Sylvia Fernández was born in Lima, Perú where she studied Fine Arts at Escuela Superior de Arte Corriente Alterna, where she graduated in 2002. She has been based in San Diego, CA since 2022.

Recent exhibitions include California Center of the Arts (San Diego, CA), Oolong Gallery (San Diego, CA), La Loma Projects (Los Angeles, CA), Two Rooms (San Diego, CA), Tyger Tyger Gallery (Asheville, NC), Pivo Satelite (Sao Paulo, BR), Galería del Paseo (Lima, PE), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Lima, PE), Salón Acme (México City, MX), and Galería Icpna Miraflores (Lima, PE).