Geri Jimenez Gould

Bio

Geri is a native Californian, born in 1943, of Native American and Mexican American descent, with family roots dating back to before the Mission period. She is an active tribal member of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation. She painted in traditional oil-on-canvas since 1970, turning her primary focus in 1983 to the almost lost art of bas-relief sculpture for medals, memorials and plaques. She has exhibited internationally, including the British Museum, with works included in the Smithsonian Institution and Vatican Collections. Geri has served on the Board of Directors, and as 1st Vice-President of the American Medallic Sculpture Association. She served as Guest Curator for Beyond Two-Dimensions at the Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA. She is married to fellow sculptor William L. Gould.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, California State University at Los Angeles
Graduate Studies, California State University at Los Angeles
Private instruction, Marion Douglas, AIFA
Workshops, 1997, 1998; Mehl Lawson, CA

Commissions Include

60th Floor Medallion, La Crescenta Public Library
Rupert Costo Medal; University of California Riverside
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks Centennial Medal
Bush/Cheney Inaugural Medal,(Limited edition; Medals Committee for the Inaugural)
Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe Medal
Lumileds-Nichia Gold Medal
Archbishop of Santa Fe St. Francis of Assisi Award
Tongva Peak Dedication Plaque, City of Glendale
Sherman Indian High School Centennial Medal
Official Vatican Treasury Holy Year Commemorative Medallion’
The Last Supper, 129th Issue, Society of Medalists
Michael Franck American Bar Association Award
Petrus Canisius, Canisius College, NY
Papal Visit Medal, John Paul II, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Golden Jubilee Medal; St. John’s Seminary
Saint Francis Cathedral Medal; Santa Fe, New Mexico
St. Ignatius de Loyola Medal; Loyola-Marymount University
Junipero Serra Bicentennial Medal; California Catholic Conference of Bishops
Lt. Peterson; Naval Aviation Hall of Fame
Elvis Presley Medal

Gallery

Juried and Invitational Exhibitions

2005

Beyond Two-Dimensions Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA (19 works)

2004

Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA
Jubilee Christian Art Show

1999

AMSA; National Sculpture Society Gallery, New York
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club; Broome Street Gallery, New York
Pen and Brush Club; 53rd Annual Exhibition, New York
Prophesy; C.A. Brown Award, Award of Merit
Sitting Bull (portrait bust); Exhibition Award of Merit

1996

50th Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibition; Pen and Brush Club; New York

1995

The New Medal, American Medallic Sculpture Association Traveling Exhibition
The Franklin Mint Museum, Franklin, PA
National Sculpture Society Gallery, New York, NY
American Numismatic Association Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
All Saints, Counterpoint Tile, Santa Fe, NM
Day of the Dead Invitational, Owens-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1994

Federation Internationalle de la Medaille (FIDEM) XXIV World Congress, Budapest, Hungary

1993

Fiesta de Colores de Artistica Invitational, Hispanic Cultural Foundation
Cast Iron Gallery, New York
Day of the Dead Invitational, Owens-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1992

Federation Internationalle de la Medaille, XXIII World Congress, The British Museum, London UK
Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford
Bryant Library, Roselyn, New York
Cast Iron Gallery, New York
Day of the Dead Invitational; Owens-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fiesta de Colores de Artistica Invitational, Hispanic Cultural Foundation

1991

Newark Art Museum
Contemporary Hispanic Market, Santa Fe, NM

1990

Contemporary Hispanic Market, Santa Fe, NM
Federation Internationalle de la Medaille, XXII World Congress, Helsinki, Finland

1989

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 93rd Annual
AMSA at JANUS, Santa Fe, NM

1987

Federation Internationalle de la Medaille, XXI World Congress, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 91st Annual

1986

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 90th Annual

1985

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 89th Annual

Collections

Vatican Treasury Collection
National Numismatic Collection, The Smithsonian Institution
Papal Collection
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles
Diocese Museum of Los Angeles
Serra Museum, Majorca, Spain
King Juan Carlos
Ananda Ashrama Vedanta Retreat

Publications

Who’s Who in Hispanic America, 1994
New Mexico Directory of Hispanic Culture

Reviews and Articles

THE SCULPTURE REVIEW, National Sculpture Society
COIN WORLD
COINage
THE NEW MEXICAN
PASATIEMPO
SANTA FE REPORTER
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
TIDINGS, Los Angeles Archdiocese
PEOPLE OF GOD, Santa Fe Archdiocese
CROSSWINDS
VILLIAGE NEWS
GLENDALE (CA) NEWS PRESS

Professional Membership

American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA)
Federation Internationalle de la Medaille (FIDEM), Paris
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Inc., New York

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