Current
Exhibitions
Left: R.B. Kitaj; Right: Yona Verwer
G*d. Reflections between Heaven and Earth
Jewish Museum Vienna, April 2 - Oct. 5, 2025
UPCOMING:
Margolis Gallery, Houston, Noah-A Future Hope, Opening September 18.
HUC Heller Museum, NYC, Children of Ruth, Openin September 18. August 18 - December 19, 2025
HUC Heller Museum, NYC, Proverbs, Opening October 9. August 18, 2025 – June 24, 2026
Grant
The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture honored me with a 2025 Fellowship Grant to continue my series Living Waters, inspired by Jewish teachings on environmental stewardship, addressing ocean pollution, and featuring embedded short videos that highlight the ethical imperative to protect our planet."
Yona Verwer is a Dutch-born multidisciplinary visual artist and curator based in New York City. Her work delves into themes of heritage, immigration, ecology, and spirituality, offering an exploration of cultural identity and the interconnectedness of the human experience.
Verwer’s art has been showcased in over 30 museum exhibitions worldwide, including venues such as the Jerusalem Biennale, Vienna Jewish Museum, Heller Museum, Reginald Lewis Museum of African-American Art, Yeshiva University Museum, Ein Harod Museum, the Bronx Museum, Mizel Museum, and the Holocaust Memorial Center.
Her work has garnered significant attention in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Art Criticism, Ars Judaica, The Huffington Post, among others.
Verwer holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Netherlands.
Recent press
Culturium, NOAH: A Future Hope, Paula Marvelly
Newsday, Artists on Antisemitism IV Exhibit at Suffolk Y Shows Strength, Nicholas Grasso.
MSN, NOAH: A Future Hope - A Confluence of Art, Spirituality and Environmental Action, Kelly
Visitors viewing augmented reality videos at the “Troubled Waters” installation in Amsterdam, 2019
Holy Waters / Hella War at the Jerusalem Biennale, 2024