist in New York City.