Artist's Statement
Rent from DeepDyve- Artist's Statement
Nasty Liberty is a call to action inspired by the right wing's new era of horrific, backward thinking that is attempting to destroy civil and human rights, science, equality, and more. ¡¡Viva La Libertad!! [End Page 322]
ester hernandez was born in California's San Joaquin Valley to a Mexican/Yaqui family. The University of California, Berkeley, graduate is an internationally acclaimed San Francisco–based visual artist. She is best known for her depiction of Latina/Native women through her pastels, prints, and installations. Her work reflects social, political, ecological, and spiritual themes. Among others, her work is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; Library of Congress; Legion of Honor, San Francisco; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago; Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, Mexico City; IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Her artistic and personal archives are housed at Stanford University.
