Los ▁Angeles ▁M ural ▁movements . ▁She ▁first ▁received ▁acc laim ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁m ural ist . ▁In ▁her ▁long ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁studio ▁artist ▁her ▁art istic ▁practice ▁as ▁centered ▁on ▁works - on - paper , ▁princip ally ▁past els , ▁which ▁frequently ▁incorpor ate ▁ind igen ist ▁imag ery ▁and ▁the ▁social - polit ical ▁t ension ▁of ▁gender ▁roles . ▁Hern ández ▁has ▁lived ▁both ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁fifth ▁member , ▁and ▁only ▁woman , ▁in ▁Los ▁Four , ▁the ▁influ ential ▁and ▁celebrated ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ch icano ▁artist ▁collect ive , ▁along ▁with ▁Carlos ▁Al mar az , ▁Frank ▁E . ▁Rom ero , ▁Robert ▁de ▁la ▁Ro cha , ▁and ▁Gilbert ▁Lu ján . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Hern ández ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁efforts ▁of ▁Ch icano ▁artists ▁in ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁organ ize . ▁Of ▁this ▁experience , ▁Hern ández ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁" O ften ▁I ▁was ▁literally ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁at ▁meet ings ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁girl friend ▁or ▁wife , ▁but ▁an ▁active ▁artist ▁particip ant ." ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Hern ández ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁student ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁" Future ▁Masters ▁Sch olar ship " ▁( a ward ed ▁at ▁L AC MA ▁and ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁S