Beew Refugee, Abra
signed and date 1983 (lower right)
charcoal and pastel on paper
29” x 20 1/2” (74 cm x 52 cm)

As a member of the politically inclined artist group Kaisahan, Fernandez’s work has largely been in a social-realist mold, creating images that put forth the plight of the underprivileged members of our society. Ever with a strong message to impart, his paintings are moving and thought-provoking, as this pastel on paper image of a mother and child powerfully demonstrates.