Nancy Pili Hernandez is a social justice muralist, activist, and visual artist known for participating in the hanging of a banner with the word “RESIST” near the White House.
Biography
Nancy was born on February 8, 1980. in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her father is Mexican/ Chicano. Her mother was born in Ireland. She attended City College of San Francisco where she received her Associate of Arts (AA). She also attended San Francisco State University where she received a Raza Studies minor in Art Education.
In high school she was part of social justice movements that were organized around chicano studies and was part of walkouts like proposition 187 and proposition 209. She saw the power that people have in different forms. Due to that experience she has been able to organize activism not only in public protesting but also the advocacy and the lobbying and direct action civil disobedient formats.
Has printed over 5000 bandanas for war actions, anti eviction protests and environmental issues.
First form of art was a banner that was used on a walk out in 1994 - 1995 based on proposition 187.
Nancy is part of Trust Your Struggle. An organization that has a collection of cultural workers, educators and visual artists that are dedicated to social justice.
Art
January 25, 2017. A 70 x 30 foot banner with the word “RESIST” was hung on a construction crane near the White house.
Nancy was awarded an award for the resist banner. She accepted her reward in the place where she was arrested.
My Homies Are My Heroes: was an art exhibit in which 40 local arts create art based on the different struggles that they have been through such as immigration rights, police accountability, affordable housing, etc.
Indian Land 2010 - screenprint on paper.
References
“Bay Area Greenpeace Activists Charged with Unfurling 'Resist' Banner near White House.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2017, https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-greenpeace-resist-crane-white-house-20170127-story.html.
^ “#Myhomiesaremyheroes: For the People.” Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts (MCCLA), https://missionculturalcenter.org/event/my-homies-are-my-heroes/.
^ Jesus Barraza, Dignidad Rebelde, Nancypili Hernandez, Indian Land, 2010, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund, 2020.39.7, © 2010, Nancy Hernandez and Jesus Barraza
Further reading
Nancy Pili: Our homegirl in the sky
Taking Direct Action with Nancy Pili Hernandez
Using Arts to Choose Democracy & Create Change with Nancy Pili Hernandez & David Solnit.
External links
http://eltecolote.org/content/en/nancy-pili-our-homegirl-in-the-sky/
https://sanfranciscoinflux.podbean.com/e/taking-direct-action-with-nancy-pili-hernandez/#
https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/chicano-graphics/online/indian-land
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