Carolina Jiménez (b.California, 1991) is a textile artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Drawing on her heritage as a first generation Mexican-American, she creates woven paintings as a vehicle for containing and expressing emotion. While these works are abstract, they are tied to actual places, people, and experiences, their central focus remaining the body as a site for memory.
Jiménez received a BArch from Syracuse University and an MFA from The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Her work has been featured in exhibitions at 75 Chauncey, Heath Ceramics, The Gallery at 200 Lex, Sol Koffler Gallery, the RISD Museum, and 1stDibs Gallery. She is currently an Artist Fellow at the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) in New York City and has been an artist in residence at Casa Lu in Mexico City.