Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin’s practice is an observation of the history of materials created by our consumer-based society. This collective residue tells the story of a culture obsessed with technological progress and blind to its environmental and human impact. Art allows her to translate and establish visual connections between the disposable synthetic world and the cyclical natural world. 

For her, weaving is both a process and a language—a way to saturate space while reflecting on the inevitable tension between being an insider and an outsider. Her bilingualism fuels a deep curiosity about language, leading her to explore the multiplicity of meanings rather than singular definitions. This sensibility, combined with her immigrant experience and a commitment to recycling and reuse, grounds her practice in systemic frameworks that question notions of power, privilege, and belonging.

Alvarez Yurcisin is best known for her woven cages and panels made from nontraditional, repurposed materials. These objects function as psychological devices, exposing the artificial boundaries constructed by systems of oppression and control. Other works engage with word lists and associations in English and Spanish, inviting layered experiential meanings.

Originally from Mexico, she works and lives outside Washington, D.C. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Georgetown University.