Yann Kebbi studied at the L’école Estienne and L’école des Arts Décoratifs, with an exchange year in New York, studying at Parsons School of Design. He lives in Paris and is represented by Heart Artists' Agents.

At the core of Yann’s practice is drawing; he fills sketchbooks with drawings of his travels, or just in a café or out with friends. His subjects are mostly people, where he especially like to depict ‘types’. This observational drawing feeds into his work for commercial clients, and provides a humane response to subject matters.

Yann has been commissioned by European and American broadsheets such as The New York Times, The Guardian and Libération. He works regularly with The New Yorker and Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin. In addition to his work in the fields of editorial and design, Yann collaborates on small publishing projects for the independent publisher '3 Fois Par Jour' . He has also written and illustrated his own children’s book ‘Americanin un Chien à New York’ and a new graphic novel with Viken Berberian 'The structure is rotten, comrade'. He regularly exhibits his work, and sells original drawings, etchings and prints.