An Interview with Jaime Dominguez: Visual Artist and Overall Winner of the Artist of the Year Awards 2025

Jaime Dominguez originally started off working as an independent set designer for entertainment companies in Mexico; later dedicating a decade to cultural management, creating cultural projects and programming festivals as an independent consultant for governments in Mexico. However, Jaime left cultural management and started his career as an artist, now for 15 years.

Previously, he studied architecture and fine arts, however did not obtain a degree, and whilst his academic foundation is sold, he considers himself a self-taught artist, with his artistic focus more experimental.

He see’s geometry as a vehicle for expressing the world, evoking it in all it purity; employing the harmony of contrast and colour to construct a visual metaphor for the images that inhabit in his memory. He often employs an analytical approach of abstraction and synthesis, reinventing the common configurations of Mexican flora and material culture, imbuing them with a unique expression.

To learn more about his work, head to his website: www.artistjaimedominguez.com

And follow his Instagram: @jaimedominguezstudio

“I consider myself as a man of my time, which is why I’m passionate about Modern Architecture, Automotive Design, and Experimentation.”

What is your creative process? What outlook guides you?

My source of inspiration is varied, although as a very visual person, it generally comes through sight. For me, nothing is spontaneous or random. Currently, I have well-defined topics that interest me, so I do bibliographic and field research on both the specific topic and the materials I’m interested in implementing as part of the technique. I write everything down and generally review my notes to try to understand the idea. If I feel I’m not clear about it, I work on the justification. I talk to trusted people who are familiar with the topics in question to review my project. Once I feel it’s clear, I execute it. Even in the execution process, I’m open to experimenting and making changes that lead to more honest and sensitive work.

Geometry is fundamental to my work; through it, I represent my artistic ideas. I have my own rules with which I work my workspace, whether it’s canvas or three-dimensional figures. I always distribute them in a similar way so that the composition of all of them is consistent with each other.

What is your definition of artistic success?

My definition of artistic success is the freedom to create and produce my work while

simultaneously being valued and celebrated for what it is, impacting and leaving a lasting mark on the public, and having the opportunity to make a decent living from it.

What are some of the accomplishments you are most proud of? What are some of the highlights from the past 12 months?

Despite having studied art, shortly before graduating, for many reasons I decided not to pursue a career in the arts and instead opted for cultural management. As the years went by, and despite my financial success in this field, I regretted abandoning my vocation and, after more than a decade, I migrated back to the visual arts. I feel proud because it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Another achievement I’m proud of is producing large-format works because they reflect my scenographer’s streak, and although creating large formats can be risky, I still decided to do it, which has brought me great satisfaction. Another achievement I’m proud of was having presented the largest work I’ve done to date in my recent solo exhibition, “País Maravilla,” which sparked deep interest among the public, especially children, young people, and students.

There have been various achievements in the last 12 months. As a Saatchi Art artist, my work has frequently been featured in campaigns in different categories, such as Best of the Month, Best-Sellers, etc., and recently, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary, my work was chosen for the main page campaign throughout the month-long celebration, and within that campaign, I was mentioned as one of the 15 best-selling artists in the history of Saatchi Art. Another very important achievement is having a solo exhibition of my latest series, “País Maravilla” hosted by the Art Gallery of the Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP). The exhibition lasted 12 weeks, during which I had the opportunity to participate in a series of lectures, discussions, guided tours for diverse groups, etc., and the exhibition had a total of almost 7,000 visitors. And I recently won the overall award for VAA Artist of the Year 2025!

What’s the one piece of advice that has helped you the most?

Trust my intuition and instinct and never believe that I’m a finished product just because I’ve reached a goal.

What Career Goal is your current priority? How has the VAA helped your journey so far?

I‘ve just finished a very extensive series, so I have two priorities: first, to complete the new

series, surpassing myself compared to my previous project, and to find a space to exhibit it in 2026; and second, in addition to continuing with Saatchi Art, to find international representation through galleries interested in artists with profiles like mine.

VAA has been a window to a vast world of possibilities, both in terms of information and training. I insist, I consider myself a man of my time, and I believe I must be aware of what the contemporary world has to offer. VAA is a compass that serves as a guide to understanding the different realities we live in and that we need to be aware of so that as artists we stay up to date and don’t fall behind.

Is there anything you would like to say to the artist you were a year ago?

Life is too important to take it seriously and live in accordance with what you think and what you say.