2014 Catalogue Archive

Carlee Fernandez makes work that explores her immediate family and lineage. Let This Cup Pass from Us depicts the artist, her husband, and their two sons all inside a larger-than-life cast bronze baptismal cup inscribed with Fernandez’s genealogy. The work is poetic and autobiographical, revealing a glimpse into the past, present, and future of Fernandez’s lineage. Fernandez received her MFA from Claremont Graduate University. Recent exhibitions include Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, New York; National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach. Fernandez’s work is included in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park; and San Jose Museum of Art. She is the recipient of the California Community Foundation Fellowship and the Fulbright Fellowship.