Juana Estrada Hernandez

Juana Estrada Hernandez was born in Luis Moya, Zacatecas, Mexico and moved to the US when she was seven years old. She earned her BFA in printmaking at Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS and her MFA in printmaking at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Estrada Hernandez is a recipient of the Southern Graphic Council International Graduate Fellowship Award, SITE Scholars Award, Center of Fine Arts Dean Travel Award, UNM Student Conference Award Program and Ralph W. Douglas Endowed Memorial Scholarship, among others. As a printmaker, she utilizes her experiences growing up in the US as an undocumented immigrant to create work that addresses social and political problems surrounding Hispanic migrant communities. Her creative practice stems from her love of drawing, Mexican folklore, Hispanic culture and her family’s migration stories.