Yahn Nemirovsky (they/he) is a postdisciplinary artist, sewist, craftsperson and educator based in Toronto, interested in the intersections of textile and paper media practices. In his making, he takes inspiration from the intimate object worlds of perzines (personal zines) and stitching samplers. Combining techniques of embroidery, collage, watercolour and appliqué, he creates hybrid objects which are given a first-person voice with stitched text.

Attentive to the applications of queer theory to craft, Yahn looks to complicate binary understandings of value assignment and classification for objects and making practices. They center play and fluidity in the making of their work, and in contemplating objects’ care and lifespans. Yahn seeks to facilitate an experience wherein the viewer and the object both know something deeply true about one another.

Yahn received their BFA in Material Art & Design: Textiles from OCAD University in 2020. His work has been exhibited at Riverdale Hub, Xpace Cultural Centre, Beaver Hall Gallery and Glory Hole Gallery. He has developed and facilitated arts and craft education programming with the Textile Museum of Canada, the Art Gallery of Guelph and Community Arts Guild.