Carlos Hernandez
Artist Statement
The work of Houston-based serigraphy artist Carlos Hernandez has been showcased through a variety of gallery shows and projects that include the music industry, restaurant and retail design, and corporate work. Carlos is a founding partner of Burning Bones Press, a full-service printmaking studio located in the Houston Heights and has served as an instructor of Screen Printing at Rice University, Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts.
Career highlights included serving as the 2019 Artist-In-Residence at the renowned Hatch Show Print, which culminated in a show at the Haley Gallery; becoming a part of the print collection at The Smithsonian Institute; being tapped as the official commemorative poster artist for the Austin City Limits Music Festival; and his work with childhood idol and hot rod legend, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth.
Carlos’ work as a visiting artist has taken him to Pratt NY, Parsons NY, New York School of Art, IPCNY, Ft Wayne Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Self Help Graphics- Los Angeles, Duke University, Frogman’s, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and more.
Corporate work has included Apple, Levis, American Express, Miller Brewing Company, Google, Lincoln Motor Company, Live Nation, New West Records, C3 Presents, Hohner USA, and more.
His work has been featured in the Communication Arts Typography annual, the Communication Arts Illustration annual, and the book Mexican Graphics by Korero Books-UK. He has received awards from American Institute of Graphic Artists, American Advertising Federation, and the American Marketing Association.
Prints collected in: The Library of Congress, The Smithsonian Institue.
He is a member of the legendary Outlaw Printmakers
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw_Printmakers )
and is a graduate of the Texas Tech Graphic Design Program.
My work reproduces familiar visual images, drawn or found, arranging or collaging them into new conceptually layered pieces. For me, the discipline of printmaking is the process of discovery; I love how the process has a feeling of unpredictability. In creating my work, I am drawn to discarded and found graphics and like to incorporate hand-drawn elements, old ads and dirty patterns to add to my illustration and collage work.
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design/Illustration
Texas Tech University
INSTRUCTOR
Instructor of Screen Printing (2013-2014)
Rice University, Houston, Texas
LECTURES/VISITING ARTIST
Rice University School of Visual and Dramatic Arts
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Chicago Printmakers
Sputnik Press
Harvard Museum
Duke University
MICA
Tufts
University of Minnesota
Texas Tech University
Tamarind Institute
University of Oklahoma
Pratt
Parsons
Western Carolina University School of Art and Design
Vanderbilt University
Belmont University
MassArt
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Judges Favorite, AMA Houston Crystal Awards
Gold – Misc. Advertising, Gold – Poster Single, Judges’ Pick – Misc. Advertising, Art Directors Club of Houston
55th Annual Houston Show
Communication Arts 2011 Typography Annual
Communication Arts 2011 Illustration Annual
Communication Arts 2012 Illustration Annual
AIGA Texas Show
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston
New West Records, Athens, Georgia
Underbelly, Houston
The Pastry War, Houston
Estate of Dee Dee Ramone, Los Angeles
Roy Orbison Music, Nashville
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Smithsonian Collection
Library of Congress
Fort Wayne Museum
ACADEMIC COLLECTIONS
Texas Tech University
PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS//ILLUSTRATIONS
Carrier Pigeon: Illustrated Fiction and Fine Art
Houston Chronicle “Vail Ennis”
Houston Chronicle “Conlon Nancarrow”
Mexican Graphics by Korero Books – UK
Plastikcomb Magazine
Pressing Matters
Bring Music Home
Screen to Screen: Poster Art of Austin City Limits Apple
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Serigraph Killer, San Antonio
Carlos Hernandez Print Invasion, Houston
Cut Up, Mixed Up, Pyramid Atlantic, Washington, D.C.
Carlos Hernandez, Koelsch Gallery, Houston
Kut Kut Bang, Modern Rocks Gallery, Austin
Psychedelic, Honky Tonk, Rock N Roll, Freak Circus, Haley Gallery, Nashville
Past & Present: Alternative Prints & Sketches, Wright Gallery, College Station
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Outlaw Printmakers, PrintAustin 2014, Canopy Studio Space, Austin
Carrier Pigeon Exhibition, Local Color by Neukkim Gallery, New York
Fair Play, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston
Messengers of The Posada Influence, Museum of Printing History, Houston
Colored Book of Altered Masterpieces, Theater for the New City, New York
Outlaw Printmakers “Showdown In The Devil’s Triangle,” 107 Gallery, San Antonio
Oso Bay North American Printmaking Exhibition, Oso Bay Biennial XVII, Islander Art Gallery, Corpus Christi Outside the Exquisite Circus, Arlington Street Studios, Houston
Paper, Contemporary Art Museum, Plainview
Torn and Frayed, Neighborhood Gallery, Dallas
ART FAIRS/EXHIBITION
SPI, New York
Baltimore Fine Art Fair
Brooklyn Art Fair
Outsider Art Fair, New York
Affordable Art Fair, New York
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS
Meow Wolf, Houston
Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston
