Teresita Fernández, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Teresita Fernández

American installation artist, sculptor and photographer

Date of Birth: 12-May-1968

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, United States

Profession: photographer, sculptor, installation artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Teresita Fernández (born May 12, 1968) is a New York based visual artist best known for her prominent public sculptures and unconventional use of materials.
She is a recipient of a John D.
and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, served as a presidential appointee to the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, and partnered with the Ford Foundation in creating the U.S.
Latinx Arts Futures Symposium.
Fernández's work is characterized by an interest in perception and the psychology of looking.
Her experiential, large-scale works are often inspired by landscape and natural phenomena as well as diverse historical and cultural references.
The artist's work has explored issues in contemporary art related to perception and the fabrication of the natural world.
Often her sculptures present spectacular optical illusions and evoke natural phenomena, land formations, and water in its infinite forms.