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2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture + Extended Media with a Minor in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Solo Exhibitions
2023
sweet and sour, Sargent’s Daughters West, Los Angeles, CA
2022
nieta, Sargents Daughters, New York, NY
a place to rest my palms, NADA Miami, Miami, FL
Group Exhibitions
2023
Puerto Rico Negrx, Curated by Marina Reyes & Maria Elena, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
"Pictures Girls Make": Portraitures, Curated by Alison M. Gingeras, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Death of Beauty, Sargent’s Daughters West, Los Angeles, CA
2022
DOMESTICANX, curated by Susanna Temkin, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
Ojos del Perro Azul, curated by Natalie Weder and Nuria Galland, Marinaro, New York, NY
2021
Flame Tree, REGULARNORMAL, Curated by Bony Ramirez, New York, NY
Toward Forward (online) Osseous Matter, Curated by Olivia DeCapri, Kendall Jacob, & Kaila Rose Parrish
Visions and Nightmares, Simone Subal Gallery, Curated by Baseera Khan, New York, NY
Nine Lives, Fortnight Institute, New York, NY
Cocinando, Artsy Window, Curated by Kiara Cristina Ventura, Brooklyn, NY
2020
My Flannel Knickers, Sargent's Daughters, New York, NY
documento, Embajada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
I’ll Make You Sorry, Curated by LaNia Sproles, Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2019
Dynasty, PS122 Gallery, Curated by Amy Goldrich, Christopher K. Ho, Omar Lopez-Chahoud, and Sara Reisman, New York, NY
Awards + Honors
Hopper Prize, Spring 2021
Residencies
Abrons Art Center, Artist-in-Residence 2023-24, New York, NY
Silver Art Projects, Artist-in-Residence 2022-23, New York, NY
Bibliography
Ventura, Kiara Cristina, “El Museo Del Barrio’s Exhibition ‘DOMESTICANX’ Challenges Gender Roles in Domestic Spaces with Power and Grace,” LATINA, March 22, 2023
Cruz, Ivana, “Exploring the Idea of Domesticanx Through Art,” W Magazine, February 6, 2023
Ventura, Kiara Cristina, “The Power of Latina Artists Taking Agency Over Their Stories,” LATINA, July 18, 2022
“Cielo Felix-Hernandez: The artist on the meaning of archetypes and the need for femme empowerment,” Platform Art, June 18, 2022
Cruz, Cristina, “Editor’s Picks,” Artnet News. February 1, 2022
Cortes, Santiago Michelle, “Cielo Felix-Hernandez’s Pink-Hued Paintings Are Awash with Diasporic Nostalgia,” Artsy. January 26, 2022