What's Up? w/ Clotilde Jiménez

Artist Clotilde Jiménez's exhibition Shapeshift is at moCa Cleveland through January 4, 2026. In this podcast, Jiménez talks about the evolution of his work, the use of color in his collages (and on the set of Seinfeld), the legacies impacting him, and the ones he wants to create moving forward.

Episode Guest: Clotilde Jiménez

Born in 1990 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Clotilde Jiménez now lives and works in Mexico City. He earned his MFA from The Slade School of Fine Art and his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art. 

Episode Host: DJ Hellerman

DJ Hellerman is the Deputy Director & Senior Curator at moCa Cleveland. A Northeast Ohio native, Hellerman holds an M.A. in Art History from Case Western Reserve University and began his career at the Progressive Art Collection. Prior to his work at moCa, he held the positions of Chief Curator & Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Curator at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia, Curator of Arts & Programs at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, New York, and Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Burlington City Arts in Burlington, Vermont.

 

This episode is hosted by DJ Hellerman. Produced by DJ Hellerman and Tom Poole. Edited by Tom Poole. Consulting Producer and Audio Engineering by Adam Zucarro.