Francisco "Pancho" Jiménez
C e r a m i c   S c u l p t u r e
Pancho received his Masters of Fine Arts from San
Francisco State University and his undergraduate degree
with a double major in Studio Art and History from Santa
Clara University. He also studied in at the Universidad
Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City.

Pancho is a sculptor who works primarily in clay.  His work
ranges from large, architectural-scale pieces to smaller, more
intimate constructions.  He has exhibited his work
extensively in gallery and public spaces.  His work as been
featured in
Ceramics Monthly and in two Lark Book
publications,
The Ceramic Design Book and Extruded
Ceramics
.    

His work experience has taken him in and around the field of
art. He has worked as a product manager and designer for
the Alternative Product Division of Mission Clay Company.
During his graduate studies at San Francisco State
University, he was the graduate assistant for the Ceramics
Department and a teaching assistant in various levels of
ceramics courses. He spent a year in the Jesuit Volunteer
Corps working for the Capital Area Community Food Bank
where he coordinated a nutrition and life skills course. In
addition, Pancho has worked at New Langton Arts in San
Francisco, and at the San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art, and he has taught art courses for children. Currently he
works at Santa Clara University, where he is a lecturer in the
Art and Art History Department as well as a Faculty
Director of the Unity Residential Learning Center and
Project Manager for the Center for Multicultural Learning.