Veronica Fernandez’s figurative paintings depict vivid characters and dramatic environments give way to mood, duration, and residue of memory. While her works begin with elements of autobiography, Fernandez resists overly specific realism. Her subject matter recalls the Ashcan School, an American artistic “movement” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, unified by the desire to tell certain truths about modern life in urban New York City’s poorer neighborhoods. Similarly unfettered, Fernandez shines a positive light on her memories, painting toward a youthful vitality. The children and adolescents who occupy a central role in her compositions are playful figures brimming with private sentiment, moving between interior and exterior, where individuals are granted poetry and frankness as she uncovers layers of humanity.
Veronica Fernandez (b. 1998, Norfolk, VA) completed her BFA at The School of Visual Arts in NYC. Recently she has exhibited her solo I Should Have Prayed For Other People, with Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. More recent solo and duo exhibitions include What will you give?, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2024); I’ll Never Close My Eyes Again, Galleria Poggiali, Milan (2023); When You Hold Onto My Spirit, Will You Let Your Spirit Grow?, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA (2022); and I Put My Faith In My Temple, Thierry Goldberg, New York, NY (2020). Recent group exhibitions include After Each Night We Are Emptier, Anat Ebgi, (2025); Goddesses, Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, Miami, FL (2022); Hot Concrete, curated by Melanie Ouyang Lum, K11 Musea, Hong Kong (2022); Narrative Minds, Asia Art Centre, Taipei (2022); I Do My Own Stunts, Spazio Amanita, Los Angeles, CA (2022); Visual Unpredictability, Patrick Parrish Gallery, New York, NY (2021); Buscando Recuerdos, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY (2021); and De Lo Mío, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY (2020). Fernandez lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Setting the Table." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures 30" x 40" [HxW] (76.2 x 101.6 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1018_1773257010.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Next to Shower Here." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures Framed 16 ³⁄₄" x 20 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (42.55 x 52.71 x 5.72 cm). Its medium is Oil on panel.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1009_1773256013.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Warmth in a Note." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures Framed 10 ³⁄₄" x 8 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (27.31 x 22.23 x 5.72 cm). Its medium is Oil on panel.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1004_1773256213.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Play." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures 90" x 50" x 28" [HxWxD] (228.6 x 127 x 71.12 cm). Its medium is Wooden dresser, coat tree, and hangers; brown paper bags, epoxy resin, jute twine, and found objects.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1015_1773255986.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Highway Laundry." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures Framed 10 ³⁄₄" x 8 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (27.31 x 22.23 x 5.72 cm). Its medium is Oil on panel.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1005_1773256993.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Stranger Asks For Toilet Paper." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures Framed 10 ³⁄₄" x 8 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (27.31 x 22.23 x 5.72 cm). Its medium is Oil on panel.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1013_1773255993.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "Kids Feel Alive (Mischief Night)." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures Framed 13" x 13" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (33.02 x 33.02 x 6.35 cm)
framed 13" x 13" x 2" [HxWxD] (33.02 x 33.02 x 5.08 cm). Its medium is Oil on panel.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1012_1773256005.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "I deserved it, Didn’t I? (Apocalypto)." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 84" x 78" [HxW] (213.36 x 198.12 cm). Its medium is Mixed media on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1017_1773255979.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Veronica Fernandez titled "The Years." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 78" x 84" [HxW] (198.12 x 213.36 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Veronica-Fernandez_VF1016_1773255981.jpg)
