Born in Chicago, Illinois, September 6, 1925; died in Mexico City, May 3, 2002. Received Bachelor of Arts
degree in Social Sciences, University of Chicago, 1944. Arrived in Mexico in 1945; matriculated at “La
Esmeralda” (The National School for Painting, Sculpture and Graphics), Mexico City, to study painting and
sculpture. Obtained Mexican citizenship in January 1958.
Experience as a printmaker
Yampolsky began her career in printmaking in 1945 as a member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Popular
Graphics Workshop) the post-Revolutionary artists’ collaborative that created and promoted art for the
masses, and that supported progressive and democratic interests for the Mexican people through their
imagery. She was active s a printmaker with the Taller until 1960, and was the first female member of its
Executive Committee. Yampolsky also served as the TGP’s curator, organizing exhibitions of members’
work that were seen in Mexico and internationally.
Exhibitions include:
- 1950 Mexikansk Grafik. Kungshallen, Estocolomo, Suecia.
- 1955 Arte mexicano. Museo Nacional, Tokio, Japón.
- 1957 Diseñó y fue curadora de la Gran muestra de la obra del Taller de Gráfica Popular,
retrospective exhibition to commemorate the 20th aniversary of the TGP, Palacio de
Bellas Artes, Ciudad de México.
- 1958 Grabados mexicanos contemporáneos. Musée Galliéra, París, Francia.
Photography
Yampolsky began to experiment with photography in 1948, initially to record her personal travels. She began
to exhibit her work in 1960. YampolskyÕs work has been seen in some 15 monographic books, in over 50
one-woman exhibitions, and approximately 150 group exhibitions internationally. Her photographs are
included in numerous public and private collections throughout the world. Yampolsky was recognized for her
contributions to Mexican art and culture through an award from the Sistema Nacional de Creadores,
CONACULTA, Mexico, and with the Miguel Othón de Mendizábal Prize awarded by the InstitutoNacional de
Antropología e Historia (2000)
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