Maria Luisa Hernandez
Maria Luisa Hernandez has carved out an internationally acclaimed career spanning a variety of countries from her native Chile, to Sweden and the UK. Maria studied for her MA degree at the University of Chile. Soon after, she won a scholarship to exhibit in Stockholm, at the time European Capital of Culture, with a collection of paintings entitled ‘‘Living in the Light.’’
Maria was initially inspired by her father’s passion for painting the Chilean coastline. Soon, she too developed an extraordinary eye for painting and connecting with the natural beauty that surrounded her. Maria’s current instinctive approach is like that of a late Renaissance master, in her attempt to “capture the hidden moment of creation” for all to see. Maria is guided by her spiritual nature and warm heart, so that her paintings resonate with the soul and absorb the hectic pace of every day life. However, in her portrayal of an evolving weather pattern or the crash of a wave, she brings a contemporary sensibility to her work that abstracts the conventional and celebrates the new.
Today, Maria lives and paints in her home and studio in London and often is founded painting in her second studio by the English coast. She was nominated into the Courvoisier Future 500 Network, sponsored by the Observer (the unique network for rising stars across the UK). This accolade is testament to the brilliance of her artistry and is backed up by the avid support of her many collectors.
EDUCATION
MA Honours Degree in Fine Arts Universidad de Chile
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2016 HG Contemporary, New York
2016 ‘Red Light’, Cadogan Contemporary
2014 ‘The Patagonia Collection’, solo exhibition, Cadogan Contemporary
2012 ‘The Way’, solo exhibition, Cadogan Contemporary
2011 ‘The Paci c Collection’, solo exhibition, Cadogan Contemporary
2011 ‘Abstraction’, Cadogan Contemporary
2010 Royal College of Art
2010 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster
2010 Solo Exhibition, Cadogan Contemporary Gallery
2010 Cricket Fine Art, Chelsea
2010 20/21 British Art Fair
2009 The Future Gallery, The Observer & Le Courvoisier
2008 The Osborne Studio Gallery, Belgravia
2008 The Thompson’s Gallery, Marylebone
2007 The Chelsea Art Gallery, Chelsea
2007 London Art Fair, Islington
2006 Art London, Chelsea
2005 Art Ireland, Dublin
2004 Edsvik Gallery, Stockholm
2003 Corporacion Cultural de las Condes, Santiago
2001 Galeria Patricia Ready, Santiago
2000 Vasby Konsthall Gallery, Stockholm
1999 Acea’s Federation, Barcelona
1998 World Trade Center, Santiago
1998 Le Palais des Rois de Majorque, Perpignan
1997 Hilton Hotel, New York
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS
Anglo American
Blanchard
Candy & Candy
One Hyde Park
Laura Hammett
Charlotte de Rothschild
Great Centre Lisbon
Chapman Entertainment Ltd, London GlaxoSmithKline
The Embassy of Chile, London
The Embassy of Mexico, London University of Ohio
University of Uppsala
Lan Airline, Chile
John Jones, London
Residence One
Royalton Group
AWARDS
2009 The Future 500 Rising Stars, The Observer & Courvoisier
1997 Grant from the Chilean Foreign Office