Ana Elena Fernández (San José, 1961) is a Costa Rican artist, she graduated at the Visual Arts School of the University of Costa Rica in 1986. She has participated in numerous group exhibits in Costa Rica, as invited artist and as a member of the ACA (Costa Rican Watercolor Association); she has been member of ACA for 16 years. Group exhibits include shows at the Costa Rican Art Museum, the National Gallery, the Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, the Cartago Museum, the José Figueres Gallery and the Central Bank Museums. She has participated in exhibitions in Mexico, Colombia, Slovakia, Bangladesh, Italy and Japan.
In 2012 she was one of the winners of the Watercolor International Biennial sponsored by the Alfredo Guati Rojo International Watercolor Museum, in Coyoacan, Mexico.
She has done several one –woman shows: in 1986, graduation show, Visual Arts School (UCR), in 1989 at the José Figueres Ferrer Gallery, in 1993 at the García Monge Gallery (National Theater), in 2001 “Love Stories” was held at the National Gallery (Costa Rican Center for Science and Culture), in 2003 “Celebration of Dance” was held at the same place. In 2018 “With Salt on My Lips”, was shown at the University of Costa Rica. In 2019 “Slow Dancing” a solo watercolor exhibit was shown at the University of Costa Rica.
She has been published in the following:
“Water: Color and Permanence, the History of Watercolor in Costa Rica/ Ileana Alvarado Venegas, Maria Enriqueta Guardia Yglesias –San José, CR. Central Bank Museums Foundation, 2005
“Watercolor in Costa Rica, the Costa Rican Watercolor Association, Efraín Hernández Villalobos, 2011
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Que reste t-il 2017
Going nowhere 2018
Deceiving beauty 2018
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