Juanito Jiménez

Juanito with St. Francis at his Studio in Tesuque, New Mexico
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

Juanito with Marcia Clasgens, a student and colleagueInspired 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

Juanito at work in his Tesuque, New Mexico studioNestled 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."

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Contact Juanito

email ~ juanito@juanitojimenez.com

 

telephone ~ 505-982-1418

 

address ~

PO Box 403

Santa Fe, NM 87504

United States

Amigos

Marcia Clasgens

Arturo Montaño

 

Site Design ~ Jolyon Terwilliger Nixbox Designs

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