ears ▁& ▁Ro eb uck ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ) ▁which ▁enabled ▁her ▁to ▁attend ▁Ot is ▁Art ▁Institute ▁( now ▁called ▁Ot is ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ) ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁after ▁ear ning ▁a ▁B . F . A . ▁at ▁Ot is , ▁she ▁began ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁there . ▁When ▁Carlos ▁Al mar az ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁that ▁year , ▁it ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁friendship ▁and ▁professional ▁association ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁Los ▁Four . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁recent ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁East ▁LA ▁student ▁walk outs , ▁she , ▁along ▁with ▁Al mar az , ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Ch icano ▁civil - right s ▁movement ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁such ▁projects ▁as ▁the ▁Ch icano ▁Mor ator ium ▁Again st ▁the ▁War . ▁▁▁ ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁Ot is , ▁Hern ández ▁studied ▁drawing ▁with ▁the ▁ren owned ▁African - American ▁artist ▁Charles ▁White ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁ment or ▁and ▁important ▁influence ▁on ▁her ▁development ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁White , ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Mexico ▁to ▁print ▁with ▁T aller ▁de ▁Graf ica ▁Popular ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁art . ▁Hern ández ▁attributes ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁success ▁to ▁the ▁teachers ▁and ▁profess ors ▁who ▁recognized ▁her