50 Most Influential Latinos

Yehimi Cambron

Yehimi Cambrón, LLC / Cross Keys Foundation

Owner / President

Yehimi Cambrón is an artist and educator born in Michoacán, México and raised in Atlanta. Cambrón’s artwork focuses on celebrating the humanity and resilience of immigrants. Currently, her series “Family Portrait” is on display at the High Museum as part of the exhibit Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta, on view through September 29.

In September of 2018, the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named Cambrón among the 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia. She was recently selected as the winner for the Living Walls’ Laura Patricia Calle Grant with her project Monuments: Our Immigrant Mothers. The mural is a celebration of immigrant mothers, who remain the most resourceful, entrepreneurial, and selfless human beings

for their families despite the trauma they carry on their shoulders. She continues her art as activism with upcoming mural collaborations with the Atlanta History Center, El Refugio at Stewart Detention Center, and Welcoming America.

Cambrón’s first mural was the Education is Liberation Monarch, painted as part of Living Walls’ The BuHi Walk. She has used this mural as a platform to advocate for the protection of undocumented youth. Cambrón was one of the nationally-selected artists for Off the Wall: Atlanta’s Civil Rights & Social Justice Journey, a collaboration between WonderRoot and the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee. Cambrón’s series of murals for Off the Wall elevate social justice issues through the lenses of immigration narratives. Her work was featured by Sports Illustrated, ESPN México, Jezebel Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, CNN, CNN en Español and Univisión, among many others.

Before focusing on art full time, Teach for America (TFA) accepted Cambrón into their corps of educators fighting educational inequity. She became the first of two DACAmented (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) TFA educators in Georgia. After completing her commitment teaching elementary school, Cambrón returned to her alma mater as a high school art teacher.