Modesto Jimenez

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Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez is a Dominican-born, Bushwick-raised, multi-hyphenate artist. As a poet, playwright, educator, actor, producer, and director, his work exists in and explores the intersections of identity, language, mediums, cultures, and communities found in his personal life and beyond. Flako’s recent work includes Taxilandia, a multifaceted Bushwick community tour and poetic experience from the back of a taxi cab that earned the NY Times Critics’ Pick and rave reviews from Time Out New York. Flako is the founder of ¡Oye! Group, a nonprofit that serves as an incubator for artists both native and immigrant to New York City. In 2021, Flako received a Jerome Foundation Fellowship and Foundation for Contemporary Arts award in performing arts and theater. Currently, Flako is working on Mercedes, a multi-disciplinary art experience exploring the relationships between matriarchy and ancestors, familial bonds and inherited trauma, and how our own identity can impact our mental health.

This information is accurate as of the fellowship year indicated.

Mercedes Gallery and Healing Room — May 5 – July 31, 2023, Nolan Park, Governor’s Island, NY.

Crear Para Sanar / Create for Healing, January 22, 2024, 3:30-5 PM — 193 Kaplan Hall at UCLA and on Zoom. Register for Create for Healing

Healing Room Workshop, January 23, 2024, 9:30-11:30 AM — Bernardi Multipurpose Senior Center, 6514 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91401