The artist alette simmons-jimenez was born in madison, wisconsin. as a child, her family moved often and she lived in more than 20 homes in several different countries. she later settled in the dominican republicand and stayed for 18 years. in 1993 she returned to the united states and to miami, florida where she currently lives and works.

she received a bfa from newcomb memorial college of tulane university in new orleans. her work has been awarded several fellowships and grants from institutions such as the florida department of state, miami-dade division of cultural affairs, the knight foundation, optica international in spain, the mobile museum of art, The national association of women artists in ny, the renaissance center in tennessee, and a 1st prize in video at the national biennial of the museo de arte moderno in the dominican republic.

simmons-jimenez has been represented internationally by private galleries and exhibitions in museums, universities, art fairs, and media festivals. articles including her work have appeared in jane magazine, esquire, the miami herald, sculpture magazine, arte al limite, and the atlanta journal among others. In 2010 the artist was selected as a miami new times "100 creatives", she was included in the recently published book "miami contemporary artists", and also was twice selected for "new american paintings", once featured on the cover.

the artist has been actively involved in the growing miami art and cultural scene for 15 years. simmons-jimenez is the founder of artformz, a renowned artist run project located in the wynwood arts district. she has been mentoring and directing artistic collaborations since 2004, developing projects that highlight the work of exceptional emerging artists. she has created, curated and/or produced numerous other exhibitions, including 2 editions of the successful "small wonderz art salon", "artist invites artist" a cultural collaboration and exhibit with artists in valencia, spain; and "giants in the city" a 2008 knight arts challenge winning project.

brief cv

education
bfa - newcomb memorial college, tulane u, new orleans, studio art: painting/sculpture

workshops / residencies
whale & star affiliated with anderson ranch arts center, professional practices, miami
creative capital foundation, ny, advanced pdp, miami-dade cultural affairs
resident artist, the studios of key west, invitational residency, key west
creative capital fndn. ny, prof. development program, miami-dade cultural affairs
resident artist, artcenter/south florida, jurried residencies, miami beach

media art / screening venues
amid the street noise, museum of art, ft lauderdale
o cinema, monitoring art, miami
espacio iniciarte, curator: alanna lockward, seville
optica paris 08, cervantes institute, paris
off loop, casa america cataluña, loop'08 festival, barcelona
the chelsea art museum, video art in the age of the internet, new york
medianoche: new media gallery, cort(h)itos, east harlem
circa 06, cort(h)itos, curator: carmen oquendo-villar, san juan
moca, optic nerve iii & v, north miami
the palm beach institute of contemporary art, new media lounge, lake worth
maryland public television, independent eye, owings mills
eyedrum art/music gallery, panoptic mind: untitled, atlanta
arts festival of atlanta, video screening, atlanta
louisville film and video festival, artswatch, louisville
el museo de arte moderno, santo domingo, dominican republic
el centro cultural paraguay-japones, iii int. short films fest. paraguay

solo exhibitions / project spaces
3, artformz, (with randy burman, rosario bond) miami
a terrible beauty, artformz, (with sibel kocabasi) miami
up, down, backwards & forwards, the studios of key west, key west
hanging by a wire, artformz alternative, miami design district, miami
flux & flow, artformz alternative, miami design district, miami
video works by alette simmon-jimenez, pbica, curator: michael rush, lake worth
new installations, artformz alternative, miami design district, miami
walk-in #5: fiddle-dee-dee, frances wolfson gallery, miami-dade college, miami
stop/motion, art gallery/inter-american development bank, washington, d.c.
alette simmons-jimenez, miami-dade cultural resource center art gallery, miami
order & chaos, la sinfonia de bellas artes, key west
the figure: more than you have ever seen, creative resource gallery, birmingham, mi
worlds: past & present, the americas collection, coral gables
obras reciente, museo de arte moderno, santo domingo, dominican republic
painting and sculpture, the americas collection, coral gables
recent work, coral snake gallery miami beach
alette simmons-jimenez, museo de las casas reales, santo domingo, d. r.

selected group shows
miami design district, artist invites artist 2, forthcoming exchange spain/usa, 2012
wynwood art fair, small wonderz (art) salon, w/artcenter s fl, miami
deja new gallery, mid summer pop up, curator: sibel kocabasi, west palm beach
golding & savino alternative space, other worlds, wilton manners
wynwood exhibition center, mixed voices/contemporary art, miami
verge art fair, small wonderz (art) salon, miami beach
casa de la cultura, artistainvitaartista, spain/usa, valencia, spain
the appleton art museum, florida installation art, curator: sean miller, ocala, florida
art shanghai, latin american pavilion, curator: milagros bello, shanghai
aqua art, wynwood satellite art fair, with artformz, miami
arteamericas, miami beach convention center, artformz, miami beach
artformz, the making of giants, giants in the city project, miami
bayfront park, knight arts challenge winner, giants in the city, artformz, miami
armory art center, the edge, juror: bonnie clearwater, w. palm beach
fiu, green library gallery, aesthetics & values 2008, miami
hardcore contemporary art, objecthood, curator: milagros bello, miami
art miami, convention center, miami beach
art & cultural center, new art as universal language, hollywood, fl
museum of latin american art, long beach, california
circa 06, puerto rico convention center, san juan, puerto rico
art miami, convention center, galeria art nouveau, miami beach
artformz alternative, it's so unfair, art basel week, miami
edge zones, beyond all that, wynwood arts district, miami
ann norton sculpture gardens, visions, west palm beach
j wayne stark galleries, texas a&m university, college station
national assoc. of women artists, 114th annual exhibition, new york
cornell museum, by her hand, delray beach
renaissance center, 4th annual regional art exhibit, tennessee
banana factory, 113th annual exhibition, nawa, pennsylvania
gulf coast museum, florida fellowships 1998-99, curator: ken rollins, largo
us state dept. art in embassies, ambassadorial residence, honduras
the mobile museum, triennial s.e. exhibition, juror: james rondeau, mobile
the museum of art, hortt 40, juror: thelma golden, fort lauderdale
society of the four arts, 55th nat. exhibition, juror: kevin consey, palm beach
museo de arte moderno, xvii bienal, santo domingo, dominican republic
musee du luxembourg, les 3 ameriques a paris, paris, france

fellowship / awards / grants
mastermind genius awards "100 creatives" miami new times, miami
knight arts partnership grant award, the knight foundation, miami
tourism development council grant, miami-dade div. cultural affairs, fl
community grants program award, miami-dade div. cultural affairs, fl
special xurau mozu prize, optica international video art festival, gijon, spain
artist enhancement grant, florida department of state, div. of cultural affairs
april z. newhouse memorial award, national association of women artists, new york
merit award, regional art exhibit, renaissance center visual arts gallery, dickson, tn
featured in southern edition, new american paintings
best of show/purchase award-triennial exhibit, mobile museum of art, mobile, al
individual artist fellowship painting, florida department of state, div. of cultural affairs
featured in southern ed. & cover photo, new american paintings
liquitex artist grant, binney & smith,inc., easton, pa
honorable mention, individual artist fellowship, fl department of state, cultural affairs
1st prize: video, xviii bienal de artes visuales, museo de arte moderno, sto. dom., d.r.

collections
21c museum, the foundation for contemporary art, louisville, ky
mobile museum of art, mobile, al
museo de arte moderno, santo domingo, d.r.
museo de las casas reales, santo domingo, d.r.
the alan & vivien hassenfeld collection, boston, ma
the lewis-sebring family, fisher island, fl
the ortiz-gurdian collection, managua, nicaragua
the united states embassy, santo domingo, d.r.
the dominican-american cultural institute, santo domingo, d.r.

selected bibliography
hesa inprint, anna puhakka, de-compositions, creative blog & art magazine, helsinki
knight arts blog, anne tschida, nature in a studio, miami
dirty pink 305, claire breukel, artist interviews documentary, miami
miami new times, carlos surez de jesus, art basel preview in wynwood
knight arts blog, valerie nahmad schimel, artformz, artist invites artist
artdistricts, raisa clavijo, the appleton biennial of installation art / with ruth grim
art centric, elisa turner, still falling hard for art in miami
sculpture magazine, laura albritton, miami: sculpture in the pleasure dome
ocean drive, art basel 2008, photo feature
arte al limite, tomas vio, alette simmons-jimenez: emotional duality
the miami herald, savvy artist, alette simmons-jimenez has right stuff, tropical life
milagros bello, ph.d., alette simmons-jimenez: deconstructing the modern
miami contemporary artists, paul clemence and julie davidow, schiffer publishing
florida international magazine, all about art, florida artist showcase
miami art guide, enter artformz, a conversation with alette simmons-jimenez
el nuevo herald, adriana herrera, eterno retorno en la obra de a. simmons-jimenez
jane magazine, katy mccoll, the jane guide to miami, conde nast, new york
artes, alfredo triff, alette simmons-jimenez, santo domingo, dominican republic
miami herald, elisa turner, moca's video art hits an optic nerve
el nuevo herald, armando alvarez bravo, simmons-jimenez en palm beach
creative loafing: felicia feaster, channel surfing, atlanta
the atlanta journal & constitution, catherine fox, video vanguard, atlanta
the innis herald, milena placentile, featured artist: alette simmons-jimenez, ontario
seis continentes: dr. carol damian, inside-outside alette simmons-jimenez, miami