Carmen Jiménez Serrano (21 September 1920 – 19 October 2016) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and professor.

Biography

Carmen Jiménez was born in

La Zubia La Zubia is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the city has a population of 18,240 inhabitants. Twin towns — sister cities La Zubia is twinned with: * Miercurea Ciuc, Romania ...

on 21 September 1920. She began her artistic studies at the School of Arts and Crafts in

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

shortly after the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

ended in 1939. Although she initially favored embroidery studies, contact with other students at the school such as painter Miguel Pérez Aguilera and sculptor , who would go on to study fine arts in Madrid, inclined her to prepare her application to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. In the meantime she worked at a sculpture workshop, creating religious images. She joined the Madrid school for the academic year 1940–41, thanks to her income and a scholarship from the city council of La Zubia. There she studied painting and discovered, with , her inclination for sculpture. In 1944 she married the sculptor (1909–2009). When he won the position of

chair A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. They may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in vario ...

at the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría (''Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Isabel of Hungary'') is located in the Casa de los Pinelo, Casa-Palacio de los Pinelo in central Seville, Spain. It is divided into six sections: ...

of Seville, she moved with him to the Andalusian city and began to work as an assistant to the Modeling and Composition chair at the same school. In 1984 she would attain the chair herself – the first woman to do so – and continued in the role when the Fine Arts school was brought under the University of Seville. She died in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

on 19 October 2016 at age 96.

Legacy

Experts have praised "her aesthetics and beauty of forms and dimensions, charged with rhythm, proportion, and harmony", "where interest in the human figure predominates". For his part, highlights her quality as an artist and as a teacher, "capable of conveying the craft very well". The painter and sculptor Ricardo Suárez emphasizes her expressiveness with mud, stone carving, and great mastery of volumetry. Professor values the great quality of the whole of her work. Her work is exhibited at the

Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art (often abbreviated to MCA, MoCA or MOCA) may refer to: Africa * Museum of Contemporary Art (Tangier), Morocco, officially le Galerie d'Art Contemporain Mohamed Drissi Asia East Asia * Museum of Contemporary Art Shangha ...

in Madrid, the

Museum of Fine Arts of Seville The Museum of Fine Arts of Seville ( es, Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla) is a museum in Seville, Spain, a collection of mainly Spanish visual arts from the medieval period to the early 20th century, including a choice selection of works by arti ...

, the

Círculo de Bellas Artes The Círculo de Bellas Artes is a private, non-profit, cultural organization that was founded in 1880. Its building, located in Madrid, Spain, was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1981. The CBA is a major multidisciplinary centre with one ...

, the library of the

University of Granada The University of Granada ( es, Universidad de Granada, UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With more than 60,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in Spain. Apar ...

, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville.

Awards and honors

* Medal of the

(1949) * National Sculpture Award (1951) * Gold Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts (1952) * Gold Medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts (1958) * Medal of Honor of the

(1981) * Medal of Honor of the (2010) * Corresponding academic of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and numerary of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Carmen 1920 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish sculptors 20th-century Spanish women artists Painters from Andalusia People from the Province of Granada Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni Spanish women painters Spanish women sculptors Academic staff of the University of Seville 20th-century women painters 20th-century women sculptors