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Yannis Lobaina (b. 1979, Baracoa, Cuba) is an award-winning Cuban artist, author, and nature photographer living in Toronto. Yannis focuses on writing, mindful nature photography, and community art workshops in her daily art practice.
As a photographer, she specializes in minimalist visual storytelling. She captures awe moments, patterns, shapes, and textures in everyday life. Her photography encourages viewers to appreciate the calm and magic around them. Yannis values slow creativity, mindful living, slow travel, and ethical photography, which are important in her work. She has received many awards from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Foundation. These awards have allowed her to exhibit her photographs and mixed media art in various galleries across Toronto.
Shinrin Yoku: The Healing Art of Forest Bathing. Group art exhibition by AlbArt Global Collective, curated by Yannis Lobaina. Shinrin Yoku: The Healing Art of Forest Bathing. Group art exhibition by ...
Let's walk together: a mindful photo poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina Let's walk together: a mindful photo poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina. This is the second year I'm offering ...
POETRY AND VISUAL ART
LITERARY FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITING
was originally published as (Ediciones Union, Havana, Cuba, 2015). Editor Soleida Ríos set a difficult task for herself and nearly three dozen other Cuban women writers, artists, and thinkers. She asked each to "choose a mask. With it she spins her story so that her own image appears in the ...
Quimera, revista de literatura desde 1980: ensayos, reseñas y entrevistas con escritores. Análisis crítico para lectores exigentes.
Summary: Story: More Stories from Toronto 2019
Finding The Way (Anthology by Immigrant Writers) - Kindle edition by Association, Immigrant Writers, Lawerh, Rachel, Diongue, Marème, Gonsalves, Neil, Kolisnyk, Olesya, Vizitiu, Ramona, Lebedev, Paul, Dieanu, Marni, Kirt, Kimberly J., Casineanu, Gabriela, Kumar, Alka, Petrecu, Emanuel, Sankarsingh, Brian, Lobaina, Yannis. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.
Nos refugiamos de la lluvia bajo el Pont des Arts, / jugamos con los charcos de agua / admirando nuestro reflejo en ellos, / lamiste mi sexo y luego pintaste mi cuerpo con barro...
“Flashback” and “Cazando Cronopios”. Portals. Issue 9 – Multilingual Art Lab Issue.
ARTICLES: PHOTOGRAPHY, LITERATURE AND TRAVEL
How have you developed or improved your decision-making skills? I recently had the incredible opportunity to share a glimpse of my artistic journey with the wonderful magazine, Bold Journey. And one ...
The Art of Mindful Nature Photography: A Contemplative Journey as an Immigrant in Canada By Yannis Lobaina. Article in Canadian Photography Magazine. Vol.3.No.3. Fall 2025.