Ethel Jimenez
"Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush." - Ruth Bernhard
A native New Yorker, I was seduced by San Francisco and moved out west several years ago. Reflected in my photography is an interest in the urban landscape and abstract themes.
My early love of photography was encouraged by my father's gift of a 35mm camera. Soon friends and family were requesting copies of my work. Today my work is sold through galleries and has been auctioned for the benefit of the Mexican Museum, Visual Aid, ArtSpan and other charities. My work appears in private collections around the country.
I believe in serendipity. One of my guiding principles is that the less I try, the more I find. Strolling around a location and soaking in the character of my surroundings, I allow photographs to reveal themselves. I shoot subjects that appeal to me and I hope they resonate with the viewer.
Over the past few years, I have been drawn to the night and increasingly find myself shooting at twilight and into the evening. The night has a magical transformative quality that gives everyday objects a special appeal.
I am loyal to my 35mm film camera and have not yet joined the digital camera age. Negatives are scanned and produced as digital chromogenic prints on archival papers.
Juried Group Shows
2009
Gallery 28, San Francisco CA
2008
Agora Gallery, "Altered States of Reality", New York NY
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, "Quiet Spaces", San Francisco CA
2007
The Monadnock Building, "Site Visit", San Francisco CA
ARTworkSF Galley, "Nocturnal Visions", San Francisco CA
Mission Cultural Center, "Corazon en Fiesta", San Francisco CA
Tonatzin Gallery, "Solo Mujeres", San Juan Bautista CA
Mission Cultural Center, "Recollections", San Francisco CA
Hotel Triton, "Let's Go", San Francisco CA
Polarity Post Productions, "Action Potential", San Francisco CA
2006
ARTworkSF Gallery, "Relic"; "Peace, Love, Joy, Art", San Francisco CA
The Artist's Alley, "Visions of Italy", "de Young Series", San Francisco CA
The Embarcadero Center, "Open Studios Preview", San Francisco CA
Bayshore Film and Stage Studios, "New York Nocturne", San Francisco CA
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, "Innovations", "Women's Perspectives", "Around the World", "Shadows and Light", San Francisco CA
Mission Cultural Center, "Tactica y Estrategia", San Francisco CA
2005
South Beach Café, "Embarcadero Nocturne", San Francisco CA
The Mexican Museum, "Photo San Francisco", San Francisco CA
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, "Treasures", San Francisco CA
Exhibitions
2008
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco CA
2007
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco CA
3rd Street Grill, San Francisco CA
Gallery Café, San Francisco CA
2006
Crepe House, San Francisco CA
Diakadi Studio, San Francisco CA
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco CA
2005
2005 San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco CA
Publications
2007
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Membership Guide, "Red Heart"
2006
NAIW Newsletter, "Coit Tower", "Bay Bridge"
004
Corporate Calendar, "Muir Woods"
Awards
2005
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, "Venice"
7x7 Magazine, Winner, Bring on the Night Competition, "Along the Embarcadero"
2004
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, "Eureka CA"
The Nocturnes, Curator's Choice Award, "Bay Bridge"
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