Kim Yaged is an award-winning writer and photographer whose work frequently addresses issues of identity and stereotyping with a focus on using art for social change. Her photos have been presented in London, Berlin and Tunisia. Kim received the Kennedy Center’s Meritorious Achievement Award for her play America. America also won the Audience Award at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival in New York and was part of House Special at ODC Theater in San Francisco. Kim’s chamber opera www.love was showcased by the New York City Opera and performed at the University of Michigan, where it was honored with four Ann Arbor News “Best of” Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Production. Her one-woman show Hypocrites & Strippers was nominated for a Best Actress Artsie. An excerpt is included in The Best Women’s Monologues for the 21st Century. The animated shorts inspired by Hypocrites & Strippers have traveled the globe, including stops in Rio, Melbourne, London, New York, and Taiwan. Kim’s work has been published by Random House, Applause, and Ballantine Books, among others.
With Poetic Theater Productions:
Art featured in gallery show The Art of Resilience in Poetic License 2019: Resilience
Poet in Songsmiths Session January 2019