About

BIO

Yerke Abuova is a Kazakh-American visual artist who focuses on oil painting, sculpture, and public art. In her works, Abuova depicts surreal environments that reflect reality through a whimsical lens while exploring the themes of memory, cultural histories, and femininity. Yerke received her BFA from Cornell University in 2023. She has participated in group exhibitions at the Education Department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, and in the galleries at Cornell University. Her mural projects can be found throughout upstate New York and in Washington DC.