Sandra Fernandez

prints On columbus quincentennial Silkscreen 22″ x 30″1992 I made this work in 1992 to mark the quincentennial of the conquest—not in celebration, but in mourning. Back then, I carried the weight of 500 years, answering a legacy of invasion, erasure, and resistance. Now, decades later, I return to it with older eyes. The past […]

prints Woman with yellow headgear Relief & monotype 1992 PREVIOUS NEXT

prints Building Identity away from home Woodblock, letter stamps, and monotypes 1991 24″ x 34″ When I migrated back to the U.S. after growing up in Ecuador, the culture shock was overwhelming. I craved a sense of belonging — a community that could echo the warmth and familiarity of home. But in the place where

prints Building identity away from home II Woodblock, letter stamps, and monotypes 1991 24″ x 34″ In version II of Building Identity Away form Home, I replaced the phrase “miembro de la comunidad Latina” with something even more personal — my first name. After migrating back to the U.S. from Ecuador, I found myself searching

prints Miembro de la comunidad latina (Member of the Latino Community) Woodcuts1991 PREVIOUS NEXT

prints Recordando 1986 (Remembering 1986) Lithography1991 PREVIOUS NEXT

prints Muerte del S.I.C Silkscreen1991 PREVIOUS NEXT

prints Torture continues Lithography & watercolors1991 I left Ecuador during a time of political repression and fear. Under President León Febres Cordero, those who dared to speak out — friends, colleagues, people I worked alongside — were persecuted, jailed, tortured, and even killed for defending their communities. The space I called home became unstable, gripped

prints Si tu me pides, yo me quedo Lithograph1991 PREVIOUS NEXT

prints Te ruego escucha esta oración Photo etching, woodcut, stamp lettering, found objects, thread1990 PREVIOUS