RODRIGO ANGEL JIMENEZ-ORTEGA
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Artist Statement
Being raised in a hybrid environment, at the border, alternating between the United States and Mexico has allowed me to partake in two cultures simultaneously. I grew up going back and forth between Tijuana and San Diego, speaking both Spanish and English, consuming media from the two countries, and learning cultural norms from the two countries. With my work I position the culture I come from (Mexico), in relation to the culture I grew up in (United States), in relation to the culture I’ve chosen (Video games and Cartoons). My paintings are the byproducts of my examinations and research into Mexican and American history, the cultures I operate within, and my day to day life. The imagery I work with comes from photos I've taken on my phone, old family pictures, archived historical photographs as well as content found online. I examine, look for, and sometimes force relationships between the images. It is of interest to me how altering the relationships between the images and their contexts affects their perceived meaning. This shift in context will pivot our understanding or reinforce what meaning we already believed was there.

Education

San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts, Emphasis in Painting and Printmaking, 2017 
Pratt Institute, Master of Fine Arts, Fine Arts with Emphasis in Painting, 2020


Exhibitions

2025
“Titled TBD” Eastern Projects Gallery (Upcoming)
2024
“Into the Light” Eastern Projects Gallery   
“
32nd Annual Juried Exhibition” The Athenaeum Arts Center
2023   
“Last Group Show” Bread and Salt, San Diego
“(What Is) Belonging” You Belong Here, San Diego

2022
“Nuevas Narrativas: New Native Narratives” The Front Arte y Cultura, San Diego
“Chromotherapy in an Age of Doubt” Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York
“Ocultismo y Barro” Miriam Gallery, New York

2021
“Persona” On Canal, New York
2020
“Inheritance” Super Dutchess, New York
“Covid-19” AC Gallery, New York

2019
“De(re)construction” Dekalb Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Linea De Apego” Casa LU, Mexico City, Mexico

2018
“Crossover” Nett Nett, Tijuana, Mexico
2017 
“Weird Hues: Standard 001” Weird Hues, San Diego, CA
“Weird Hues” Weird Hues, San Diego, CA
“Be Well Fest” Rancho Valhalla Nursery, San Diego, CA
“Art & Rec No.8” Park & Rec, San Diego, CA
“Art & Rec No.6” Park and Rec, San Diego, CA
2016
“Every Which Way” San Diego State University Downtown Gallery, San Diego, CA
“I Like Where This Is Going.” The Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego, CA

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  • Paintings
  • Drawings
  • Paintings on Paper/Sketches
  • Portraits
  • Artist Statement
  • Contact