Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

Consuelo Jimenez Underwood is most well known for her textiles and installation work which represents her own history as a migrant agricultural worker, signifying her hybrid culture as well as the arbitrary lines that divide her homes. Artistic expression is deeply tied to traditional Huichol weaving, a heritage she incorporates into her large mixed media textiles. Borders and barriers are the vocabulary she uses to describe and celebrate the lives of migrant workers and indigenous people who are marginalized and downtrodden.

Underwood taught at San Jose State University. She received her BA and MA from San Diego State University and MFA from San Jose State University. Her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Oakland Museum of Art.

www.consuelojimenezunderwood.com

Consuelo Jimenez Underwood at the loom. Mark Markley photograph
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood at the loom. Mark Markley photograph
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Virgen de los Caminos, 1994
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Virgen de los Caminos, 1994
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Frontera Rebozo Noche/Dia
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Frontera Rebozo Noche/Dia
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Frontera Rebozo Noche/Dia
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Frontera Rebozo Noche/Dia
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Inside the Rain Rebozo
Inside the Rain Rebozo, 2017. Woven wire, linen and wool thread, 50 x 20 in
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Mother Rain Rebozo
Mother Rain Rebozo, 2017. Woven linen, metallic, silk and wool thread, 67.5 x 14.5 in
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Basket from Undocumented Tortilla Happening
Basket from Undocumented Tortilla Happening, 2009. Barbed wire, 9 x 28.5 x 29 in
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Basket from Undocumented Tortilla Happening
Basket from Undocumented Tortilla Happening, 2009. Barbed wire, 9 x 28.5 x 29 in
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Quatlique-landia
Quatlique-landia, 2017. Nylon Mexican flag, cotton and metallic thread, cotton stuffing, 30 x 17.5 in
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Flags
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Flags
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Father, Son and the Holy Rebozo
Father, Son and the Holy Rebozo, 2017. Woven wire, linen, metallic and cotton thread, 40 x 19 in
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Las 4 Xewum (undocumented), 2014. Linen warp, silk, linen weft
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Las 4 Xewum (undocumented), 2014. Linen warp, silk, linen weft
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Undocumented Border Flowers, 2010. Jim Dewran photograph
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Undocumented Border Flowers, 2010. Jim Dewran photograph
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, LA Borderline, 2014
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, LA Borderline, 2014. Rebecca Garibay photograph
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Undocumented Border Tracks
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Undocumented Border Tracks, 2017