Chris Hernandez

The Texas native earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in the study of studio arts in 1997, with an emphasis in metalsmithing and painting. Now living in Warsaw, Poland since 2010, the artist divides his time as a visual communicator and a language instructor, in each case, working with symbolic ideas that translate into collective understanding to enable a means of expression for the transmission of ideas and experiences. His artwork depicts natural objects placed within a geographical setting to represent the processes of construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction in the environment. The paintings and drawings are a narration of this sinusoidal pattern existing in everyday reality. Stones, sticks, and even clouds serve as symbols within landscapes that illustrate the link between the natural world and human nature. This allows the viewer to question how mankind faces a changing world, and how one interacts with it as both a passenger and driver in this dynamic process. The painted scenes have varied interpretations due to the diverse experiences, perceptions, and opinions of the audience members as they attempt to make sense of the natural imagery and isolation in the artwork. This appreciation for nature has further expan...

Southwest Texas State University
Bachelor's Degree in Painting / Metalsmithing, Magna Cum Laude

2025
New-Eden, group exhibition: Waldemar Borowski, Agata Sztyber-Sławek, Sebastian Talka, Barbara Trojanowska, Chris Hernandez - Select paintings, Centrum Kultury Browar B, Włocławek-Poland

Beyond Horizon, solo exhibition: Curated paintings, Galeria pod Arkadami Łomża, Łomża-Poland

2024
Przestrzeń szumi z każdej strony, group exhibition: Chris Hernandez, Blanka Jędra, Grażyna Marczyk, Marek Kucharski, Jakub Słomkowski - Curated works, Rotacyjnego Domu Kultury, Warsaw-Poland

Clouds/Chmury, solo exhibition: Paintings, Dom Kulturu Srodmiescie-Warszawa, Warsaw-Poland

Beyond Horizon, solo exhibition: Curated Paintings by Ryszard Szozda, Goldenmark, Warsaw-Poland

Clouds-Chmury, solo exhibition: Paintings, Galeria Żak, Gdańsk-Poland

2023
Formowanie, solo exhibition: Curated paintings, Galeria Elektra, Warsaw-Poland

2022
Święto Ulicy Stalowej, group exhibition: Select Paintings, To Się Wytnie, Warsaw-Praga-Poland

Showroom Galerii, group exhibition: Select Paintings, 81 Stopni Gallery & Studios, Warsaw-Poland

2021
Przestrzeń 81, group exhibition: Select Paintings, 81 Stopni Gallery & Studios, Warsaw-Poland

2020
Artists of 81, group exhibition: Select Paintings, 81 Stopni Gallery & Studios, Warsaw-Poland

2019
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