2004 -                          European Graduate School, Wallis, SW                                      ABD, Cultural Studies

1996-1998                   The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL                                              Master of Fine Arts,  Painting and Drawing

1989-1992                   University of California Los Angeles, CA                                            Master of Arts, Sociology

1977-1983                   Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR                                     Bachelor of Arts,  Social Sciences 

2008-            Spirit Award. Reel Sister Film Festival, New York   

2002-2003   Pollock-Krasner, Foundation, Inc

1995-1996   Fellowship Behavioral Science                       

1993-1994  Critical Studies Fellow, Paris Program, Critical Theory    

1993-1994    Danforth Compton Fellow

2007                      Transylvania University, Lexington,                                    Co-Curator of Imprinted Bodies, Art Talk, Screening of Territories of the Breast. Centre College, Danville, Co-Curator of Imprinted Bodies, art talk, poetry reading, screening of Territories of the Breast                          

2006                        Columbia College, Chicago,                                     Screening of  Territories of the Breast, panel discussion, sponsors: Liberal Education Department and Institute for the Study of Women and Gender   

2002                           Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago,              Teacher,  (instructor of record and curator)  Issues in Contemporary Art

2001                            Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago,             Teacher,  (instructor of record and curator)  Introduction to Contemporary Art

                                    Shanti Foundation for Peace, Evanston,                    Teacher,  (instructor of record and curator) Introduction to Social  Issues and Art Installations

1999                           Chicago’s Children Museum, Chicago,                             Teacher,  (instructor of record) Introduction to Muralism

2004-present  Muchedumbre in Organic Mutation and Self-Knowledge, www.LillyOncology.com, (Photo of  installation) Juried

2009    Carcinoma y Corporidad   (installations) XI Encuentro Feminista, Mex (Mandala installation)  Invitational      

“Curated Space”  documentation of art installations, Trans-Body’s performance documentation, and artists statements) Sonia Baez-Hernandez           and curator, Connor McGrady in Radical History Review  101, Spring 2008

2008-  Response to Fear, Art League, Lexington,                                          (Three installations)  Invitational

 2007-2008    Imprinted Bodies,  Morlan Gallery, at  Transylvania University and Norton Center for the Arts Foger, Centre College                                  (Two installations) traveling exhibit

"Carcinoma le duil impossible," One in Seven  at The Newton Building, Miami,  (Thirteen fiber installations)  Invitational  

 2006  * Between Plateaus & Metamorphosis, The Wirtz Gallery,  Miami,   (Drawings and paintings)  Invitational

2004 "Muchedumbre in Organic  Mutation and Knowledge",  The Royal Collage of  Art, London,  (Photo installation)  Juried

2002 The Body as Poetic Space, Collage de Las Americas, Chicago,     Curator, Sonia Báez-Hernández, (Two fiber and photo installations)

Haciendo Patria in Chicago, Collage de Las Americas, Chicago,            Curator: Jorge Felix, (One fiber installation) Juried

2001 Oaxacan- Puerto Rican Presence, Collage de Las Americas, Chicago, Esther Soler, (Paintings and drawings, two fiber-photo installation)

Latino Horizons, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago,                         Jose Andreu and Mario Castillo, (Two drawings) Juried

Symbols and Metaphors, UIUC Cultural Latina & The Latin American Museum, Urbana, IL Curator: Martinez, Director of the LAM, (Six drawings), Invitational

Puerto Rican Artists, Casa Central,Chicago,                                          Curator, Martinez, Director of LAM, (Three drawings), Invitational          

2000 *An Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Teocalli, Chicago,                     Curator, Jose David, Director of Calle y Sueños,  (Ten paintings and  twelve  drawings)

Spell Bound, Sanctuary Gallery, Chicago,                                                         (Twelve drawings) Invitational

 Primera Jornada Cultural, Casa de Arte y Cultura & Calles y Sueños, Juchitán, Curator, José David, Director of Calle y Sueño, (Four paintings)           

Of intrisic Nature:Transformando lo Ordinario, Humboldt Park Stables       Gallery, Chicago (Three fiber sculptures), Invitational

1999 XXI Bienal Nacional de Artes Visuales, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Two drawings,) Juried, (Catalogue)

1998 Master Exhibition, SAIC Gallery 2, Chicago,                                     (Installation and paintings)                                                                                          

HotHouse, Center for International Performances and Exhibitions, Chicago,          (One painting), Invitational

1994 First Competition of Los Angeles, PrintMaking Society,  Los Angeles,      (One painting), Juried

 1987 Second Annual International Miniature Art Exhibition, Del Bello        Gallery Toronto,  (Two drawings) Juried

Performances  (* solo Show)

2007-2008  *"Trans-Body," Imprinted Bodies at the Morlan Gallery at Transylvania, and  Norton Center for the Arts Foger Centre College      (Traveling exhibit)

*"Emanations," One in Seven  at The Newton Building, Miami,                               in collaboration with Composer Diego Perez, Choreography Sonia Baez-Hernandez, Costume Design Sonia Baez- Hernandez and Rasda Tariq  

*"Born in Between, One in Seven  at The Newton Building, Miami,    Choreography, Sonia Baez-Hernandez, Costume Design, Sonia Baez-Hernandez 

2006  *T"rans-Body", Polvo, Chicago,

in collaboration with Composer Diego Pérez,  Videographer: Jean-Rene Rinvil,  Costume Design by Sonia Baez-Hernandez  Choreography by Báez-Hernández   and Diego Pérez, Invitational

2005  "The Red Dress: Rupura de Nacions,"  Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, 

in collaboration with Alex Basora, Composer, Diego Pérez, Costume Design by

Miriam Garcia & S. Baez-Hernandez, Choreography by Báez-Hernández and  Diego Pérez, Invitational

2003 *Trans-Body," at the Body Modification Conference, Sydney, Australia

Macquarie University, in collaboration with Composer, Diego Pérez, Costume Design and Choreography by Báez-Hernández, Invitational

2002 *"Trans-Body," The Body as Poetic Space, Collage de Las Americas, Chicago, Curator: Sonia Báez-Hernández, in collaboration with Composer, Diego Pérez, Juried                              

"Ruptura de Nación,"  Haciendo Patria in Chicago, Collage de las Americas, Chicago,  in collaboration with Diego Pérez, Composer Diego  Pérez;  Curator: Jorge Felix, Costume  Design and  Choreography by Báez-Hernández, & Pérez, Juried

2000 *"Container of Lagrimas," Of intrisic Nature:Transformando lo     Ordinario, Humboldt Park Stables Gallery, Chicago,

Costume Design by K. Hoffman. K. Soresen, S. Baez-Hernandez, Invitational

 1999 "The Tear Holder," Connections: An Alumni Arts Event, Gallery 2,     SAIC, Chicago, in collaboration with Karen Soresen, Costume Design by K. Hoffman. K. Soresen, & S. Baez-Hernandez,  Juried

"Rooted Nomads," International Women’s Day, Insight Arts, Chicago,

in collaboration with Karen Soresen, T. Vazquez, Invitational

*"Untamed Desire," Project I Love Chicago, SAIC, Chicago,

Invitational

Rooted Nomads, Women Poets, HotHouse, CIPE, Chicago, 

 in collaboration K. Soresen, T. Vázquez, & S. Sandoval, Invitational

Rooted Nomads, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago,

in collaboration K. Soresen, T. Vázquez, & S. Sandoval, Invitational

"There is Something," Women Jam Section, Insight Arts, Chicago,

Choreography: Báez-Hernández & Soresen, Costume design by K. Hoffman, Invitational  

1998 Women Poets, The HotHouse, CPEC, Chicago,

 Invitational  

2007-2008 “Imprinted Bodies”  Morlan Gallery, at Transylvania University and  Norton Center for the Arts Foger,  Centre College KY Co-curators Sonia Baez-Hernandez, Andrea Fisher, in Collaboration with Phyllis Bellver. http://www.transy.edu/morlan/exh.asp?e=ib

2006   “Boyd Anderson High School’s  Student Annual Exhibition,”    Lauderdale Lakes

2005   “Boyd Anderson High School’s Student Annual Exhibition,            Lauderdale Lakes

2002   “Body as Poetic Space,” Collage de las Americas, Chicago

2002  “Dia de los Muertos,” Collage de las Americas, Chicago                     Co-curators, Esther Soler and Sonia Baez-Hernandez                                    

1998   “School of the Art Institute Student Exhibition,” Chicago

2008   Official Selection Reel Sister, Diaspora Film Festival, New York       Spirit Award

Official selection, Women International Film Festival, Miami, Florida

2006 Territories of the Breast, Co-Director, Director Jean Rene Rinvil,  Miami & Chicago, IL

Official selection 5th Annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, Atlanta, Georgia.

Nominated as Best Documentary by Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, Atlanta

2007 Official selection 5th Spaghetti Junction Urban Film Festival, Atlanta.

Official Selection First Latino Film Festival, Lexington

“A New Aesthetics of the Subject” in The NWSA Journal,  (December 2009)                

“Instrusions,” “Polvo Azuloso,” “Between Salome and Penelope” in  Diálogo,         

Summer 2008, #11

Báez-Hernández, Sonia, Bencomo Anadeli, y Marc Zimmerman, (eds.)

Ir y venir: procesos  transnacionales entre América Latina y el norte. 

Santiago: LACASA/Bravo y Allende, Santiago, 2007 

 “Enjambre de Espejos” in Polvo Magazine, Chicago, 2002

“Container,” “There is Something” in Between the Heart and the Land/Entre el

Corazón y la Tierra: Latina Poets from the Midwest (Eds.) B. Cárdenas and        J. Vázquez Paz. Chicago: Abrazo Press, 2000 

“Born Equal” in Centro Journal de Estudios puertoriquenos Vol. 12, # 1 2000

" Tattoo,” in Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.        (eds.) González D., Obeler, S. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005

“Breast Cancer,""  in in Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. (eds.) González D.,Obeler, S. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.  

 “Graffiti,” in Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.         (eds.) González D., Obeler, S. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005

Dialogo sobre el cáncer de las mamamas. Encuentro  Feminista XI, en Radio International Feminista  (FIRE) (Radio Interview) Mexico, 2009 

Healthy Choices Healthy People in 100 Black Men by Marc Henderson              (Radio Interview) 25/10/2008

Race, sex and Power: Sexual Health and Pleasure with Sonia Baez-Hernandez,

 Charles Nelson, Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez and Coya Paz in Chicago Amplified,

Public Radio recorded at UIC April 2008 

 http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=22084

Film Screening of Territories of the Breast in UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 2008  http://www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/events/showevent.asp?eventid=6717

“Identity: Our Bodies The frontier” in La Voz de KY, by Randi Ewing, 27/11/2007 http://www.lavozky.com/story_split.php?id=645&lang=esp&section=04

Exhibits Give Life to Hispanic Culture" by Heather Castro in the Lexington Herald-Leader 10/14/2007

"Territories of the Breast: Artist Sonia Baez-Hernandez" in Chic-Today by Marilyn Campiz, 10/14/2007 http://www.chictoday.com/news/?p=36

Healthy Choices Healthy People in 100 Black Men by Marc Henderson (Radio Interview) 10/7/2007

"Exhibit Leaves Mark on Community" in La Voz, by Randi Ewing,  9/20/2007

http://lavozky.com/story-split.php?id=537&lang=esp&section=01

"Gallery Hope Highlights" in Nougat by Tricia Spencer 09/2007

Convocation: Acclaimed Latina artist to share her story,  November 11/5 2007  http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2007/nov/hernandez.html

"Don't Get Mad, Get a Movie Camera!" in New Times, 12/3/12/2007 Click here to read article in the New Times

Healthy Choices Healthy People in 100 Black Men by Marc Henderson (Radio Interview) /13/5/2007

"Territories of the Breast" in Out with Scott,  14/2/2007

Healthy Choices Healthy People in 100 Black Men by Marc Henderson (Radio Interview) 18/3/2007

2006  Radio Arte by Dulce Mora

Department of Liberal Art, Columbia College

2004   Lilly Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of Woman’s Cancer Journey (Catalogue)

 “Le deuil impossible: carcinoma” in Polvo, Fall, Chicago

 2003 Artnet.Com Magazine News

 Chaché Atis Yo. Haitian Television Network (30 minutes interview by Elisabeth Guran)

1999 XXI Bienal National de Artes Visuales Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo (Catalogue)

2008  “Gender Crisis and the Body in Pain in Art and Documentary,” The Center for Culture and Health The Semel Institute and Institute of American Culture, UCLA, Los Angeles

“Spotlight Panel: Sexuality Health & Power” at the Race Sex Power New Movements in Black Latino/ Sexuality, Chicago

“Gender Crisis and the Body in Pain”” The Center for Culture and Health The Semel Institute and Institute of American Culture, UCLA, Los Angeles

 “Spotlight Panel: Sexuality Health & Power” Race Sex Power New Movements in Black Latino/ Sexuality, Chicago

2007  "Corporeal Field" Imprinted Bodies, Centre College, Danville

“Between Heterotopias, Alterity and Corporality, Imprinted Bodies, Transylvania University, Lexington

2006  "Tracing and Re-tracing an Aesthetic of Corporeal Representation and Research Practices,"  School of the Art Institute of Chicago

“Body as Art, Politics, Gender and Culture,” Columbia College, Chicago 

2004   “Breast Cancer among Latinas” Talk in the Community, University of Illinois Chicago

 2003 “Tongue of Fire: Breast Cancer as Lived Bodily Experience in Journals and Art Narratives." at the  American Sociological Association

 “Breast Cancer: New Esthetic of the Subject and Body’s Inscription,” at the  The Bodies Modification: Changing Selves, Conference Macquarie, Sydney

2002 “Geographies, Memory and Nomadic Identities: The Caribbean Subject,” at the Puerto Rican Studies Association

 “Breast Cancer as Meditation of an Urban Body,” at the Urban Health and Race Law Symposium                                                                                  

 1996 “Phaedo’s Preface as a “Preliminary” to the Spiritual Exercise of Memorization,” at the International Association of Philosophy and Literature

 1995 “Multiple Social Categories,” UCLA Mental Retardation Research Center Annual Research Retreat, Lake Arrowhead Mental Health

 “Between Consciousness and Unconsciousness,” at the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Annual Conference

 “The New York Times’ Discourse Practice: on Moral Transformation of Ex-Graffiti Writers,” at the American Sociological Association

1994 “Ecrivain de graffiti pour une pratique de la confession,” Ecole Normal  Superieure,” Paris

1993 “News Organization’s Persuasive Discourse Practice: Genre of Confession of Graffiti Writers as a Deviant Author-Artist,” at the American Sociological Association

1992 “The Constitution of Graffiti as a Crime,” at the  American Sociological Association,

“Graffiti Decoding Art on Motion,” at the Association of Black Sociologists