WORKS IN:   San Francisco CA ADDRESS:   110 Pacific Avenue #145, San Francisco, CA 94111

WEBSITE:   http://www.etheljimenez.com REPRESENTING GALLERIES:   Agora Gallery, SFMOMA

 Ethel Jimenez

        photographer

"Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush."   - Ruth Bernhard

A native New Yorker, Ethel was seduced by San Francisco and moved out west several years ago.  Reflected in Ethel's photography is her interest in the urban landscape and abstract themes.

An early love of photography was encouraged by her father's gift of a 35mm camera.  Soon friends and family were requesting copies of her work.  Today her work is sold through galleries and has been auctioned for the benefit of the Mexican Museum, Visual Aid, ArtSpan and other charities.

"The less you try, the more you find" is one of Ethel's guiding principles. She believes in serendipity.   Strolling around a location and soaking in the character of her surroundings, she allows photographs to reveal themselves.  She shoots subjects that appeal to her and hopes they will resonate with the viewer.

Over the past few years, Ethel has been drawn to the night and increasingly finds herself shooting at twilight and into the evening.  The night has a magical transformative quality that gives everyday objects a special appeal.

Mostly self-taught, Ethel studied photography at UC Berkeley Extension.  Loyal to her 35mm camera, she still shoots film.  Images are produced as chromogenic prints and printed on archival papers.

Juried Group Shows

2008 Agora Gallery "Altered States of Reality"

2008 SFMOMA Artists Gallery "Quiet Spaces"

2007 The Monadnock Building "Site Visit"

2007 ARTworkSF Galley "Nocturnal Visions"

2007 Mission Cultural Center "Corazon en Fiesta"

2007 Tonatzin Gallery "Solo Mujeres"

2007 Mission Cultural Center "Recollections"

2007 Hotel Triton "Let's Go"

2007 Polarity Post Productions "Action Potential"

2006 ARTworkSF Gallery "Relic"; "Peace, Love, Joy, Art"

2006 The Artist's Alley "Visions of Italy", "de Young Series"

2006 Three Embarcadero Center "Open Studios Preview"

2006 Bayshore Film and Stage Studios "New York Nocturne"

2006 San Francisco Women Artists "Innovations", "Women's Perspectives", "Around the World", "Shadows and Light"

2006 Mission Cultural Center "Tactica y Estrategia"

2005 The Nocturnes "Embarcadero Nocturne"

2005 Photo San Francisco with the Mexican Museum

2005 San Francisco Women Artists Gallery "Treasures"

Exhibitions

2008 San Francisco Open Studios

2007 San Francisco Open Studios

2007 3^rd Street Grill

2007 Gallery Café

2006 Crepe House

2006 Diakadi Studio

2006 San Francisco Open Studios

2005 San Francisco Open Studios