Liz Hernández

Liz Hernández
Born
Elizabeth Hernández

1993 (age 30–31)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesLiz Hernandez
Occupation(s)Visual artist, graphic designer
SpouseRyan Whelan
Websiteliz-hernandez.com

Elizabeth Hernández (born 1993) is a Mexican-born American visual artist and designer.[1] She works many mediums including in painting, murals, ceramics, and embossed aluminum sculpture.[2][3][4] She lives in Oakland, California.[5][6]

Biography[edit]

Her husband and sometimes artistic collaborator is artist Ryan Whelan.[5] In 2023, she and Whelan exhibited at "A Weed By Any Other Name" at the newly opened Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) in the Dogpatch.[7][8][9]

Her work is part of the museum collections at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[10] and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.[11]

Exhibitions[edit]

  • 2015 – "Tortillería Horizontal", site specific group project, Mexico City, Mexico[12]
  • 2020 – "Talisman: Liz Hernández", Pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland, California[2]
  • 2021 – "Californisme Partie 2", Bim Bam Gallery, Paris, France
  • 2022 – "Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves", Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, California[13]
  • 2022 – "Bay Area Walls", San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), San Francisco, California[10][14]
  • 2023 – "A Weed By Any Other Name", Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF), San Francisco, California[15]
  • 2023 – "Shifting the Silence", San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), San Francisco, California[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Conversation with Liz Hernández". SFMoMA.
  2. ^ a b "Talisman: Liz Hernández @ Pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland". Juxtapoz Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Liz Hernández". BOOOOOOOM!. January 20, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  4. ^ Nafziger, Christina (October 24, 2022). ""Where the Purple Flowers Cry" by Liz Hernández". Create! Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  5. ^ a b "Liz Hernandez Tells Her Story on Identity and Immigration Through Paint and Sculpture". Rogue Habits. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ Denniston, Rachel (December 18, 2020). "Interview with Artist Liz Hernández". California Art Review. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. ^ Sloss, Lauren (2022-07-21). "San Francisco Shines With New Museums, Restaurants and Parks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  8. ^ Bravo, Tony (December 28, 2023). "Bay Area visual arts scene stacked with new shows, anniversary celebrations for 2023". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  9. ^ "'More is more': San Francisco's new contemporary art centre reveals latest hires and inaugural programmes". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  10. ^ a b c "'Shifting the Silence' Exhibition at SFMOMA Amplifies Women Artists This Spring". ArtfixDaily. February 22, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  11. ^ Hotchkiss, Sarah (July 11, 2022). "de Young Museum Acquires 42 New Works by Bay Area Artists". KQED. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  12. ^ "The Student Journey from Studio to Social Entrepreneur". Creative Industries Incentive Network. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  13. ^ "Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community and Ourselves". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  14. ^ "In SFMOMA mural, Liz Hernández conjures a spell for future healing". 48 hills. 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  15. ^ Parks, Shoshi (October 7, 2022). "SF's new Institute of Contemporary Art pushes boundaries in Dogpatch". 7x7.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

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