For over 35 years, Juanito Jimenez has been creating artwork richly inspired by Southwestern United States Spanish Colonial heritage. With pieces in public Museums throughout New Mexico, Colorado and Washington D.C., Juanito's works are also held in private collections in the United States, Europe, South America, Mexico, Canada and Australia.

Biography

Inspired by Spanish Colonial art of the Southwestern United States and its rich regional heritage, Juanito Jimenez has been painting and crafting fine art pieces from an early age.

Juanito was awarded his Masters degree in Education from the New Mexico Higlands University of Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1971 and teaches courses in Retablo Painting throughout New Mexico at the Ghost Ranch in Abiqui, Santa Fe and the Northern New Mexico College in El Rito. He has also given Retablo Painting courses in Colorado, California, Indiana and Georgia. Juanito also served as Curator of Southwest Devotional Folk Art at the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado and lectured at the Trinidad Historical Society on Spanish Colonial Devotional Art.

With pieces in public Museums throughout New Mexico, Colorado and Washington D.C., Juanito's works are also held in private collections in the United States, Europe, South America, Mexico, Canada and Australia.

Exhibits

Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts - One Space, Three Visions
New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts
New Mexico International Folk Art Museum - Tradicion de Orgullo II
Spanish Colonial Art Museum
Santuario de Guadalupe
Regis University
The Fechin Institute
The Hispanic Heritage Festival
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington D.C.
Spanish Colonial Arts Society - Spanish Market - since 1974

Permanent Collections

New Mexico International Folk Art Museum
Albuquerque Museum of Fine Arts
Millicent Rogers Museum
Santuario de Chimayo Churche
El Rancho de los Golondrinas
Regis University Collection
Capillita de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center

Juanito's Studio

Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Tesuque, minutes from downtown Santa Fe, Juanito sequesters himself in his studio, walls arrayed with inspirational works from colleagues and luminaries alike.

Juanito speaks of his studio. "It's a kind of refuge, a sanctuary, a place of quietude. I feel fortunate to have this space. Here I can watch the progression of the day, the sun rising behind me in the east and setting in front of me. It reminds me of the progression of life."

"New Mexico is a kind of vortex of the faiths and spirits of old. At times, looking out of the windows of my studio, I feel I can see the old ones, the Anasazi, as they go about their daily lives. I sense their spirit and their attachment to the land. New Mexico is like a mistress. She empowers and energizes me as I move through my days."