Born Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, México, 1991
Lives 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.
Recently, she has presented her first solo exhibition LADI BEÑE in Campeche, CDMX, 2025. She has participated in group exhibitions including the 15th FEMSA Biennial, “La voz de la montaña” at the Museo Regional Alhóndiga de Granaditas in Guanajuato, Mexico, Histórias Indígenas at Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Disrupciones Indígenas. Art of the Peoples of Mexico at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico, Los huecos del agua. Arte Actual de Pueblos Originarios at Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico and at Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico. This November, she will participate in the Yucatán Biennial, Mexico, under the artistic direction of Abraham Cruzvillegas.
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 Histórias indígenas, edited by the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and Los Huecos del Agua, edited by the Museo Universitario del Chopo.