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Ester Hernandez
Ester Hernández (born 1944) is a California Bay Area Chicanavisual artist recognized for her prints and pastels focusing on farm worker rights, cultural, political, and Chicana feminist issues.[1] Hernández' was an activist in the Chicano Arts Movement in the 1960's and also made art pieces that focus on issues of social justice, civil rights, women's rights, and the Farm Worker Movement.[2]
Early life and Education
Hernández is a Chicana of Yaqui and Mexican heritage.
Ester hernandez biography template
She was born in Dinuba, a small town in the central San Joaquin Valley of California. Her parents and family were farmworkers.[3]
In 1976, Hernández earned a Bachelor of Art degree at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
Career
Hernández's work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally since 1973.
She has received awards and commissions from organizations ranging from the California Arts Council to the National Endowment for the A