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Monica Hernández | |
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| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31) |
| Known for | Visual arts: painting, photography |
Monica Hernández (born 1994 or 1995) is a Dominican-American painter, artist and content creator in New York City. Her paintings are known for depicting everyday life and challenging taboos related to sex, religion, body image, Dominican culture, and the representation of women of color. After graduating from Hunter College, she has exhibited in several art exhibitions, participated in multiple artist residencies, and received recognition, such as being named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022. She maintains a significant following on social media as a part of her creative career.
Early life
editMonica Hernández was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the Bronx, New York, with her family at age six.[1] Her mother worked in an office, and her father worked in a factory. She grew up learning English with her family and lived in a one-bedroom apartment with her parents and two siblings. These experiences influenced her interest in the concept of space in her paintings.[2]
Education and career
editDuring high school, Hernández attended a science school after being discouraged from applying to an art school. She experienced depression and feelings of guilt related to her liberal attitudes toward art, religion, her body, and sexuality, which conflicted with her traditional Dominican upbringing.[1]
Hernández participated in the group exhibition "For Us," at BronxArtSpace. The exhibition featured eight female artists of color under the age of thirty and took place in 2017. In this exhibition, her painting titled scene 6 (2017) was noted as the largest and most prominent work. The painting is a six-by-eight-foot diptych that depicts an interior scene with three women engaging in everyday activities: one eating spaghetti at a table, another cutting her hair in bed, and a third watching a cooking show on television. The composition uses vivid colors, evocative details, and multiple perspectives.[3]
She graduated from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in December 2017.[1] Hernández is known for creating large oil-on-canvas works that depict unadorned figures, often representing herself or women she knows, as well as "brown men and women" in everyday activities. She has stated that she wants her art to be vulnerable and open.[2] In September 2018, she left her job as a barista to focus on painting and modeling.[1] In an episode of How to Behave, released by VICE Media in 2018, host Barbie Ferreira interviewed Hernández on body hair removal and body positivity.[4]
Hernández had her work Tangled included in the Young Talent Exhibition at the Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City, which ran through March 31, 2019. On March 31, 2019, Hernandez had a public conversation at the fair with Drew Beattie, a painter and lecturer at Hunter College, about her experiences as an emerging painter in New York.[5] In summer 2019, she moved out of her parents’ home and into an apartment with a roommate.[1] This same year, she indicated a willingness to experiment more in her work and expressed increased confidence in her artistic voice.[2] At age 23, Hernández had collaborated with brands such as Bally and VSCO, participated in an artist residency, and exhibited her work at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts.[1]
Hernández's work focuses on subjects such as sex, religion, body hair, menstruation, acne, and innocence, often depicting women of color in domestic spaces, usually nude. She explores themes related to taboos and the representation of women of color, challenging traditional art historical canons. Her artistic practice includes painting, clothing, and self-portrait photography. She also maintains an active presence on social media, using long captions and self-portraits as part of her art.[1]
Hernández was named Number 12 on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022.[6]
Hernández's work was featured alongside Tiffany Alfonseca in the exhibition "Found in Translation" at Library Street Collective in Detroit. The exhibition opened on September 23, 2023, and was on view through November 8, 2023. Hernandez’s paintings in this show explored themes related to Dominican heritage, identity, and the history of female representation, particularly within the context of the Dominican diaspora and Black and Afro-Latinx communities. Her style, as shown at this exhibition, involved the fragmentation and isolation of bodily forms, offering a Surrealist approach to questions of personhood and social environment.[7][8]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ventura, Kiara (November 29, 2018). "Artist Mónica Hernández on Her Art, Upbringing, and Exploring Taboos in Latinx Communities". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Karp-Evans, Elizabeth (November 29, 2018). "Monica Hernandez Uses Social Media to Expand the Female Gaze". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ Churner, Rachel. ""For Us"". ArtForum. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ "What Nudists Taught Me About Body Positivity". VICE News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ "19 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend". The New York Times. March 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ Sternlicht, Alexandra (November 30, 2021). "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022 - Art & Style". Forbes. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Spotlight: Two Rising Artists Offer Unique Visions of the Dominican Diasporic Experience In a New Detroit Exhibition". ArtNet. September 20, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ "List: 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month events in metro Detroit". ABC News. September 30, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/in-de-lo-mo-a-spectrum-of-dominicanidad-seen-through-six-womxn-artists
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