Ricardo Jiménez

Fresno, United States

About the Artist:
Ricardo Jiménez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He was exposed to art and music at an early age by his father and uncle. After serving in the United States Marine Corps, Jiménez pursued a bachelor of arts degree and a secondary teaching credential from San Jose State University. Over the next 21 years, Jiménez taught as an instructor of painting, sculpture, and ceramics for the Santa Clara County Office of Education, teeaching at-risk children. As a member of the Santa Clara County Art Committee, he advised on art and film curricula and taught worshops for teachers in elementary and secondary art education. During these years, Jiménez pursued painting, drawing, scultpure, gaining inspiration from his extensive travels through Mexico and Europe. He also worked as a commissioned photographer for Winnebago Industries. His photographs have been published in national periodicals. Taking a sabbatical from teaching in 1974, Jiménez spent the year photographing art and artists in all forms, from indigenous communities to art institutes throughout California, the Midwest, Mexico and Europe.

In 1994 he was curator of an exhibit entitled "Carlos Licon ... Retrospectived del Artista" at the Phebe Conley Art Gallery of California State Uiversity, Fresno, in honor of the late artist and friend, Carlos Licon.

In 1997 Jiménez completed a Master of Arts Degree in Studio Painting from California State University, Fresno, and put on three one-man shows of his work. He wrote a manuscript entitled Carlos Licon ... His Life and Art.

Since 1997, Jiménez has been developing an international reputation as his work continues to gain momentum through exposure in public exhibiitions, touring exhibits such as eMotion Pictures: An Exhibtion of Orthopaedics in Art, and privately commissioned pieces in the US, Mexico and Europe.