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
2021 “Shoot For The Stars,” Court Mural, SWISH, Arts Council of Indianapolis, 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
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
2021 “Brew Print,” Centerpoint Brewing, Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis, IN
2021 “All Indy,” 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, 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
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
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
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
2020 Assistant Mural Painter, Union City Carriage Manufacturing Mural, Union City, IN
2019 Assistant Mural Painter, Walldog, Keene Meet, Keene, NH
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-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
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,” (March 23, 2021)
• Domenica Bongiovanni, “Your guide to ‘SWISH,’ the outdoor music, murals, and more celebration during March Madness,” (March 11, 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
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
“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.
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