Mari Hernandez (born 1979) is a photographer known for her self-portraits that reflect Chicana cultural identity. She is a co-founder of Más Rudas, a Chicana artist collective. She has had works exhibited at the

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, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Artpace, and the Galveston Art Center.

Biography

Mari Hernandez was born in San Antonio, Texas. Hernandez began exploring her own art aesthetic after visiting murals at the San Antonio Cultural Arts Center. Her husband is J.J. Lopez. She received her Bachelor’s degree in

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at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Más Rudas

Hernandez is one of the co-founders of the group, Más Rudas (2009 - 2015). Mas Rudas is a group of four Chicana feminist artists: Mari Hernandez, Ruth Leonela Buentello, Sarah Castillo, and Kristin Gamez. The artists aim to represent their life experiences as Chicana women through art, videos, photography and installation.

Awards

She received a

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Emerging Artist Grant in 2017 as well as a National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Fund for the Arts grant. In 2020, her piece ''Silia'' was one of the 42 works selected from a nationwide open call for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and was on display at the

Photography

* ''What Remains'' is a photo series created in 2018 that depicts the connection between one's physiognomy and identity. * ''As Julia Pastrana'', is a photo series inspired by the life of Julia Pastrana. This photo series was created in 2013. * ''El Lenguaje,'' a triptych created in 2021, is about language's impact on

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