Salvador Jiménez-Flores
Finalist

Salvador Jiménez-Flores (born 1985, Jalisco, Mexico; lives Chicago, IL) has an MFA from Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI. His work has been exhibited in institutions including the DePaul Art Museum and National Museum of Mexican Art, both Chicago; Grand Rapids Art Museum; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; and Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. His work is held in collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; National Museum of Mexican Art; Grand Rapids Art Museum; Kohler Company, Kohler, WI; and the Museum of Glass. He has received awards including a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant, a New England Foundation for the Arts Grant, a Rad Lab + Outside the Walls Fellowship and a United States Artist Fellowship. He has been an artist-in-residence at Chasen Thaini: El límite de lo propio, the City of Boston, Corning Museum of Glass, Harvard Ceramics Program, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Joan Mitchell Center, Kohler Arts/Industry, Museum of Glass and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Jiménez-Flores is an Associate Professor in Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a former organizer of The Color Network, which supports the advancement of people of color in ceramics, and is an organizing member of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago.

Statement from the Artist:
My work investigates the intersection of migration, colonization and national identity, with a focus on the Latinx experience in the United States. Through a Rasquache-Futuristic lens, I blend historical and cultural references to create art that challenges mainstream narratives and envisions a more inclusive future. By combining resourcefulness, humor and political symbolism, my practice explores the complexities of identity, resilience and belonging.

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