Modesto “Flako” Jimenez

Modesto “Flako” Jimenez is a Dominican-born, Bushwick-raised, multi-hyphenate artist. Flako’s work explores the intersections of identity, language, mediums, cultures, and communities found in his personal life and beyond. Jimenez’s recent work includes “Taxilandia”, a site-specific performance staged inside a moving taxi, which received Critics’ Picks from Time Out New York and The New York Times and was recently recognized with an Obie Special Citation Award. Jimenez is the founder of ¡Oye! Group, a nonprofit that serves as an incubator for artists, both native and immigrant to New York City. Jimenez addressed gun violence as a Public Artist in Residence at NYC Health + Hospitals as part of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ PAIR program in 2023. He has been selected as a Princeton Hodder Fellow for 2023-2024. In 2021, Jimenez received a Jerome Foundation Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts award in performing arts and theater. In 2024, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jimenez is currently working on “Mercedes”, a multi-disciplinary art experience exploring the relationships between matriarchy and ancestors, familial bonds, and inherited trauma, and how our identity can impact our mental health.