Consuelo Jimenez Underwood American, b. 1949
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood was born in Sacramento, CA, the daughter of migrant agricultural workers, a Chicana mother, and a father of Huichol Indian descent. Jimenez Underwood received her BA and MA from San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, and in 1987, she received an MFA in Art from San Jose University, San Jose, California, where she immediately assumed the role of Professor and Director of the Fiber Art Department for more than two decades. In 2022, the artist was awarded the Latinx Artist Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind initiative that recognizes 15 of the most compelling Latinx visual artists working in the United States today. She is the subject of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art,Weaving Vision, a comprehensive analysis of her work and impact on feminist textile art history.
In the words of the artist, “Over thirty years ago, when “craft vs. art” was the most divisive issue in the arts, I discovered and established my “authentic artistic voice,” refocused my artistic studies from the paintbrush and pigments to “needle and thread.” Empowered by the voices of my indigenous maternal ancestors, I began to cross the intellectual borders that separated the hand and the mind(craft), from the spirit (fine art). My work reflects personal border experiences: the interconnectedness of societies, insisting on beauty in struggle, and celebrating the notion of "seeing" this world through my tri-cultural lens.”
Her work is featured in numerous permanent collections: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; Mexican Fine Art Center Museum, Chicago, IL; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; National Hispanic Center for The Arts, Albuquerque, NM; Oakland Museum of California; Oakland, CA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, among others.
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Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodManahatta Rain Song (wall installation), 2023Acrylic paint, pastel, colored aluminum wire, leather barbed wire, nails
12 x 12 feet
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Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodQuatlique, Can You See Matchuk?, 2023Sewn, painted, embroidered, pinned. Cotton flag, oilcloth, paint, paper, safety pins, fabric, cotton and synthetic threads
111 x 64 in
281.9 x 162.6 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodTree Sighting, Zapata, 2023Woven, stitched, mixed media. Linen, cotton, metallic threads. Fabric, leather barbed wire, safety pins42 x 12 in
106.7 x 30.5 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodVDG Rebozo Detail, 2023Woven, painted, stitched. Linen, cotton, synthetic threads, copper wire, CAUTION tape, leather barbed wire, silk fabric67 x 29 in
170.2 x 73.7 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodMe, Myself, and I, 2022Silkscreen on Rives paper, ten runs, stitched with synthetic threads
Coronado Print Studio22 x 30 in
55.9 x 76.2 cmEdition of 34, 2 AP, 2 TP -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodBroken: 13 Undocumented Birds, 2021Woven and stitched. Wire, linen, cotton and metallic threads70 x 47 in
177.8 x 119.4 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodAmerican Foods: Corn, Bean, Squash, 2019Woven, pinned. Cotton fabric, natural and synthetic fibers, leather barbed wire, safety pins, buttons, and glass beads19 x 45 in each, 63 x 45 in total
48.3 x 114.3 cm each, 160 x 114.3 cm in total -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodWoody, My Dad and Me, 2018Woven wire, linen, metallic and cotton thread49 x 17 each (49 x 51 in)
124.5 x 43.2 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodOne Nation Underground, 2013Stitched, embroidered. Nylon, cotton, silk fabric; leather; cotton thread56 x 90 in
142.24 x 228.6 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodCampesino Silk Flag, 2009Tapestry, frame loom. Wire, cotton bandanas, dupont silk, linen29 x 11 in
73.7 x 27.9 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodBorder Flowers Flag, 2008Stitched, embroidered, silkscreened over dyed recycled cotton and silk fabrics. Silk, cotton embroidery threads56 x 23 in
142.2 x 58.4 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodUndocumented Tortilla Basket, 2008Kentucky barbed wired, aluminum, and steel wire9 x 29 in diameter
22.9 x 73.7 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodTortillas del Norte, 2005Painted oilcloth with acrylic paint and safety pins on cotton canvas79 x 56 in
200.7 x 142.2 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodVirgen de los Nopales, 2005Silkscreen on Coventry paper, stitched with cotton and synthetic threads, Self-Help Graphics, LA.20 x 26 in
50.8 x 66.04 cmEdition of 72 -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodMendocino Rebozo, 2004Silkscreen on dyed fabric, safety pins, glass beads and barbed wire68 x 17 in
172.7 x 43.2 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodSunset Rebozo, 2004Silkscreen on dyed fabric, safety pins, glass beads and barbed wire75 x 18 in
190.5 x 45.7 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodAmerican Dress. Virgen de Tepin (Chili), 1999Stitched, silkscreened, painted, embroidered. Silk velvet, gold wire, barbed wire, textile paint56 x 34 in
142.2 x 86.4 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodMi Oro, Tu Amor, 1994Painted, wrapped, embroidered, stitched. Cotton canvas, silk fabric, barbed wire, gold wire, paint, corn, and bean kernels48 x 51 in
121.9 x 129.5 cm -
Consuelo Jimenez UnderwoodResistencia Yaqui, 1992Loom woven in three panels. Painted, mixed media. Linen, cotton, synthetic threads. Paper, textile paint, leather barbed wire72 x 46 in
182.9 x 116.8 cm
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The Armory Show is ‘business as usual’ at first edition since Frieze acquisition
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New exhibit explores what the American flag symbolizes amid political polarization
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Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's Four Xewam Acquired by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Discovering and Displaying the Innovative and Creative Culture of Silicon Valley
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15 Latinx Artist Fellows Receive $50K Grants
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Mellon and Ford Foundations Announce Second Cohort of Latinx Artist Fellows
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Madre Tierra
May 29 - September 7, 2024 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Madre Tierra, a group exhibition of works by Nate Cassie, Alejandro Diaz, Andrés Ferrandis, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Matt Kleberg, Leigh Anne Lester, Constance Lowe,...Read more -
IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair
October 26 - 29, 2023 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to announce the gallery's sixth year of participation in the 30th edition of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA), the world's largest art fair for...Read more -
The Armory Show
September 8 - 10, 2023 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Consuelo Jimenez Underwood at the Armory Show 2023. Jimenez Underwood has been exhibiting her work since the 1980s, choosing to focus on the fiber arts at a time when weaving was considered “craft,” not “art.” As the daughter of a Huichol-descended father who weaved and a Mexican-American mother who embroidered, it has always been important to the artist to continue these ancestral practices and insist on their legitimacy in the artistic sphere. Her initial goal as an artist was to become a “footnote in history,” but in recent years she has far surpassed her ambition. In 2022, Duke University Press published an anthology on her decades-long career, titled Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision, and she was awarded the Latinx Artist Fellowship the same year.Read more -
Alchemy: Works on Paper
February 22 - April 1, 2023 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Alchemy: Works on Paper. The exhibition will present works by Jesse Amado, Richard "Ricky" Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Gaby Collins-Fernandez, Margaret Craig, Andres Ferrandis, Pedro Friedeberg, Cisco Jiménez, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Leigh Anne Lester, César A. Martínez, Kanako Namura, Lina Puerta, and Ethel Shipton. Ruiz-Healy Art is proud to be one of only three dealers in the state of Texas that holds membership to the International Fine Print Dealers Association, an organization that maintains the highest standards for works on paper.Read more
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Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Threads from Border-landia
November 17, 2022 - February 18, 2023 New York CityRuiz -Healy Art is pleased to present two concurrent solo exhibitions from Consuelo Jimenez Underwood at both our San Antonio and New York City galleries. In 2022, the artist was awarded the Latinx Artist Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind initiative that recognizes 15 of the most compelling Latinx visual artists working in the United States today. The artist is also the subject of a publication,Read more
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving Vision, a recent comprehensive analysis of her work and impact on feminist textile art history. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: One Nation Underground
November 9, 2022 - February 11, 2023 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present two concurrent solo exhibitions from Consuelo Jimenez Underwood at both our San Antonio and New York City galleries. In 2022, the artist was awarded the Latinx Artist Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind initiative that recognizes 15 of the most compelling Latinx visual artists working in the United States today. The artist is also the subject of a publication, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving Vision, a recent comprehensive analysis of her work and impact on feminist textile art history. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.Read more
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The Routledge Companion to Gender and Borderlands
Featuring: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood I Editors: Zalfa Feghali, Deborah Toner 2024HardcoverRead more
Publisher: Routledge
Dimensions: 6.69 x 0.94 x 9.61 inches -
Reclaiming the Americas by Dr. Tatiana Reinoza
Featuring: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood Tatiana Reinoza, 2023Paperback, 248 pagesRead more
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 978-1-4773-2690-9
Dimensions: 7.00 x 10.00 x 1.10 in -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision
Editors: Laura E. Pérez, Ann Marie Leimer 2022Paperback, 416 pagesRead more
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 1478018321
Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.5 x 8.6 in -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: One Nation Underground
Ruiz-Healy Art San Antonio Ruiz-Healy Art, 2022 Read more -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Threads from Border-Landia
Ruiz-Healy Art New York City Ruiz-Healy Art, 2022 Read more -
Crafting America: Artists and Objects, 1940 to Today. Featuring: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art I Essays by Glenn Adamson & Jen Padgett Glenn Adamson & Jen Padgett, 2021Hardcover, 208 pagesRead more
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1682261522
Dimensions: 9 x 0.9 x 11 in -
Mano-Made: New Expressions in Craft by Latino Artists - Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Essays by Emily Zaiden 2017Digital catalog, 43 pagesRead more
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Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home I Featuring: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Essays by Jim Withers, MD., Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD., Martha Rial 2017Digital catalog, 32 pagesRead more
Publisher: Contemporary Craft -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: The U.S.-Mexico Border : Place, Imagination, and Possibility
Craft and Folkart Museum | Curated by Lowery Strokes Sims and Ana Elena Mallet 2017 Read more -
Bridges, Borders, and Breaks: History, Narrative, and Nation in Twenty-First-Century Chicana/o Literary Criticism (Latinx and Latin American Profiles)
Essays by William Orchard and Yolanda Padilla 2016 Read more -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: 500 Years of Chicana Women's History
Anos de la Mujer Chicana 2008 Read more -
Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artists, Works, Culture, and Education
Featuring: Celia Álvarez Muñoz, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, César A. Martínez and Frank Romero Gary D. Keller, Mary Erickson, Kaytie Johnson, Joaquín Alvarado, 2003 Read more -
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Skilled Work
American Craft in the Renwick Gallery Kenneth R. Trapp and Howard Risatti, 1998 Read more