Luka Amaru Fernandez
Trabajo de Sombra, 2026, 11 x 14 inches, oil stick and oil pastel on canvas
Génesis Androfelino, 2026, 18 x 24 inches, oil stick and oil pastel on board
El Rito, 2026, 8 x 10 inches, oil stick and oil pastel on canvas
La Llegada, 2025, 16x12 inches, oil pastel on burlap
La Partida, 2025, each panel 8x16 inches, oil pastel on burlap
Nochecita, 2025, 10x10 inches, pastel on burlap
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Born in 2000 in San Jose, California, and raised in Latin America, Luka Amaru Fernandez is a multidisciplinary painter based in San Francisco. Ranging in medium from watercolor and ink to pastels and oil paint, he specializes in two dimensional media. Drawing from a variety of influences including pre-hispanic Andean art, Peruvian folk art, Bay Area modern art movements, and Latin American surrealism, his work explores themes of animality, ambiguous identities, and magical realism.
He's a fellow at Root Division and teaches at Art School of SF Bay.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Luka Amaru Fernandez
Born in San Jose, California, 2000.
Resides and works in San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibitions
2026, Sinvergüenza, Acción Latina, San Francisco, CA, United States
2025, Teaching Fellows Exhibit, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, United States
2024, Trans Artist, Rosebud Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
2024, Quinceañera, Artyhood Popup Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
2024, Decennial 8x10 Show, Faultline Art Space, Oakland, CA, United States
2023, New Voices, Queer Arts Featured, San Francisco, CA, United StatesProfessional Contributions
2025-Ongoing: Latinx Teaching Fellow, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, United States
2025: Creator and facilitator, Human Artistry Hub at Queer Arts Featured, San Francisco, CA, United States
2023-Present: Art Teacher, Art School of SF Bay, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCertificates
2025, New Identities for Dangerous Times with Ajay Kurian: an 8-week journey through the history, politics, and practice of identity in art, NewCrits, Online Course
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