About Rio Yañez
Born 1980. Rio Yañez is an American artist and curator.
Rio Yañez (born in 1980) is an American curator and artist. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Biography Rio Yañez was born in 1980 at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, California to artists Yolanda Lopez and René Yañez. His parents separated after a few years but they remained as neighbors in the same building in the Mission District in San Francisco. He has been active with his art at Galeria de la Raza, SOMArts, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, among others.
Yañez was a member of the food-based art group The Great Tortilla Conspiracy making tortilla art, other members include Joseph "Jos" Sances, René Yañez, and Art Hazelwood.
In 2014, Rio Yañez moved to the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland.
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American artist and curator, based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Rio Yañez was born in 1980 in San Francisco.
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Rio Yañez is an artist and curator.
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Rio Yañez is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rio Yañez. https://biography.guide/rio-yanez/
MLA: "Rio Yañez." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rio-yanez/.
Chicago: "Rio Yañez." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rio-yanez/.
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