JOY HERNANDEZ
317-997-5933
nothingtofear@hotmail.com
Education
2005 SB in Communication, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2000-02 Media Arts & Animation, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Gallery Affiliation
Full Circle Nine Gallery, Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis, IN
Awards
2022 “100 Good Stories,” Mountains & Murals, Walldog Project Leader, Mount Barker, Western Australia
2022 Best in Show, Flava Fresh, Indianapolis, IN
2022 “Bright Spot,” Lilly Day of Service, Brightwood Community Center, mural designer and coordinator,
Indianapolis, IN
2021 “In A Hundred Billion Galaxies” Mural, Jiffy Lube Mural Project and Arts Council of Indianapolis,
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “Shoot For The Stars,” Court Mural, SWISH, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Finalist for Best Local Visual Artist, Best Things, Indy Star, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Best Local Visual Artist, Best Things, Indy Star, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Welcome Race Fans, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2017 People’s Choice Award, Flava Fresh, Indianapolis, IN
2017 First Place, Prairie Chicken Festival Art Show, Kewanee, IL
2013 Semi-Finals Art Nominee, RAWard, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2004 People’s Choice Award, Kewanee Sesquicentennial Art Show
2004 First Place, Photography, Kewanee Sesquicentennial Art Show
2004 Second Place, Art, Kewanee Sesquicentennial Art Show
2003 First Place, Political Cartoon, Indiana Student Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
2000 Gold Key, (Pastel) Drawing, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
2000 Second Place, Lane Evans Congressional Art Show
2000 Fourth Place, Lane Evans Congressional Art Show
1999 Gold Key, (Watercolor) Painting, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
1999 Sixth Place, Lane Evans Congressional Art Show
1998 Fourth Place, Lane Evans Congressional Art Show
Murals
2022 “100 Good Stories” Mural, Mountains & Murals, Walldogs Project Leader, Mount Barker,
Western Australia
2022 “Mambo No. 5” Mural, Window to the World, Indianapolis, IN
2022 “Bright Spot” Mural (with Jarrod Dortsch, Brightwood Community Center, Lilly Day of Service,
Indianapolis, IN
2022 “Space Penguin” Mural, Fountain Square (Private Residence), Indianapolis, IN
2022 “No Mean City” Mural, Indy Walls, Indianapolis, IN
2022 “The Best Summer Night” Group Mural, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN
2022 “Midgard Serpent” Mural, Clay City, IN
2021 “Snowball Fight” Window Mural, Vedere Press, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “Space Snoopy” Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), Indianapolis, IN
2021 “I’ll Be Gone, In A Day” Mural, Clay City, IN
2021 “Where No Bean Has Gone Before” Mural, Union City, IN
2021 “Galva Pharmacy” Mural, (with Thomas Washburn), Galva, IL
2021 “We Come In Peace” Mural, Fountain Square (Private Residence), Indianapolis, IN
2021 “Somewhere–Blue” Mural, Fountain Square Graffiti Alley, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “In A Hundred Billion Galaxies” Mural, Jiffy Lube Mural Project, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “Cosmic Dance” Mural, added to previous triptych, Monkey’s Tale property, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “Brew Print” Mural, Centerpoint Brewing, Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “All Indy” Mural, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN
2020 “Amelia Earhart” Mural, Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), Indianapolis, IN
2020 “Voyager/Pale Blue Dot/Sounds of Small Creatures” Mural Triptych, Monkey’s Tale property, Broad Ripple,
Indianapolis, IN
2020 “Hopeful Creepy Stairs” Mural, (with Matthew Aaron), Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC),
Indianapolis, IN
2020 “Space Puppies” Mural, Private Residence, Greenwood, IN
2020 “Coca-Cola Throwback” Mural, (with Thomas Washburn), Galva, IL
2020 “Sinclair Throwback” Mural, (with Thomas Washburn), Galva, IL
2020 “Lunar Lúz” Mural, Northwest Side (private residence), Indianapolis, IN
2020 “Window Mural Artist, St’Art Up 317 Window Art”, MK/Milhaus, Indianapolis, IN
2020 “Godspeed” Mural, Northwest Side (private residence), Indianapolis, IN
2019/20 “Circle City Broadcasting Logo” Mural Pair, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Bill Meléndez” Mural, Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Space Race” Mural, Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Ganymede” Mural, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Fountain Square, Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Jazz-onauts” Mural, Fountain Square (private residence), Indianapolis, IN
2019 “40&8 Restoration” Mural, Team-up with Thomas Washburn, Kewanee, IL
2019 “Somewhere” Mural, Fountain Square/Square Cat Alley, Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Right To Be Here” Mural, Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), Indianapolis, IN
2019 “Louis Schwitzer Mural”, Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC), Indianapolis, IN
2019 “St’Art Up 317” Window Art, Milhaus, Indianapolis, IN
Solo Exhibitions
2022 New Horizons, Gallery Annex, Harrison Center, Indianapolis, IN
2022 January Featured Artist …Is Bean, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2021 October Featured Artist, Where No Bean Has Gone Before, with Shawn Pierce, Full Circle Nine Gallery,
Indianapolis, IN
2020 Happy Go Lucky–Revisited, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2019 Happy Go Lucky, Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis, IN
2018 August Featured Artist, On, Ever On, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2017 July Featured Artist, TL;DR, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2016 October Featured Artist, Who Glued These Quarters Down?, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2013 May Featured Artist, Art-opolis 500, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2012 March Featured Artist, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2011 March Featured Artist, Windmills and Middletown, The Artist Within, Muncie, IN
2010 Art at Clowes, Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
2009 Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, IN
Group Exhibitions
2022 Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2022 TINY XI, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2022 A Ver, Indy Latina Artists, Saks Third Floor Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Identidad, Dreams Y Marchas, Arte Mexicano de Indianapolis, Indianapolis ArtsGarden, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Hoosier Women in Art: Identity, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Mariposas de Jade, Indianapolis Public Library–Central Library, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Red Show, Vedere Press, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Hi Ho Silver!, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2021 TINY X, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2021 8×10 Show, Lost Dog Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Women of Color, We Are Indy Arts, Indianapolis Public Library–Central Library, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Identidad, Dreams Y Marchas, Arte Mexicano de Indianapolis, Indianapolis ArtsGarden, Indianapolis, IN
2021 ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2021 Canamorphic, Chromatic Collective, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Hoosier Women in Art: Power, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2021 The Lovely Adventures of Bean, with Kimberly Ewing, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Brrrgundy, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Where No Bean Has Gone Before, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Virtual: ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2019 TINY VIII, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2019 Do Millennials Still Like Pink?, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2019 The Button Show, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2019 Hoosier Women in Art: Politics and Protest, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2019 ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2019 QB Curators Fashion, 10West Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Impromptu Prompt, Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis, IN
2019 Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2018 Onyx+East, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2018 TINY VII, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2018 VERSUS, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2018 Hoosier Women in Art: Politics and Protest, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Vonnegut, Phoenix Theater , Indianapolis, IN
2017 Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2017 Juried Exhibition, IDADA Membership Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Emerald City, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2017 TINY VI, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Hoosier Women in Art: Politics and Protest, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Juried Exhibition, IDADA Membership Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
2016 TINY V, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Blue Indy, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Winged Creatures, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Soldiers and Sailors, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2016 ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2015 TINY IV, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2015 Black Tie, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2014 TINY III, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Magnificient Amber, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Best Holiday Show EVER, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2014 The Super Hero Show!, 3040 Indie Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2014 ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Frozen Frames, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Semi-Finals RAWards Showcase, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Kaleidoscope, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2013 ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2012 Holiday RAWk!, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2012 Mad Collab (with Moon Stumpp), 3040 Indie Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2010 Group Exhibitions, each month, Art and Soul by Phoebe Gallery, Muncie, IN
Commissions
2021 “Exploring the Crab Nebula,” Private Commission, aerosol and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in.
2021 “Game Cube,” Private Commission, aerosol and acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 in.
2016 “Shinedown,” Private Commission, aerosol on canvas, 48 x 36 in.
2016 “West Lafayette Parks and Rec,” Private Commission, acrylic on board, 12 x 48 in.
2016 “Various Super Hero Signs,” Commission – Hero House Comics.
2015 “Monica’s Angels,” Private Commission, acrylic on paper, 22 x 32 in.
2015 “Rock On,” Private Commission, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 in.
2015 “Love You More,” Private Commission, watercolor and ink triptych, 8 x 10 in.
2014 “My Sweet Bamboo,” Private Commission, acrylic and aerosol on canvas,
2014 “Exterminate!,” Private Commission, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 24 x 18 in.
2014 “Mic Check,” Private Commission, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 24 x 12 in.
2014 “Blushie,” Private Commission, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
2012 “The Motherland,” Private Commission, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 24 x 32 in.
2012 “The Mentor,” Private Commission, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 24 x 18 in.
2012 “60 Years of Peppers,” Private Commission, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 in.
2011 “The Three Amigos,” Private Commission, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 in.
2010 “Just Try to Take It,” Private Commission, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Related Experience
2022 Project Leader, Walldogs Mountains & Murals, Mount Barker, Western Australia
2022 Co-Mural Leader/Designer, Brightwood Community Center, Lilly Day of Service, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Arts Consultant, Window to the World, Indianapolis, IN
2021 Assistant Mural Painter, New Palestine History Mural, New Palestine, IN
2021 Organizer, Fountain Square Graffiti Alley Repaint, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Assistant Mural Painter, Union City Carriage Manufacturing Mural, Union City, IN
2019 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, Keene Meet, Keene, NH
2019 Co-Administrator, The Original Walldogs Facebook Page
2018 Assistant Mural Painter, Walter T. Bailey Mural, Kewanee, IL
2018 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, 25th Anniversary Walldogs Meet, Streator, IL
2018-2020 Contributor, Curious Mix, WFYI 90.1, Indianapolis, IN
2018-Present Photographer/Reporter, Great Day TV with Patty Spitler, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Courtroom Sketch Artist, WISH-TV, Brian Kil Trial, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, Beaver Dam Meet, Beaver Dam, WI
2017-2019 Organizer, Masterpiece in a Day competition, Art Squared, Indianapolis, IN
2017-Present Founder, President, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, Marshall Meet, Marshall, IL
2015–2017 President, Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association (IDADA), Indianapolis, IN
2013-2016 Gallery Manager, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2013-15 Vice President, Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association (IDADA), Indianapolis, IN
2015 Courtroom Sketch Artist, WISH-TV, Richmond Hills Trial, South Bend, IN
2013-14 Artist Representative, Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association (IDADA), Indianapolis, IN
2014 Assistant Mural Painter, Union City Heritage Mural, Union City, IN
2014 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, Shipshewana Meet, Shipshewana, IN
2013 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, 20th Anniversary Walldogs Meet, Kewanee, IL
2011-Present Photographer/Reporter, Pet Pals TV with Patty Spitler, Indianapolis, IN
2011 Courtroom Sketch Artist, WISH-TV, Durham Trial, Indianapolis, IN
2011-2020 Founder/Administrator, Downtown Kewanee Facebook Page, Kewanee, IL
2011-2019 Co-Administrator, Walldogs Facebook Page
2010-Present Founder/Administrator, Joy The Stampede: Joy Hernandez Art Facebook Page
2009 Courtroom Sketch Artist, WISH-TV, Desmond Turner Trial, Indianapolis, IN
2004-Present Photojournalist, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN
2003-2004 Editor-In-Chief, The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2002-2004 Political Cartoonist, The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2002-2003 Photography Editor, The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2002 Feature Editor, The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
1999-2000 Treasurer, Art League, Kewanee High School, Kewanee, IL
Bibliography
Print Media
• Sarah Bahr, “March Madness Brings Vibrant Art and Energy to Indianapolis,” The New York Times, (March 18, 2021)
• Susan Devilder, “Former Kewaneean uses art background in painting Indianapolis court project,” Kewanee Star Courier (March 23, 2021)
• Domenica Bongiovanni, “Your guide to ‘SWISH,’ the outdoor music, murals, and more celebration during March Madness,” Indy Star (March 11, 2021)
• Nicholas Reading, “Joy Hernandez’s ‘Bean’ rides again as part of the Jiffy Lube Mural Project,” Nuvo (July 22, 2021)
• Domenica Bongiovanni, “Beloved street art was painted over in Fountain Square. There’s a plan to bring it back,” Indy Star (June 8, 2021)
• Nicholas Reading, “A landlord paints over an alley full of murals in Fountain Square,” Nuvo (June 4, 2021)
• Karla D. Romero, “Art Bank & Joy Hernandez,” Eñe, no. 1 (February 2015): 32.
• Michael K. “The Art Book Guy” Corbin, “Joy at the Library,” Art for the People, 2011: 180-182 Ni
Radio/Television
• “Art and Cultural Experiences Celebrate College Basketball in Indy,” Taylor Bennett, WFYI, Indianapolis, IN, March 15, 2021
• “SWISH Arts and Cultural festival set to kick off Saturday,” Katiera Winfrey, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN, March 11, 2021
• “All Indiana Adventures,” Alexis Rogers, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN, March 26, 2021
• “‘Selfie stations’ give March Madness fans their photo op,” Rich Nye, WTHR, Indianapolis, IN, March 29, 2021
• IndyStyle, Interview, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN, March 1, 2012
Website Publications
“Well-Known ‘Bean the Astronaut’ Lands New Home on Broad Ripple Mural,” Jiffy Lube of Indiana, August 21, 2021
https://jiffylubeindiana.com/mural-project/well-known-bean-the-astronaut-lands-new-home-on-broad-ripple-mural
“The Best Street Art in Indianapolis” (ongoing updates)
https://lostbetweenpages.com/2021/10/18/discovering-indys-wall-murals/
“First Friday fun, May”, Indianapolis Star, May 5th 2017.
http://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/life/2017/05/06/first-friday-fun-may/101371052/
Mike Berry, “Headline News program features video from Kewanee,” Kewanee Star Courier, January 3. 2015.
http://www.starcourier.com/article/20150102/NEWS/150109902
Shellie Nelson, “Viral Video: Kewanee gets ‘Happy,'” WQAD.com, August 8, 2014.
http://wqad.com/2014/08/08/viral-video-kewanee-gets-happy/
Katrina Lamansky, “Kewanee named Friendliest Small Town,” WQAD.com, October 12. 2013
http://wqad.com/2013/10/12/kewanee-named-friendliest-small-town/
“Kewanee named Friendliest Small Town in Rand McNally’s ‘Best of the Road’ Contest,” Kewanee Economic Development Corporation, October 11. 2013.
http://kedcorp.org/NewsEvents/NewsArchive/tabid/110/ctl/Detail/mid/463/itemid/83/Default.aspx
Dave Clarke, “KHS grad credits success in art, life to retiring teacher,” Kewanee Star Courier, August 13, 2011.
http://www.starcourier.com/article/20110813/News/308139929
“Joy Hernandez Exhibit ‘Windmills and Middletown’ at Artist Within,” Muncie Downtown: February 28, 2011.
http://munciedowntown.us/site-content/joy-hernandez-exhibit-qwindmills-and-middletownq-at-the-artist-within.html
“Holiday Raw @ Indianapolis: Joy Hernandez,” RAW: Natural Born Artists, December 6th, 2012.
https://youtu.be/ZypWmIaHwGM