Zara Yost is a writer, artist, and curator of interdisciplinary and contemporary art. She earned her MA in New Arts Journalism, with concentrations in intersectional feminism and contemporary art criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art & Creative Writing from Eckerd College.
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Zara has worked with museums and art organizations, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, United States Artists, and Arts Alliance Illinois. She's written for Newcity, Whitehot Magazine, Mt. Lebanon Magazine, Petrichor, Fnewsmagazine, Chicago Reader and edited/proofread for Table Magazine and Sheezus Magaine. Zara has been an artist liaison and curatorial assistant for mossArchitects, and the Boston Society of Architecture. She was a guest critic for Radiant Hall in 2023. Currently, Zara is the owner and founder of a miniature art gallery in Pittsburgh, PA. Her work is characterized by an integrative approach that reflects her beliefs about the self, identity, and human connection.