Ezequiel Jiménez | Biography

EZEQUIEL JIMENEZ | ARTIST | INSTRUCTOR | ACTIVIST

Ezequiel Jimenez working at his studio in New York. 2009/Photo by Braudi Valdez

EZEQUIEL JIMENEZ | ARTIST INSTRUCTOR | ACTIVIST

Ezequiel Jiménez is a New York based artist and activist, born in the Dominican Republic. He began painting when he was around 12, finding in art a mode of self-expression that was free of the censorship of conventional thought and opinion. He took painting classes with prof. Rosi García at Casa de Arte in Santiago (1989). In 1995, Mr. Jiménez attended the Art Students League of New York. For Jimenez, art and the artist are embedded in everyday life: in the suffering, aspirations and triumphs of humankind. His art provokes, nourishes and stretches the imagination, revealing the landscape of human possibility; His art wrestles with the fundamental conflicts of the human spirit.

During the last fifteen years Mr. Jiménez has shared his career of artist with activism, which he conceives is a modest contribution to encourage the visual arts. Beginning as a community activist has allowed Mr. Jiménez to collaborate with cultural and academic institutions, as well individual persons through promoting local artists by organizing art exhibits in other places including Low East side and uptown Manhattan, Bronx, New Jersey and Rhode Island. Mr. Jiménez' cultural activism is framed with the purpose of contributing to enlarge the quality of life by extensive collaboration of free cultural activities in the community. He has also been an invited guest lecturer on the arts and to present his own autobiography for academic institutions and organizations.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Herbert H. Lehman College of The City University of New York
B.A., in Art (Studio Art) and Political Science | New York City | May 2010

Bronx Community College of The City University of New York
A.A.S., in Digital Arts/Graphic Design | New York City | August 2008

ONE MAN SHOWS

‘Selected Drawing 1998-2008’
• Hall of Fame Art Gallery, Bronx Community College of The City University of New York, NY 2008

‘Humanoid’
• Macy Gallery, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY 2006
• Lena Di Gangi Art Gallery, Totowa, NJ 2006

‘Art & Humanism’
• The Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey 2006
• North Light Loft, Allentown, Pennsylvania 2005
• Rio II Gallery, New York, New York 2005

‘Sicknesses of the Soul’
• Fourth Audubon Arts Festival, Audubon Partnership, New York, New York 2003
• The Englewood Public Library Gallery Space, Englewood, New Jersey 2003

‘Silent Weeping’
• Wifredo Lan Gallery, Casa de Las Americas, New York, New York 1998
• Las Puertas de los Artistas Gallery, Santo Domingo, D.R. 1998
• Yoryi Morel Art Gallery, Cultural Center of Santiago, Santiago, DR 1998

‘Ensayo de Color’ Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ 1997
‘Visiones en Reflejos’ Wifredo Lan Gallery, Casa de Las Americas, New York, NY 1995
‘Origenes’ Centro Cultural Dominico-Americano (Dominican American Cultural Center), Santiago, DR 1989

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

• ‘Black Art Exhibit’ Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, Rhode Island 2011
• ‘Afro-Latino American Crossroads’ Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center, New York, NY 2011

• ‘Latin Views 2010’ Alexey von Schlepped Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 2010
• ‘Celebrating Diversity’ Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA 2010
• ‘Rage against the machine’ Fine Arts Building, Lehman College of The City University of New York, New York 2010
• ‘The Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists in Perth Amboy’ Perth Amboy Gallery Center for the Arts, New Jersey 2010
• ‘The 2009 Alumni Art Show’ The Hall of Fame Art Gallery at Bronx Community College of The City University of New York, New York 2009
• ‘African Roots’ 7th Annual State Black Visual Arts Exhibit' The Atrium Art Gallery at One Capitol Hill, Providence, R.I. 2009
• ‘Voices in the Wilderness’ Fine Arts Building' Herbert H. Lehman College of The City University of New York, New York 2009
• ‘Color and Essence of Dominican Artists’ TseTse Gallery, Providence, RI 2009
• ‘ADAVARTE II: The Visual Arts Festival of Washington Heights and Inwood’ K.B. Gallery, New York, NY 2008
• ‘Gala Art Exhibition & Auction’ Center for Latino Arts and Culture, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 2008
• ‘XXVII Festival del Caribe-Caribbean Festival’ Galería de Arte Universal, Santiago, Cuba 2007
• ‘The Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration’ Hall of Fame Art Gallery, Bronx Community College of The City University of New York 2007
• ‘ADAVARTE I: The Visual Arts Festival of Washington Heights and Inwood’ The Gallery Space at Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, xxand Hintersteiner Art Gallery at CB 12, New York, NY 2007
• ‘Fourth Annual Uptown Arts Stroll 2006’ Audubon Partnership, New York, NY 2006
• ‘Dominicans Breaking Through’ The North Light Loft, Allentown, PA 2005
• ‘Five Outstanding Fine Artists from Uptown Manhattan’ The United Palace, New York, NY 2005
• ‘Third Annual Uptown Arts Stroll’ Audubon Partnership, New York, NY 2003
• ‘Black History Month Celebration’ Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey 2002
• ‘Dominican Republic: Culture, Custumbre & Calor’ NCC Arts, New Jersey 2002
• ‘Encuentro’ Casa de la Cultura en New York, New York, New York 2000
• Center For Latino Arts and Culture, Rutgers University, New Jersey 1996
• ‘The Power of Color’ Paterson Museum, New Jersey 1995
• ‘Annual Student Drawing Exhibit’ The Art Student League of New York, New York 1995
• ‘Acuerdate de Abril’ La Peña del Bronx, New York City 1994
• ‘2nd International Festival of Caribbean Culture’ Convention Center, Cancún, Mexico 1989
• ‘El Cibao Pinta’ Centro de la Cultura de Santiago, Dominican Republic 1989
• ‘Arte Vivo’ Casa de Arte, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 1987

ARTIST TALK

• Visual Thinking: Ezequiel Jimenez discusses his art process as a visual artist, including developing visual ideas, problem solving, and critical xxthinking, Kean University, Union, NJ, October 2010
• Celebration of The Hall of Fame for Great Americans: Continuum of Greatness ‘Fifth Annual Student Autobiography’ Bronx Community x x x x College of The City University of New York, Bronx, NY 2008
• ‘A Conversation with Ezequiel Jiménez: his art and cultural activism in New York City’ Adelphi University, Long Island, NY 2008
• ‘Second National Dominican Student Conference’ New York University, New York, NY 2008
• Trazarte, Clerk Conference Room, Allen Pavillion Medical Center, New York, NY 2007

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

• The Writing Center, Bronx Community College of The City University of New York, Bronx, NY
• The Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey
• Center For Latino Arts and Culture, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• Audubon Partnership for Economic & Develop, New York City
• Dominican Commission of Culture in the United States, New York City
• Center For Latino Arts and Culture, Rutgers University, New Jersey
• Audubon Partnership for Economic & Develop, New York City
• Dominican Commission of Culture in the United States, New York City
• Culture Center of Santiago, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
• Las Puertas de los Artistas Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Dermatology Institute of Santiago, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Bx Community Board 7 Member | Bronx, NY 2010-2012
• Committees Serving: Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs | Senior Services
Co-Founder
• Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists, Inc. | New York, NY
Juried Art Shows:
• 11th and 9th Annual Art Show at Hudson View Gardens, HVG Arts Group, Inc. | New York, NY (2009 & 2007)
General Coordinator:
• ADAVARTE II (2008) & ADAVARTE I (2007) The Annual Visual Arts Festival of Washington heights and Inwood |New York, NY

SELECTED HONORS|AWARDS

• ‘New York State Senate's proclamation' 2010
• ‘Massachusetts Governor's citation’ 2010
• ‘Rhode Island State Senate's citation' Providence, RI 2009
• City of Providence's citation, Rhode Island 2009
• ‘Plaque of Recognition’ Quisqueya In Action, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island 2009
• ‘House of Representatives Citation’ State of Rhode Island House of Representatives, RI 2009
• ‘Providence City Council's citation’ Providence, Rhode Island 2009
• ‘New York State Assembly's proclamation' SOMOS EL FUTURO Proclamation’ The Assembly State of New York, Albany, New York 2007
• ‘House of Representatives Citation’ State of Rhode Island House of Representatives, RI 2009
• ‘Town of West New York's proclamation’ West New York Hudson County, New Jersey 2007
• Community Association of Progressive Dominican ‘Certificate of Recognition’ (ACDP), New York 2005
• ‘Certificate of Recognition’ Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en USA, New York, New York 2003
•’ Hispanic Development Corporation NCC Art ‘Certificate of Recognition' New Jersey 2002
• ‘Certificate of Recognition’ Dominican Parade of Paterson, Paterson, New Jersey 199

MEMBERSHIP

• Bronx Community Board # 7, Bronx, NY
• Lehman College Alumni Association, Bronx, NY
• Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists (ADAVA) New York, NY
• Colegio Dominicano de Artistas Plastico afiliado a la UNESCO (CODAP), DR

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

• Community Peer Education, Columbia University-Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, NY 2002
• Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing, The City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College, New York City, 2000
• Building Maintenance and Repair, The City University of New York-Bronx Community College, New York City, 1998

RECENT PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Lehman College of The City University of New York
• Instructor | School of Continuing and Professional Studies (2010-Present)

BronxNet Television, Bronx, NY
• Digital Artis-Instructor, Creative Services (2009-Present)

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
• Curatorial Intern (2008—2009)

Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists, Inc. New York, NY
• Co-Founder | December 2004
• President | 2006—June 2009

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