Rita Fernández (b. 1999), is a Mexican artist graduated from the Royal College of Art (MA: Painting). She has a BA in Philosophy from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and a background in the film industry.

Her work is an exploration of self-portraiture and its limits. Through the dissection of personal experiences and striking images gathered from memories, dreams and the daily life, her work is a constant inquiry about the self and what constitutes an identity. Fernández likes to consider her practice as a matrix of self-reflection and representation. Her philosophical formation plays an important role in the way she conceives and approaches the creation of her artwork. 

EDUCATION

2024 MA: Painting – Royal College of Art

2023 BA: Philosophy – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

TEACHING

2024 Artist talk – TURPS BANANA Art School

2023 Teaching Placement – University of Westminster

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Body Songs. Fitzrovia Gallery. London. 2024

I am not cruel, only truthful. The Hockney Gallery. London. 2024.

Master’s Degree Exhibition. The Royal College of Art (Battersea campus). 2024.

QUEER 3.0: The Power of Identity. Residency of Mexico in The United Kingdom. London. August – September 2024.

Shit show. CAP Bathroom, The Royal College of Art (Battersea campus). London. August 2024.

Ripples. Hypha Studios. London. August-September 2024. 

The Epitome of Decline and Decay. Safehouse 2. London. September 2024. 

The LIDO Open. The LIDO Stores. Margate. September – October 2024.

The Miniatures Challenge. Canal Boat Contemporary. London. November 2024.

Seeing Loud. Zebra’s Room at Hootananny. London. November 2024.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

If Heaven falls, The LIDO Stores. Margate. February 2024.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

The HINE Prize 2024. Shortlisted. 

RESIDENCIES

GlogauAIR, Summer 2025.

PRESS

6 London Art Graduates to Watch in 2024. Ocula. 2024.

https://ocula.com/advisory/perspectives/london-graduates-young-artists-to-watch-2024/

Photo credit: Sara Sahores.