Art Bridges Foundation Acquires monumental work by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to announce that the Art Bridges Foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas, has acquired C. Jane Run by gallery artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. The image of a family fleeing, taken from California 1990s road signs found near the border, has appeared several times in Jimenez Underwood’s work. It mimics the format of a deer-crossing sign, a parallel that prompted the artist to reflect: “they’re thinking of us as animals now.” During her childhood, her father was deported to Mexico multiple times, forcing her and her family to smuggle him back over the border each time. This piece was made to honor all the anonymous souls who have not survived the crossing. But its title, which alludes to the Dick and Jane children’s series, calls attention to the little girl in particular, whom the artist has also identified with in the past. The C, in fact, stands for Consuelo's name. C. Jane Run is the largest textile the artist has created to date.