Nancy Pili Hernandez

Nancy Pili Hernandez is a social justice muralist, activist, and visual artist known for participating in the hanging of a banner with the word “RESIST” near the White House.
Biography
Nancy Pili Hernandez was born on February 8, 1980, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her father is Mexican/ Chicano. Her mother was born in Ireland. She attended City College of San Francisco where she received her Associate of Arts (AA) 2003. She also attended San Francisco State University where she received a Raza Studies minor in Art Education 2005.
In high school Hernandez was part of social justice movements that were organized around Chicano studies and was part of walkouts like proposition 187 and proposition 209. She saw the power that people have in different art forms. This is an organization that is dedicated to social justice through art movements.
Art
Hernandez's first art form was a banner that was used on a walk out in 1994 - 1995 based on proposition 187.
Hernandez is a big activist for youth and when Alex Nieto was shot and killed by a police officer there were protests to bring justice for Alex. After all the protest there was a monument in honor of Alex Nieto.
On January 25, 2017. A group of 6 Greenpeace protesters along with Hernandez were arrested and charged for hanging of a 70 x 30-foot banner with the word “RESIST” that was hung on a construction crane near the White house.
Hernandez was part of the Precita Eyes organization that helped the youth and they created murals to showcase their culture. The mural was called “La Cultura Cura” and was located at 24th Folsom Street.
In 2018 Hernandez and the tenant at 115-117 Ripley Street were evicted from their home. There was a mural painted by the tenants with Hernandez's guidance that said “Families Live Here. Not For Sale.
My Homies are my heroes: Was an art exhibit in which 40 local arts create art based on the different struggles that they have been through such as immigration rights, police accountability, affordable housing, etc. This was an exhibition that Nancy did for her 40th birthday.
Collections
Smithsonian American Art Museum

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