Teresita Fernández
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Teresita Fernández (born 1968) is a New York-based visual artist best known for her public sculptures and unconventional use of materials. Her work is characterized by an interest in perception and the psychology of looking.[1] Her experiential, large-scale works are often inspired by landscape and natural phenomena as well as diverse historical and cultural references.[2] Her sculptures present spectacular optical illusions and evoke natural phenomena, land formations, and water in its infinite forms.[3]
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Teresita Fernández | |
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Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Southwest Miami High School |
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Awards | MacArthur Genius Grant, Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Arts |
She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2003), and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" (2005). She served as a presidential appointee to Barack Obama's U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, distinguishing her the first Latina to serve in that role.[4]