Artist Statement

Biography

Pancho Jiménez holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Sculptural Ceramics from San Francisco State University and his Bachelors of Arts from Santa Clara University.  He has exhibited extensively in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally at universities, private galleries and civic spaces.  His work is part of the permanent collection of the Croker Museum of Art in Sacramento, CA, the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, CA, the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA, and the University of San Francisco.  He has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and numerous publications including, “The Ceramic Design Book”, “Extruded Ceramics”, 500 Ceramic Sculptures and 500 Figurers in Clay Vol. 2.  He has taught courses at San Francisco State University, West Valley College and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Santa Clara University, located in Santa Clara, California where he has been teaching since 1999.  

About My Work

Through my work I explore the elusiveness of dreams and memory by joining together molded forms in unlikely combinations, I transform kitsch elements into complex pieces with a rich and relevant focus. The juxtaposition of shapes in my sculptures may at first seem haphazard but is intentionally crafted to mimic the elusiveness of memory, dreams and experiences as they advance and recede over time.

The work in this show is titled “The Weapons Series,” I incorporate images of men, women and children, into a variety of war-related objects to reflect more deeply on violence and on those upon whom violence has had the greatest impact.

Artist CV

Education
1997      
M.F.A.  San Francisco State University

1993      
B.A., Studio Art & History, Santa Clara University (Cum laude)

Solo Exhibitions

2018       
“Recollections and Ruminations”, Ridley Art Gallery, Sierra College, Rocklin, Ca

2017         
“Stories/Thoughts/Meanings”, Olive Hyde Gallery, Freemont, CA

2016         
“Excavations and Interpretations”, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

2013         
“New Ceramic Work”, ROSCO Gallery, Oakland, CA

2011         
“Head Games”, Maturango Museum, Ridge Crest, CA

2010         
“Outta My Head”, Fire House Gallery, Grants Pass, OR

2009         
“Show of Heads”, University of California Merced, Merced, CA

2008         
“On the Wall” Mountain View Center for the Arts, Mountain View, CA

2006         
“Ceramic Sculpture”, Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA

2004         
“From the Ground Up”, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

“Convergence”, Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA

“Windows of Time”, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019        
“Ink & Clay 44”, Kellogg University Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, CA

2018       
“Fahrenheit 2018”, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona CA

“Memory and Perception”, Marin MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Novato CA

“2018 Southern Miss Ceramic National”, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

2017        
“We the People: Serving Notice” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona CA 

“Alt Left”, Berkeley Art Center, Berkley, CA

2016        
“A Show of Heads”, Limner Gallery, Hudson NY

2015        
“Socially Conscientious Abstraction” SmArt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013        
“Clay in the Bay, De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA

2011        
“Creative Growth”, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

2009        
“Cerámica de la Tierra”, American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Ponoma, CA

2008        
“San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Juried Exhibition, San Angelo Museum, San Angelo TX,          

Collections

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

Autry Museum of American West, Los Angles, CA

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Santa Clara University, Jesuit Community, Santa Clara, CA

Kaiser Permanente, San Jose, CA                 

Bibliography
2017        
“Alt Left: Local Treasures-art inspired by the Alt-Right”, Berkley Times, Berkeley CA, May 2017, Vol. 7 No.13 pg. 16

2014        
Lark Books. 500 Figurers in Clay Vol. II. Asheville, NC: 2014, p250

2013       
World Wide Art Books. International Contemporary Masters Vol. 7 Santa Barbara, CA, 2013, p206-207

2009        
Lark Books. 500 Ceramic Sculptures. Asheville, NC: 2009, p330

2002       
Pancioli, Diana, Extruded Ceramics.  Ashville, NC: Lark Books, 2000. p.163

1998       
Lark Books. The Ceramic Design Book. Asheville, NC: 1998. pp.7, 109, 137

Professional Experience

2013-present            
Senior Lecturer, Art and Art History Department, Santa Clara University Art Department.