In 2005, Fernando’s short film Majini won awards for Best Experimental at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. It was created while working as an artist in residence at photographer Peter Beard’s hog ranch in Kenya. The film and related artworks, constructed from bronze, glass, leather and hair, were premiered in a solo exhibition at Phillips de Pury & Company, New York.
Past Exhibitions:
+ “Memento Mori: Remember Your Mortality”, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. October 2011
+ “Sea Dreams” Installation, Adobe MAX, Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. October 2011
+ The Blacklist Art and Film Festival, San Diego, CA in August 2010
+ Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA in January 2008
+ Sun Coast Farms, Tijuana River Valley, CA in November 2007
+ Cox Arena VIP Lounge, San Diego, CA in July 2006
+ House of Blues, San Diego, CA in September 2006
+ Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, NY in February 2005
+ BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA in March 2004
+ The Silverlake Society of Authentic Arts, Los Angeles, CA in November 2003
