Yana Rzayeva

Happy to announce my textile installation Remnants for the Future as part of DesignTO festival 2026. See it at between December 20 and March 18, 2026. Check link in bio to learn more about the project.

Thank you Stantec, and for this opportunity.

Celebrate the 16th annual DesignTO Festival, Jan 23-Feb 1, 2026. Canada’s largest celebration of design hosts 100+ free events and exhibits across Toronto. Celebrating 16 transformative years with over 1M attendees, 7K+ creatives, and $120M in tourism impact.
Let’s design a sustainable, just, and joyful future together!

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This work is on view at Leslie Grove Gallery now until Sept. 21, as part of Common Ground: What Unites Us - an art show about connection, community, and our shared spaces. Artwork in this show explores the meaningful connections we share, illuminating the quiet, powerful places where we come together through shared emotion, memory, experience, and a sense of belonging.

Mended
32x32 in.

This work combines encaustic, oil, and natural fibers to explore themes of connection, rupture, and repair. The cascading threads suggest both unraveling and continuity, evoking the fragile yet enduring ties that bind us to memory, community, and belonging.

This work is on view at until February 5th as part of ‘Hello Yellow’ - a juried group exhibition of 30 artists. Opening reception is tonight at 7 pm. Many of the participating artists will be in attendance, including myself. Everyone is welcome!
Thank you for organizing.

Saffron Dreams. 18x24 encaustic and textile on cradled board.