Netherlands
Mixed Media
Joyce Overheul
Exhibitions and events:
2018
- 17th of November 2017-4th of March 2018: De kunst van lezen. Van William Kentridge tot Wikipedia, Museum Meermanno, Den Haag, The Netherlands
- 3rd of November 2017-3rd of March: Food! Eten in de kunst en design van nu, Museum Nairac, Barneveld, The Netherlands
- 16th of February-4th of March: ALLES KOMT GOED, Atelier014, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 10-17th of February: Nasty Women Norwich, The Norwich Undercroft, Norwich, United Kingdom
2017
- 27th-30st of December: This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 15-16-17th of December: Secret Postcard Sale, We Like Art!, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 16th and 17th of November: Nasty Women North East, Byker Community Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- 6th of October: Denial as the Leading Principle, Cinema The Movies, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
- 22nd-24th of September: Nasty Women UK, Stour Space, London United Kingdom
- 21st of September-1st of October: Nasty Women London, The Black & White Building, London, United Kingdom
- 27th of August-1st of October: Fotoroute Den Helder, W13 Gallery, Den Helder, The Netherlands
- 26th of August-11th of September: Cruising by Night, Stadskantine, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
- 25th of August-10th of September: Utrecht Down Under, Various locations in Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 5th-15th of August: Het Zout en de Zee, Kunsthal45, Den Helder, The Netherlands
- 9th of July: Nasty Women Exhibition México, Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico City, Mexico
- 25th of May-10th of June: Nasty Women Exhibition, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
- 7th-30th of April: FUNTASTIC, Grand Theatre, Breda, The Netherlands
- 19th of May: Dr Pill @ HEDEN:VOLHOUDEN, VHDG, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- 1st of April-14th of May: Expo in Fort Maarsseveen, Maarsseveen, The Netherlands
- 11th of March-28th of May: Aanstormend talent bij MIJ, Museum IJsselstein, IJsselstein, The Netherlands
- 4-12th of March: Nasty Women Exhibition, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 8th-12th of February: Prospects & Concepts, Mondriaan Fonds @ Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 8th-12th of February: Editions & Multiples, We Like Art! @ Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 10th of February: Boardroom Meetings, Patty Morgan @ Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 10th of December-8th of January: Lichtkunst in de vensterbanken, Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden, The Netherlands
2016
- 8th of December: New Atlantis | Digital Dark Age, Electron, Breda, The Netherlands
- 10th-24th of November: AK47 @ 252CC, Antwerp, Belgium
- 22-23rd of October: The Gaze was part of the Unnoticed Art Festival at Visions in the Nunnery, Nunnery Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- 6-27th of September: BYOB preview @ Hutspot, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 29th of September: my new film and other work @ Bring Your Own Beamer, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 25th of June: The Gaze @ Unnoticed Art Festival, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 14th of June: The World's Most Exclusive Membership @ Apple Store Exhibition, Apple Store Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 9th of June-16th of June: Dr.Pill @ De Aanshouw, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 26th of March-29th of May: Design My Privacy, Z33, Hasselt, Belgium
- 29th of September-13th of March: Design My Privacy, MOTI Museum of the Image, Breda, The Netherlands
- 30th of December-3rd of January: This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015
- 10th-19th of December: Mail Art, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 23rd of October: Bring Your Own Beamer, Gent, Belgium
- 16th of October-1st of November: AK47, NWE Vorst, Tilburg, The Netherlands
- 23rd of September-30th of Octoberr: Rogier at Gallery Atrium, Zutphen, The Netherlands
- 25th of September: Bring Your Own Beamer IN/OUT of Control, TivoliVreedenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 18th-27th of September: There is Absolutely No Cause for Alarm, De Punt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 10th-13th of September: The Big Draw Nijmegen, Various locations in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 23rd of August-11th of October: Data Rush, Noorderlicht Photo Festival, Groningen, The Netherlands
- 15th of July-29th of August: SUMMER @ SANAA, Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 7th of June-5th of July: 'Diep Gaan', LUCY, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 5th of June: Torenkamerfestival, VondelCS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 29th of May-15th of July: 'AK47', Artspace Flipside, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- 1st-31st of May: 'Utrecht Down Under: Onder Controle', Wolvenplein prison, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 7th of February-8th of March: 'De Belofte Ingelost' at Kunstliefde, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 16-18th of January: My crochet designs were represented by RESOBOX Gallery at Vogue Knitting Live, New York City, United States
- 12th of December 2014-28th of March: 'World Amigurumi Exhibition' at RESOBOX Gallery, New York City, United States
2014
- 28th of November: Bring Your Own Beamer @ Museum Of The Image (MOTI), Breda, The Netherlands
- 31st of October-23rd of November: The book of the Rogier project will be represented by Gallerie Mia Joosten at the Paterskerk exhibition, Weert, The Netherlands
- 10th of October-2nd of November: Expo onder MAX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 1st-5th of October: The book of the Rogier project was represented by Gallerie Mia Joosten at Art The Hague, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 26th of September: participating artist at BYOB, TivoliVreedenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 10-14th of September: participating artist at The Big Draw Nijmegen, The Netherlands. I made drawings at the Valkhof Museum and at De Dromaai.
- 28th of August: Artist of the Day at Reddit
- 9th of August-27th of September: The Rogier project-book was presented by Gallery Mia Joosten at their Pop-up exhibition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 17th and 18th of May: Unnoticed Art Festival, somewhere in The Netherlands on a secret location
- 4th of April-4th of May: 'CASE I / ROGIER' at De Kijkdoos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 11th of April 2014: presentation of Funny Games as part of De Torenkamer for Opium op 4 at Splendor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 27th-30th of March: ☐topia, Collectief Derde Wal, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 27th of February-13th of April: Kunstenlab, Deventer, The Netherlands
- 12th of January - 2nd of February: CC: Casco Concreet, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 31st of January-2nd of February: TWK #4, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2013
- 1st-21st of November: My book 'De drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier' was represented by Galerie Mia Joostenat the Paterskerk exhibition in Weert, The Netherlands
- 19 & 20th of October: 'Het witte niet', ANKERS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 2nd-6th of October: My book 'De drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier' was represented by Galerie Mia Joostenat Art The Hague, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 23rd of September-27th of October: 5th Moscow Biennale, as part of Playing Nature. CCA Sokol, Moscow, Russia
- 13th-22nd of September: Festival de Basis, Soesterberg, The Netherlands.
- 23rd-25th of August, 30th of August-1st of September, Utrecht Down Under, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 7th of July: Festival Eigenwijzer, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 25th of May - 23rd of June: 'En toen wisten we alles', Kunstliefde, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 21st of April: Joyce' crochet designs were featured at the Hip & Handgemaaktmarkt, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- 23rd-24th March: 24H Oost, OutLINE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2nd and 3rd of February: Tijdelijke Kunst Winkel, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 9th of November 2012-8th of February 2013: 'BETER de kunst van gezondheid' (the art of healing), Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands
2012
- 28th of September: Discovery Festival Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- 28th of September: Discovery Festival Amsterdam, Science Center NEMO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 27th-29th of July: 'Joyce Overheul | Selected Works', Off the Hook Gallery, Sweden.
- 28th June - 1st July: Graduation Exhibition at HKU, location Tractieweg, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 17th-28th of May - 'Longing, Belonging', Academiegalerie, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 28th of April - 'Three Graduating Students', Stichting Magdalena, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
- 13th of April - 12th of May:'Three Artists Walk Into A Bar...', De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 9th, 10th and 11th March: 'DUO', Das Spectrum, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 10th of February: Charity sale at Coffee Company, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 20th of January - 18th of February: 'Conversation Pieces', Academiegalerie, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2011
- 15th of December: exhibition during WILDGROEI at EKKO, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 6th - 13th December 2011: IXPO, HKU, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 9th of September - 6th of November 2011: Library of Medical Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- 24th of June: Kerkennacht Wilhelminaker, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 18th June: Festival De Beschaving. University of Utrecht Science Park, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- 10,12,13,17,18 & 19th June: Urban Spectator, Stichting Magdalena, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
- 27th April: Presentation Dr. Pill documentary @ HKU, Tractieweg 41, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2010
- 10th August - 10th October: De Museumwinkel, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- 12th June: Defqon1, Almere Strand, Almere, The Netherlands.
- 28th Januari: Studentenexpo HKU, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2009
- 19th and 20th December: Studenten Huiskamer EXPO, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Artist talks:
2018
- 28th of January: artist talk about Rogier at Museum Meermanno, The Hague, The Netherlands
2017
- 7th of July: artist talk about my work and residency at Kunsthal45, Den Helder, The Netherlands
- 19th of May: artist talk @ HEDEN:VOLHOUDEN, VHDG, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- 12th of February: artist talk as part of Prospects & Concepts, Mondriaan Fonds @ Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 15th of April: artist talk as part of VijandSchap, Fort Maarsseveen, Maarsseveen, The Netherlands
2016
- 8th of December: artist talk at New Atlantis | Digital Dark Age, Electron, Breda, The Netherlands
- 30th of July: artist talk as part of Pecha Kucha x Beyond Festival, Liempde, The Netherlands
- 31st of March: Artist talk about Project Rogier at The WOW, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015
- 6th of October: PechaKucha Night Breda, Mezz, Breda, The Netherlands
- 5th of July: artist talk at Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 21st of June: artist talk at Cultural Sundays, as part of 'Diep Gaan', Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 30th of May: artist talk at 'Utrecht Down Under', Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 11th of January: Artist talk at PechaKucha Night, Winkel van Sinkel, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2014
- 11th of December: Artist talk at PechaKucha Night, Het Huis, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 20th of September: Artist talk at Vechtclub XL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 13th of April: Artist talk at Kunstenlab, Deventer, The Netherlands
2013
- 18 June: Artist talk about 'The World's Most Exclusive Membership'at the School of Social Media, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
- 7th of March: 'Sappelen', LUCY LIVE, a artist talk about my artistic practice at Das Spectrum, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2012
- 28th of October:'Jong, Jonger, Jongst' as part of 'Culturele Zondagen', Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 28th of September: 20PK, Discovery Festival Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Publications and media attention (selection):
2017
- 'Buurt oppimpen met hout en vliegerdoek', Molenkruier, 11th of October 2017 (print)
- 'Exposeren in de kelder van de kapper', VICE Creators, 1st of September 2017 (online)
- "Geweldige kunstige spullen waar je nog wat aan hebt ook", VICE, 3rd of July 2017 (online)
- "Lucy tipt: Vijandschap en Armando", UIT Magazine, 5th of May 2017 (print)
- "Duizend kraanvogels van origami brengen geluk", Zenderstreeknieuws, 3rd of May 2017 (print)
- "Joyce Overheul en haar Soft Series", We Like Art!, 30th of March 2017 (online)
- "Art Rotterdam 'The fair to discover young art' aan de Maas", No Such Academy, 2nd of February 2017 (online)
2016
- "Unnoticed Art Festival 2016", Trendbeheer, 4th of July 2016 (online)
- "Een expo over onschuldige haattweets", Museumtoeren, 9th of April 2016 (online)
2015
- "Finally, an exhibition that deals with our relationship to Data", Vantage, 22th of October 2015 (online)
- "Kunstenares: 'Het project Tweetbundels riekt naar plagiaat'", HP/De Tijd, 5th of October 2015 (online)
- "Data Rush: Drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier", Koneksa Mondo, 2nd of October 2015 (online)
- "Drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier", Stedendriehoek, 30th of September 2015 (print)
- "Expositie 'De drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier' van Joyce Overheul", Contact Zutphen - Warnsveld, 24th of September 2015 (print)
- "Uit het medialeven van Rogier (17)", Zutphense Koerier, 23rd of September 2015 (print)
- "Klinische poëzie op Noorderlicht", De Volkskrant, 25th of August 2015 (print)
- "Ik ben vrij en nu zit jij", Metropolis M, 30th May 2015 (online)
- "Kunst achter tralies en sloten",Trouw, 18th May 2015 (print)
- "Utrecht Down Under: Onder Controle", Mister Motley, 8th May 2015 (online)
- Handspun Australia Magazine, Universal Magazines, May 2015 (print)
- Let's Knit! Magazine, Aceville Publications Limited, May 2015 (print)
2014
- Entry about the IT performance series in "Unnoticed Art", by Frans van Lent, 2014
- "Merging Spaces", InPress Magazine, December 2014 (print)
- "Het beste van HP/De Tijd Expo 2014", HP/De Tijd, December 2014 (online)
- "Film: Noord-Korea door de lens van Joyce Overheul", HP/De Tijd, October 2014 (online)
- "Yes, you can take pictures here", Interview with LUCYabout my trip to the DPRK, October 2014 (online)
- Promotional video for "Bring Your Own Beamer: Eyes Everywhere" featuring me and the DPRK project, by SETUP Medialab, September 2014 (online)
- My Lobster Chef crochet pattern was published in 'Amigurumi Animals at Work', Meteor Publishing, June 2014(print)
- My crochet designs were featured in a crochet special of the lifestyle magazine 101 Woonideeën, May 2014(print)
- Radio interview about De Torenkamer and live presentation of 'Funny Games' for Opium op 4, Radio4, 11th of April 2014
- Radio interview about De Torenkamer for Opium op 4, Radio4, 9th of April 2014
- Radio interview about De Torenkamer for Opium op 4, Radio4, 7th of April 2014
- Jeanne Prisser about my project 'Rogier' (as part of the exhibition'Watching (over) me'), Volkskrant, 4th of April 2014(print)
- 'Stalkende Big Brother is een blijvertje', De Stentor, 28th of March 2014 (print)
- 'Expositie 'Watching (over) me'', Steden Driehoek, 5th of March 2014 (print)
- I wrote a small essay ('Manipulation in the Utopian Society') for the accompanying book publication of the ☐topia exhibition, March 2014 (print)
- Crochet designs featured and interview on Illuminate Crochet,January 2014 (online)
- 'Watching (over) me @ Kunstenlab, Deventer' on Trendbeheer(online)
2013
- Crochet designs featured in Oh Comely magazine, december 2013 (print)
- Crochet designs featured in the Finnish Vauva Magazine, Sanoma Publishing, 20th of September 2013 (print)
- Interviewed for the radio show Alles Mag... Op Zaterdag, broadcasted on the 14th of September, 2013
- Interviewed for the tv show Onder Ons, broadcasted on the 10th of September, 2013
- 'Bossche kunstenaar schrijft boek aan de hand van tweets: 'Drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier', Omroep Brabant, 10th of September 2013 (print)
- 'Hou het droog, Rogier', Klare Taal, 28th of August 2013 (online)
- 'Kunstenares Joyce Overheul uit Den Bosch schreef boek over 17-jarige Rogier op basis van zijn tweets', Omroep Brabant, 26th of August 2013 (print)
- I was a guest on Knevel & Van de Brink, 26th of August 2013
- Handmade Halloween, one-off magazine from Future Publishing, August 2013 (print)
- 'De drie maanden uit het leven van Rogier', self published, August 2013 (print)
- 'Om in te nemen - de kunst van gezondheid', BETER Consortium. (print)
- 'Eerste Social Media Café Zwolle', De Peperbus | Dé Weekkrant, 12th of June 2013 (print)
- ''Eerste Social Media Café' in Zwolle', Weblog Zwolle, 12th of June 2013 (online)
- 'Eerste Social Media Café gaat over privacy', De Stentor, 12th of June 2013 (online)
- 'Eerste Social Media Café Zwolle', De Peperbus | Dé Weekkrant, 11th of June 2013 (online)
- MERGING SPACES (book), self published, spring 2013 (print)
- 'De juridische vraagstukken van Dr. Pill', Juncto, nr.24.3, spring 2013 (print)
2012
- 'Uitgaan in naam van de wetenschap', Metro: UIT in Rotterdam, 27th of September. (both print and online)
- 'Discovery Festival: Rotterdam',Sciencepalooza, 20th of October. (online)
- 'STARTERS',Metropolis M, no.4/2012, July/August. (print)
- Nordmarksbygden, review of the Off the Hook solo show, 16th of August 2012 (print)
- Värmlands Folkblad, preview of the Off the Hook solo show, 29th of July 2012. (print)
- Värmlands Folkblad, online entryabout the Off the Hook show, 29th of July 2012. (online)
- HKU Graduation Catalog (print)
- HKU FA TWG 12 (print)
- 'Dialoog of Eenrichtingsverkeer?', LUCY. (online)
2011
- Radboudfolder 5, entry about Dr. Pill (print)
- 2Impress Magazine, entry about De Luisteraar (online)
- Make Lemonade, entry about De Luisteraar (online)
- Rachel-Niomi-Rashel, entry about De Luisteraar (online)
- Esthete, entry about De Luisteraar (online)
Residencies & (long term) collaborations:
2017
- 26th of June-9th of July: Artist-in-Residence at Air!2017 Het Zout en de Zee, Kunsthal45, Den Helder, The Netherlands
2014
- 7th-11th of April: Artist-in-Residence at De Torenkamer for Opium op 4, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013
- Artist-in-Residence at the Kinderdijk Project, Kinderdijk area, The Netherlands.
- Participant of De Belofte 8, a project for freshly graduated students of Genootschap Kunstliefde, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2012
- Artist-in-Residence at the Off the Hook Gallery, Årjäng, Sweden.
- Joyce was one of the artist assistants of Paul Ryanat dOCUMENTA(13), Germany.
Nominations and grants:
2015-2016
- Stipendium Program for Emerging Artists, Mondriaan Fund, The Netherlands
2013
- Shortlisted artist for the Emdash Award, Frieze Art Fair, London
2011
- Featured in the Top 100 of the BLOOOM Award by Warsteiner
Other:
2018
- September 2017-March 2018: ongoing community art project in the Rijtuigenbuurt, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
2017
- 6th of May: workshop crane origami as part of the exhibition Aanstormend talent bij MIJ, Museum IJsselstein, IJsselstein, The Netherlands
- 30th of April: workshop crane origami as part of the exhibition Aanstormend talent bij MIJ, Museum IJsselstein, IJsselstein, The Netherlands
2016
- 13th of December: Workshop about horror films and fear for Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2015
- Commissioned work: book cover design for 'Freedom in Action' by Niels van Miltenburg
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'Brass-aux-Saxes Plays Christiaan Janssen' for Bronsheim Music
2013
- I was part of the jury for the Aanmoedigingsprijs Oorlogsmonumenten 2013 (Encouragement prize for war monuments), Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Commissioned work: crochet wall object for Oasen, Gouda, The Netherlands
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'Four Pictures of New York' for Bronsheim Music
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'Celebrations' for Bronsheim Music
2012
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'The Eagles of Snowdon' for Bronsheim Music
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'Ejala' for Bronsheim Music
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'One Day at Sea' for Bronsheim Music
2011
- Commissioned work: costume design for 'Egologisch', Rutger Smoorenburg Productions
- Commissioned work: album cover photography 'Kongolela' for Bronsheim Music
2010
- Commissioned work: ostume design for 'Wie niet weg is...', Rutger Smoorenburg Productions
2009
- Commissioned work: album cover 'Danse Macabre' for Bronsheim Music
Education:
maHKU, Utrecht Graduate School in Visual Arts and Design
Master of Arts in Fine Art
2011 - 2012
HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Art, with Honours
2008 - 2012
HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts
Preparatory course Fine Art
2006 - 2007
Soft Series: Naval Mine
2017, organza, sewing thread, nylon and iron wire.
As part of the Soft Series and as part of Overheul's artist-in-residence at Kunsthal45, Den Helder she made a partially hand-sewn scale 1:1 transparant naval mine. The mine is made from transparant rainbow organza, transparant busks and multi-coloured nylon sewing thread. The ball-shape is 70cm in diameter (excluding the spikes), the mine also has a three meter long chain.
About the Soft Series in general:
The soft series are a series of weapons made of fabric, which Overheul started in 2015 with a scale 1:1 replica of a Kalashnikov rifle. With these objects she want to research the contrast between the original and current state of each weapon: harmful and deadly versus soft and totally useless, except for its visual beauty. All weapons are hand-sewn, this way Overheul want to create a parallel between the designers and makers of the original weapons and the ones she made later on. It’s extremely difficult to design and create a well-functioning weapon and therefore it takes a lot of time, care and dedication to complete it. Overheul also finds it very interesting to see what kind of love-hate relationship some weapon designers had with their creations: Mikhail Kalashnikov, for example, felt extremely guilty for the last decades of his life because his deadly invention was just too successful. For him it was a continuous struggle with his conscience of what he had done.
The theme of the artist-in-residence at Kunsthal45 this year was Het Zout en de Zee (the salt and the sea), so it was a logical step to make a WWII-type naval mine at the venue. Every couple years, some of the mines who were placed in the sea and who haven't exploded during the war become adrift and wash ashore on Den Helder's beaches.
Para ti, María Hernández
(For you, María Hernández)
2018, triptych made from wood, gold paint, holographic plastic, embroidery floss, nails, aluminum wire.
For the exhibition project 'La Casa de María Hernández' at IMJUS, Mexico City (MX) Overheul designed multiple embroidered works with recent quotes from the current feminist movement. The exhibition at IMJUS was held in order to give a response to women's rights in Mexico current day and the way International Women's Day is used by male abusers to make up for all bad things that they inflicted upon women in past. María Hernández is the most common name for women in Mexico and was therefore chosen to represent 'the' Mexican woman and her life.
"Nevertheless, she persisted" is an expression adopted by the feminist movement, especially in the United States. It became popular in 2017 after the United States Senatevoted to silence Senator Elizabeth Warren's objections to confirmationof Senator Jeff Sessionsas U.S. Attorney General. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnelluttered this sentence during comments following the vote in an effort to defend the Senate's actions and blame Warren.
The expression went viralas feminists posted it with hashtagreferences to other women. Conservative criticsobjected that comparisons between Warren and other female political activists were inappropriate. Its meaning expanded to refer to women's persistence in breaking barriers, despite being silenced or ignored." (Source: Wikipedia)
The entire comment made by Senator McConnell is as following:
"Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted."
