Ivelisse Jiménez’s paintings, installations, and assemblages present visual propositions concerning the construction of meaning in dialogue with the inhabited space. Her work has been exhibited in the US, Europe, Latin America, and Puerto Rico, with solo shows in Turin, Italy, Copenhagen, Denmark, Valencia, and Madrid, Spain. Reviews include ArtNews, Art in America, ArtNexxus, and Bomb Magazine. She has been part of the Museo del Barrio Biennale NYC, Prague Biennale, Cuenca Biennale, and ARCO project rooms in Spain. Awards include The Joan Mitchell Award for Painters and Sculptors, The Adolf Gottlieb Foundation Grant, and First Price in Painting Arte Laguna Venice, Italy.

She was commissioned by the government of PR for a public art project at Barranquitas’ new library in PR.

She is part of the collections at Museo del Barrio NYC, Bronx Museum NY, Institute of Culture of PR, Museum of Contemporary Art in PR, and Museo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, where she is currently exhibiting her work.

Jiménez has a BA in Humanities from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, and an MFA from New York University. After living and working in NY for 20 years, she now has her residence and studio in Puerto Rico. 

She is currently represented by Latchkey Gallery NYC.

Her next solo show is scheduled for October 23rd 2024.