Ana B. Hernandez
Ana B. Hernámdez was born in Spain to a Spanish mother and a Puerto Rican father. She lived in Spain until her family moved to the United States. In 2005 Ms. Hernández received her Masters of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia. Since then, she has work as a professional artist, and accomplished a number of national and international artist residencies and fellowships.
Ana’s artwork is part of the permanent collections at the Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA, and the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, IND. In addition, she has been the recipient of prestigious awards, such as the 2012 Unesco-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists, the 2014-15 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, and now, the 2015-16 Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant, among others.
Awarded Grants
2015
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
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Overview
Ana’s project, La Familia, is a travelling exhibition of traditional hand made bobbin lace work created in Puerto Rico during the island’s transition from Spanish to American domain. As the heir to a collection of bobbin lace crafted by her ancestors, Ana will exhibit this work and share the craft with new audiences in Philadelphia. The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of gallery talks and workshops intended to call attention to this disappearing art form, its history and practice. Ana hopes to increase the chances of the craft’s survival, and showcase and celebrate a lost art form of the Puerto Rican community.