YoYo Lander is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work explores the complexity of the human body, exploring its beauty, strength, and vulnerability through intricately crafted collages. Her art is a dynamic meditation on movement and form, where she captures the subtle details of posture and expression with a keen sense of observation. Lander’s signature technique combines layers of hand-cut stained watercolor paper on top of stained watercolor backgrounds, creating rich, textural “bodyscapes” that convey both emotional depth and visual energy. The result is a striking series of multi-hued compositions that evoke a profound sense of presence and resilience. Through her evocative and layered approach to collage, she creates a compelling dialogue about identity, the body, and the human experience, captivating viewers worldwide with her distinctive visual language.

Lander’s work has garnered both national and international acclaim, with exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Stockholm, Brussels, Singapore, Paris, Switzerland, South Africa, and Dubai. Her works are part of prestigious public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC, the Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art in Wales, the California African American Museum, and the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. Additionally, her work is held in private collections, including DeWoody’s Bunker Art Space and the Petrucci Art Foundation.