Lorena Fernandez, Ph.D.
Hi! I'm an Expressive Arts Therapist and multidisciplinary Venezuelan American artist working in Houston Texas. I have over 15 years of experience offering Expressive Arts Therapy workshops, training, and supervision in Texas, California, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Singapore.
I hold a doctorate in Expressive Arts Therapy from the European Graduate School with the highest distinction of Summa Cum Laude (Link: All Theses / Dissertations 2012 | EGS | Switzerland). I'm a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant and Educator (REACE) at the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association IEATA.org.
Why I do this work
Weesp, Netherlands. 2019. LIFE CYCLES Art Installation by Lorena Fernandez
Korschenbroich, Germany. 2019. Kunst Haus Dreho. Lost Worlds / Mundos Perdido/ Verlorene Werlten. Bringing attention to Venezuela's economic and political plight.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2021. GOD, SEX, & THE BODY art installation.
Austin, Texas, USA. 2021. Capitol Building. Pulse/49: A Remembrance Exhibition in support of the LGBTQ community.
Houston, Texas. April 2023. The Flamenco Poets Society Presents: Alfonsina y el Mar - Music and Poetry. period. Alfonsina y el Mar - Poetry & Music | MATCH (matchouston.org)
Houston, Texas, USA. 2023. Artist Talk at the Institute for Hispanic Culture in Houston presented six remarkable Latin-American women artists based in Houston.
Articles written by or
about Lorena Fernandez
Glasstire 2023
Houston Chronicle Interview
The Latina Book Club Interview with Artist and Poet Lorena Fernandez
http://www.latinabookclub.com/2013/11/q-with-artist-and-poet-lorena-fernandez.html