Teresita Fernández

Teresita Fernández 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. Her experiential, large-scale works are often inspired by landscape and natural phenomena as well as diverse historical and cultural references. Her sculptures present spectacular optical illusions and evoke natural phenomena, land formations, and water in its infinite forms.
She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant". 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.