als ▁inside ▁the ▁C raft ▁and ▁Fol k ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁an ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁The ▁Mur als ▁of ▁A zt lán . ▁The ▁artists ▁were ▁critic ized ▁in ▁Art week ▁by ▁rev iewer ▁Sh if ra ▁Gold man ▁for ▁" sh ed ding ▁… ▁their ▁cultural ▁identity ▁and ▁political ▁milit ance " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" enter ▁the ▁main stream ▁as ▁compet itive ▁profession als ." ▁ ▁Hern ández ▁respond ed ▁" why ▁should ▁changes ▁in ▁my ▁work ▁and ▁so cio - polit ical ▁att itudes ▁be ▁constru ed ▁as ▁comprom ising ▁my ▁commit ment ▁… ▁while ▁in ▁another ▁artist ▁the ▁same ▁would ▁be ▁constru ed ▁as ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁growth ?" ▁The ▁international ▁significance ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Ch icano ▁art ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Les ▁D ém on ▁des ▁An ges . ▁Hern ández ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six teen ▁artists ▁( one ▁of ▁three ▁women ) ▁whose ▁work ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁ground - bre aking ▁exhibition . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Hern ández ▁re located ▁to ▁Chicago ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Her ▁final ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Chicago ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁of ▁new ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Mexican ▁Art . ▁La ▁V ida ▁S obre ▁Pap el , ▁opened ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁included ▁several ▁new ▁series