Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is a visual artist, poet, and teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. She has exhibited her artwork in over sixty exhibitions in galleries and museums across the United States. Her poetry is published, and forthcoming, in various literary journals and anthologies. She graduated from San José State University in 2010 with a BFA in Art and a BA in French. Her visual and poetic work is influenced by her indigenous Mesoamerican ancestry, Mexika (Aztec) artwork and philosophy, Mexican culture, Chicano history, and her experiences as a woman in the United States.
Elizabeth currently lives and works in Santa Clara/San José, CA, where she teaches art workshops for events, public schools, and non-profits, including summer camp sculpture workshops at The School of Arts and Culture at MHP. She also offers poetry workshops and arts presentations online. As of November 2020, Elizabeth serves on the board of Poetry Center San José.
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is a 2021 Creative Ambassador of the San José Office of Cultural Affairs. Her next solo exhibition of oil paintings is scheduled for November 2023 at Centro de Artes in San Antonio, Texas.
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