Apolinar Hernandez Balcazar

Apolinar Hernandez Balcazar is a Mexican basket maker from San Martin Coapaxton, Tenancingo, State of Mexico, whose work has won various national awards.

The artisan lives in a rural area in central Mexico among orchards and cornfields, with pine forests in the higher mountains. He works on his corn fields during the rainy season, concentrating on his weaving during the rest of the year. In 2001, he was named a “grand master” by the Fomento Cultural Banamex and an honorable mention at the Gran Premio de Arte Popular in 2010.