Born in Constanza, Dominican Republic, where He lived his early childhood.
From the beginning of His college days as an Architecture Student at the University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Jose R. Hernandez developed a keen interest for the "Arts"; He graduated as an Architect with the honors of "Cum Laude".
His passionate love of Nature has been the fountain of his inspiration as a Painter, hence most of his work is testimony of the fascination for the natural displays of Light, Color, Water and Vegetation.
For over 20 years, Jose R. Hernandez , has been immersed in the Design and Production of "Artistic Glass" work and He's been involved in several collective and/or individul painting expositions, as follows:
Individual Exposition "Naturaleza Viva" at the Dominico-American Cultural Institute, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2009.
VII Competitive Exhibition "Agro y Naturaleza" at the Junta Agroenpresarial Diminicana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2002.
Individual Exposition "Canto a la Naturaleza" in Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1998.
XVI Competitive Art Exhibition "E. Leon Jimenez" in Casa de la Cultura, Santiago, Dominican Republic, 1998.
"Libre Albedrio" in Casa de Bastidas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1996.
XVIII Nacional Bienal in the Modern Art Museum, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1992.
Most of his "Works of Art" are in private collections in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Saint Croix and the Unites States of America.