Josh Hernandez

Mad Charcoal
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
madcharcoal.com
Instagram: @mad.charcoal

Josh Hernandez (Mad Charcoal) is an American contemporary artist known for expressive abstract realist portraiture executed primarily in charcoal and mixed media. His work explores themes of identity, fragility, faith, movement, and emotional disintegration through layered mark-making and atmospheric chiaroscuro. Hernandez has amassed billions of collected views across social media platforms and has built an international audience through both fine art exhibitions and digital media.

Representation

  • Marshall Gallery — Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Krause Gallery — New York, New York
  • Lucca Gallery — Atlanta, Georgia

Solo & Featured Exhibitions

  • 2025 — Echoes and Ashes — Solo Exhibition, Krause Gallery, New York, NY. June 14, 2025
  • 2024 — Krause Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition — Group Exhibition, Krause Gallery, New York, NY. November 12, 2024
  • 2024 — Veil of Mortality, the Lament of the Infinite — Solo Exhibition, Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA. November 7, 2024
  • 2023 — Featured Exhibition — Main Gallery Space, Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. December 7, 2023
  • 2023 — Among the Ashes — First Solo Exhibition, Driftwood & Axiom Church, Peoria, AZ. January 14, 2023

Selected Exhibitions & Art Fairs

  • 2026 — Ferrari Art Week Scottsdale, Presented with BG Gallery and art consultant David Engle, Scottsdale, Arizona

Publications & Press

Collections

Works held in private collections throughout the United States and internationally, including collections associated with Lil Yachty and Heidi Klum.

Professional Highlights

  • Internationally collected contemporary artist
  • Known for large-scale expressive charcoal portraiture and mixed media works
  • Founder of Mad Charcoal
  • Built a global audience with billions of collected online views across platforms