Ezequiel Jimenez

Dominican-American New York based Visual Artist, born in Dominican Republic. Currently lives and maintains his studio-residence in New York City. He received a MFA (2015) and a BA (2010) with a dual major in Studio Art and Political Science from The City University of New York at Hebert H. Lehman College; and an AAS in Digital Arts/Graphic Design from The City University of New York at Bronx Community College (2008). ▶

His work consists of large-scale paintings and works on paper. Integral to the imagery is a dialog about curved lines, organic forms and mechanical imagery often resolving in monochromatic explosions of conflict. Space and balance dictate the framework. Compositions are completed on canvas, eucaboard, hard plywood, paper or other media. The use of paint, pencil, ink, gesso or varnish enable a broad mark making vocabulary and allow for a range of unexpected outcomes. ▶


Before receiving his MFA in 2015 from The City University of New York at Lehman College, his works has been presented in over 25 exhibitions, both nationally and internationally including The City University of New York at Lehman College Art Gallery and Hall of Fame Art Gallery at Bronx Community College, Alexey von Schlepped Gallery of Art at University of Connecticut, Attleboro Arts Museum in Massachusetts, Warwick Museum and Tse Tse Gallery In Rhode Island, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center, and Rio II Gallery in New York City; Rutgers University at Center for Latino Arts and Culture, The Paterson Museum and Perth Amboy Gallery Center for the Arts in New Jersey; Galería Universal in Santiago de Cuba, Centro de Convenciones in Cancun, México, and Centro de la Cultura de Santiago in Dominican Republic, and others. ▶

He have been a visiting artist-talk as well as motivator in academic institutions including the Instituto Tecnológico Mexico (La Reforma) in Santiago, DR; Ken University in Union, New Jersey; The City University of New York at Bronx Community College in Bronx, New York City; Adelphi University in Long Island, New York and others. ▶

Jiménez is the recipient of several honors as well as awards including a Proclamation by the New York State Senate (2010); Lehman College Graduate Scholarship (2013); proclaimed as Distinguished Son of Santiago in DR (2013); Proclaimed Orgullo Nuestro (Our Pride), Instituto Tecnológico Mexico (La Reforma), Santiago, DR (2013); City Council Citation, New York City (2012); Plaque of Recognition, Quisqueya In Action, Inc., and City of Providence Citation in Rhode Island ( 2009); Proclamation by the New York State Assembly of New York and Town of West New York in New Jersey (2007), Certificate of Recognition, Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) 2005, in New York City, and others.

MFA, in Art, May 2015
City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College, New York City

BA, in Studio Art, May 2010
City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College, New York City

BA, in Political Science, May 2010
City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College, New York City

AAS, in Digital Arts/Graphic Design, May 2008
City University of New York-Bronx Community College, New York City

SELECTED ARTIST TALK/PRESENTATIONS (CHARLAS/PRESENTACIONES)

• 2013: Motivation Talk, Instituto Tecnólogico Mexico, Santiago, Dominican Republic

• 2011: 45th Oral History Association (OHA), Denver, Colorado

• 2011: Ezequiel Jimenez: His Art and Activism, Bronx Community College, CUNY, Bronx, New York

• 2010: Visual Thinking: Ezequiel Jimenez Discusses His Art Process, Visual Ideas, and Critical Thinking,
Kean University, Union, New Jersey

• 2008: Celebration of The Hall of Fame for Great Americans: Continuum of Greatness, Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York

• 2008: A Conversation with Ezequiel Jiménez: His Art and Cultural Activism in New York City, Adelphi University, Long Island, New York

• 2008: Second National Dominican Student Conference, New York University, New York, New York

• 2007: Trazarte, Clerk Conference Room, Allen Pavillion Medical Center, New York, New York

SELECTED HONORS/AWARDS (HONORES/PREMIOS SELECIONADOS)

• 2013: Hijo Distinguido y Meritorio de Santiago (Distinguished Son of Santiago), Santiago, Dominican Republic

• 2013: Orgullo Nuestro (Our Pride), Instituto Technologico Mexico, Santiago, Dominican Republic

• 2012: New York City Council Citation, New York, New York

• 2011: Rhode Island Governor Citation, Providence, Rhode Island

• 2010: New York State Senate Proclamation, New York, New York

• 2010: Massachusetts Governor Citation, Attleboro, Massachusetts

• 2009: Plaque of Recognition, Quisqueya In Action, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island

• 2009: Rhode Island State Senate Citation, Providence, Rhode Island

• 2009: City of Providence Citation, Providence, Rhode Island

• 2009: House of Representatives Citation' State of Rhode Island House of Representatives, Rhode Island

• 2009: Providence City Council's citation' Providence, Rhode Island

• 2007: NYS Assembly Proclamation' SOMOS EL FUTURO' The Assembly State of New York, Albany, New York

• 2009: House of Representatives Citation, State of Rhode Island House of Representatives, Rhode Island

• 2007: Town of West New York Proclamation, West New York, New Jersey

• 2005: Certificate of Recognition, Community Association of Progressive Dominican (ACDP), New York, New York

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS (EXHIBICIONES INDIVIDUALES SELECIONADAS)

Mundo-Space
• Leonard J. Hansen Art Gallery, Englewood Public Library, Englewood, New Jersey 2012

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

Humanoid: caracteríscas humanas
• Macy Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 2006
• Lena Di Gangi Art Gallery, Totowa, New Jersey 2006

Art & Humanism (Arte y Humanismo)
• Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey 2006
• North Light Loft, Allentown, Pennsylvania 2005
• Rio II Art Gallery, New York, NY 2005

Sicknesses of the Soul (Enfermedades del Alma)
• Fourth Annual Audubon Arts Festival, Audubon Partnership, New York, NY 2003
• Leonard J. Hansen Art Gallery, Englewood Public Library, Englewood, New Jersey 2003

Llantos del Silencio
• Wifredo Lan Gallery, Casa de Las Americas, New York, NY 1998
• Las Puertas de los Artistas Art Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR 1998
• Yoryi Morel Art Gallery, Centro de la Cultura de Santiago, Santiago, DR 1998

JURIED EXHIBITIONS (EXHIBICIONES DE JURADOS)

• 2013: The 15th Annual Art Exhibition at Hudson View Gardens, New York, NY

• 2012: Latin Views 2012/Biennial Exhibition, Alexey von Schlepped Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT

• 2010: Latin Views 2010/Biennial Exhibition, Alexey von Schlepped Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (EXHIBICIONES COLECTIVAS SELECIONADAS)

• 2015: MFA, MA, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, New York

• 2014: Hispanic/Latino: Thriving through the Art, Hall of Fame Art Gallery, Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York

• 2013: 15th Annual Art Exhibition, Hudson View Gardens, New York, New York

• 2013: Outdoor Painting Exhibition, Student Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Lehman College, Bronx, New York

• 2012: Trazarte, Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura, New York, New York

• 2011: Black Art Exhibit, Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, Rhode Island

• 2011: Afro-Latino American Crossroads, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center, New York, New York

• 2010: Celebrating Diversity, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts

• 2010: Rage against the machine, Fine Arts Building, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York

• 2010: Perth Amboy Gallery Center for the Arts, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

• 2009: The Alumni Art Show, The Hall of Fame Art Gallery, Bronx Community College, CUNY, Bronx, New York

• 2009: 7th Annual State Black Visual Arts Exhibit, Atrium Art Gallery at One Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island.

• 2009: Voices in the Wilderness, Fine Arts Building, Lehman College CUNY, Bronx, New York

• 2009: Color and Essence of Dominican Artists, TseTse Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island

• 2008: ADAVARTE II, K.B. Art Gallery, New York, New York

• 2008: Gala Art Exhibition & Auction, Center for Latino Arts and Culture, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

• 2007: XXVII Festival del Caribe-Caribbean Festival, Galería de Arte Universal, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

• 2007: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, The Hall of Fame Art Gallery, Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York

• 2007: ADAVARTE I, Gallery Space, Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, New York, New York

• 2007: Hintersteiner Art Gallery, Community Board 12, New York, New York

• 2006: Fourth Annual Uptown Arts Stroll, Audubon Partnership, New York, New York

• 2005: Dominicans Breaking Through, North Light Loft, Allentown, Pennsylvania

• 2003: Third Annual Uptown Arts Stroll, Audubon Partnership, New York, New York

• 2002: Black History Month Celebration, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey

• 2000: Encuentro, Casa de la Cultura Dominicana, New York, New York

• 1996: Center For Latino Arts and Culture, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

• 1995: The Power of Color, The Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey