Jessica Yatrofsky

Jessica Yatrofsky (born June 18, 1981) is an American artist, photographer and filmmaker.

Yatrofsky was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She studied Art at the University of Nevada Las Vegas from 2002-2006 and later received her masters in photography in 2009 from Parsons the New School. Her first photography monograph, "I Heart Boy," was published in 2010 by Powerhouse Books. Her first solo show was in 2011.

Yatrofsky wrote and directed her first feature-length film, SUN IN MY MOUTH, in 2010.

Her work has been exhibited in New York City, Las Vegas, and Copenhagen, including a live performance at Daniel Cooney Fine Art that was featured in New York Press. She is the founder of the photography blog, I Heart Boy, and a regular contributor to East Village Boys.

Yatrofsky has guest lectured at the International Center for Photography, Parsons the New School The Camera Club of New York, Pratt, and the Academie Beeldende Kunsten in the Netherlands.

A featured article on Yatrofsky appeared in the "It Girl" issue of Nylon Magazine in October 2010. She was also featured in ELLE Magazine, The New York Press, Ados Puntos, Brooklyn Magazine, The L Magazine, OUT Magazine, Trysatate Magazine, I.T. Post Magazine, Attitude Magazine and Next Magazine.

Yatrofsky currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Work

Jessica Yatrofsky is known for her film and photographic work with male subjects. She first gained notoriety for her work on I Heart Boy, a photo blog dedicated to picturing young men in sweetly provocative ways, which was later adapted into a photography monograph published by Powerhouse Books in 2010 titled, "I Heart Boy." Yatrofsky also developed a following while contributing to the online publication, East Village Boys. Her artwork also includes live performances as well as films that explore beauty, sexual politics , and perception. She received an MFA from Parsons the New School in New York City in 2009.

Reception

New York Press calls her work "sensual and soft—a weirdly incongruous beauty that isn't masculine in the traditional sense, but unquestionably male." Her monograph, "I Heart Boy," was also ranked #5 on The Advocate's "Top 10"

External links

• Powerhouse Books
• ELLE Magazine
• The New York Press
• The New York Press
• The L Magazine
• Advocate's Top 10
• NEXT Magazine
• Personal Website
• Camera Club of New York
• East Village Boys
• Daniel Cooney Fine Art
• Platinum Love
• Kontor Projects
• I Heart Boy
• Personal Website
• Ados Puntos
• Ados Puntos
• Brooklyn Magazine
• Birdstone