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Art Medals by Geri Jimenez Gould - Sculptor- Medalist

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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, the Smithsonian Institution and Vatican Collections. She is married to fellow sculptor William L. Gould. Geri has served on the Board of Directors, and is currently 1st Vice-President of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, or AMSA.

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, CAA

Commissions include: 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
   ongva 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
  Rio Grande Business Award, 1992-1993
  Lt. Peterson; Naval Aviation Hall of Fame
  Elvis Presley Medal
  Juried and Invitational Exhibitions


Juried and Invitational Exhibitions:
2005 Beyond Two-Dimensions Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA (19 works)
  Guest Curator
  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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