Lives in Oaxaca, México
Ana Hernández (b. 1991, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca) is a Mexican visual artist and a graduate of the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Oaxaca, and the CEACO Contemporary Art Specialization Clinics. Part of her training was received from the Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca (IAGO).
Her wide production of work encompasses diverse techniques ranging from silkscreen printing to wood carving, and involves traditional sound, textile and visual languages of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The artist addresses themes such as migration, language and family, stemming from personal interests that draw from the exchange of knowledge within the community. Ana Hernández’s work represents a vindication of the art of the original peoples and its contemporary reflection.
She has participated in exhibitions such as Histórias Indígenas at Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Disrupciones Indígenas. Arte de los Pueblos de México at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico, Los huecos del agua. Arte Actual de Pueblos Originarios at the Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico, and at the Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico. Her works and projects have been published in media such as Harper’s Bazar ART, El País, La Jornada, as well as in the publication Los Huecos del Agua edited by the Museo Universitario del Chopo.