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
2017 People’s Choice Award, Flava Fresh, Indianapolis, IN
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
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
Exhibitions
2018 Solo Exhibition, August Featured Artist, On, Ever On, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Group Exhibitions, Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2018 Group Exhibition, Hoosier Women in Art: Politics and Protest, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Group Exhibition, Vonnegut, Phoenix Theater , Indianapolis, IN
2017 Group Exhibitions, Flava Fresh Series , Indianapolis, IN
2017 Juried Exhibition, IDADA Membership Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Group Exhibition, Emerald City, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Group Exhibition, TINY VI, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Solo Exhibition, July Featured Artist, TL;DR, Full Circle Nine Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Group Exhibition, Hoosier Women in Art: Politics and Protest, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Juried Exhibition, IDADA Membership Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Group Exhibition, TINY V, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Group Exhibition, Blue Indy, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Group Exhibition, Winged Creatures, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Solo Exhibition, October Featured Artist, Who Glued These Quarters Down?, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Group Exhibition, Soldiers and Sailors, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Group Exhibition, ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2015 Group Exhibition, TINY IV, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2015 Group Exhibition, Black Tie, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Group Exhibition, TINY III, Gallery 924, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Group Exhibition, Magnificient Amber, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Group Exhibition, Best Holiday Show EVER, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Group Exhibition, The Super Hero Show!, 3040 Indie Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Group Exhibition, ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2014 Group Exhibition, Frozen Frames, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Group Exhibition, Semi-Finals RAWards Showcase, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Group Exhibition, Kaleidoscope, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Group Exhibition, ENCOUNTER, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Solo Exhibition, May Featured Artist, Art-opolis 500, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2012 Group Exhibition, Holiday RAWk!, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Indianapolis, IN
2012 Group Exhibition, Mad Collab (with Moon Stumpp), 3040 Indie Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2012 Solo Exhibition, March Featured Artist, Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2011 Solo Exhibition, March Featured Artist, Windmills and Middletown, The Artist Within, Muncie, IN
2010 Group Exhibitions, each month, Art and Soul by Phoebe Gallery, Muncie, IN
2010 Solo Exhibition, Art at Clowes, Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
2009 Solo Exhibition, Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, IN
Commissions
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.
Bibliography
Print Media
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
Radio/Television
IndyStyle, Interview, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN, March 1, 2012
Website Publications
“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.
Viral Video: Kewanee gets ‘Happy’
Katrina Lamansky, “Kewanee named Friendliest Small Town,” WQAD.com, October 12. 2013
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
Related Experience
2018 Assistant Mural Painter, Walter T. Bailey Mural, Kewanee, IL
2018 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, 25th Anniversary Walldogs Meet, Streator, IL
2018-Present 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-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
2009 Courtroom Sketch Artist, WISH-TV, Desmond Turner Trial, Indianapolis, IN