Edgar Hernandez is a prolific artist whose work in film, media projection, sculpture, painting and digital technologies with a focus on difficult questions related to habitat renewal, climate change and mental health. Aguacateco Mayan speaking from Guatemala, Edgar Hernandez is based in Ottawa, Canada. Edgar has seen his work exhibited in many group exhibitions, including the One World Film Festival, The People’s Forest, Prescott Russell and Fresh Paint / New Construction Gallery Art Mûr, Montréal. He holds degrees in art and design, including a BFA (Sculpture and Media) from the University of Ottawa with a minor in Spanish. Furthermore he earned a college diploma in Graphic Design from La Cité collégiale. Navigating through the current social changes, Edgar has filmed numerous short videos of indigenous knowledge and wisdom through the Eagle and Condor Collective. Edgar is currently an art instructor for the Association pour l’Intégration Sociale d’Ottawa (AISO), Ottawa. This busy working artist also finds time to be an active local community volunteer and has contributed to abroad community projects in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.