Artist John Zimmerman

John Zimmerman- Artist Statement

The Incommunicado Series consists of abstracted human jaw bones constructed out of Porcelain. These works began as an attempt to express the idea of a breakdown in communication. As the series evolved it became less important to express the original idea and more important to create loaded and impactful sculptures. In the end I wanted universality /specificity, fluidity/solidity, intimacy/harshness, and beauty/ugliness.

Resume

Education

2002 MFA Spatial Art, Emphasis in Ceramics, San Jose State University, San Jose, California

1999 BFA Ceramics, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Solo Exhibitions

2009 John Zimmerman-The Incommunicado Series, The Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ

2002 Exit Wounds, Gallery Three, San Jose, CA

2000 Doubt. Gallery Three, San Jose, CA

2000 Big and Dumb, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA

1999 Break-up. Gallery Three, San Jose, CA

Group Exhibitions

2009 Ken Roberts & John Zimmerman: New Work, Two Person Exhibition, Crashing Thunder Gallery, Gallup, NM

2009 Inhumanity & Incommunicado, Two Person Exhibition, Kresge Gallery, Lyon College, Batesville, AR

2008 Through Feminist Eyes. Juried Exhibition, Masley Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Juried by Judy Chicago and Meinrad Craighead

2008 Clay Continuum III. Juried Exhibition, Space Gallery, La Veta, CO. Juried by Victoria Hansen

2008 The Convergence of Art and Science. Juried Exhibition, The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO. Juried by Jeanne Shoaff, Director - The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art

2007 Bones, Vessels, Weights and Measures. Invitational Exhibition, Ekstrom Library, The University of Louisville. Louisville, KY. Invited by Todd Burns, Ceramics Professor, The University of Louisville

2007 UNM-Gallup Art Faculty Exhibition, Ingham Chapman Gallery, UNM-Gallup, Gallup, NM. Curator and Participant

2006 Invitational Exhibition 20+1- Woodfiring Conference. Beasley Gallery, Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, AZ. Invited by John Balistreri, Professor of Ceramics, Bowling Green State University

2006 Florida Atlantic University Faculty Exhibition. Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

2005 Belvoir Terrace: Past and Present, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, NY

2005 On the Edge. The Fishhouse Art Center, Stuart, FL. Juried by Paul Soldner.

2005 The Sculpture of Trey Hill, Melissa Mencini, and John Zimmerman, Three person exhibition, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, Curator and participant

2005 MishMash Redux, Invitational Exhibition, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD

2004 Ceramics, Invitational Exhibition, SHS Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH

2004 Ten. Regional Ceramic Invitational, Old RIS Warehouse Building, Indianapolis, IN

2004 Trained. Curator and Participant, The University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

2004 Mish-Mash. Juried Exhibition, Midland Arts Building, Indianapolis, IN

2003 University of Louisville Clay. Juror and Participant, Hanover College, Hanover, IN

2003 OKI:New Art, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

2002 Out of State Exhibition, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA

2002 The University of Louisville Faculty Exhibition, Hite Institute of Art, Louisville, KY

2001 Schlumberger Corporate Exhibition. Alviso, CA

2001 Members Exhibition, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA

2001 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery Three, San Jose, CA

2000 City of Santa Clara Juried Sculpture Exhibition. Santa Clara, CA

2000 Fairfield Juried Exhibition. Award Winner. Fairfield, CA

2000 Upcoming, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

1999 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

1999 Emerging Artists in Ohio. Invitational Exhibition, Columbus, OH

1999 NCECA Juried Regional Student Exhibition. Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH

1999 Bowling Green State University Juried Student Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH

1998 Bowling Green State University Juried Student Exhibition, First Place in Ceramics, Bowling Green, OH

Professional Experience

2006- Assistant Professor of Fine Art, The University of New Mexico-Gallup, NM
2006- Director, Ingham Chapman Gallery, UNM-Gallup, NM
2004-06 Visiting Artist and Studio Technician, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2002-04 Artist in Residence, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2000-02 Teaching Associate, San Jose State University
1999-02 Gallery Coordinator, San Jose State University

Visiting Artist Workshops/Lectures

2009 Public Lecture. Lyon College, Batesville, AR
2009 Visiting Artist Workshop & Public Lecture, California State University, Fresno, CA
2009 Visiting Artist Lecture, San Jose State University
2008 Visiting Artist Workshop & Public Lecture. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Publications

2009 The Structure of Things: The Sculpture of Brandon Reese. Accepted for publication in Ceramics Monthly

Service

2009 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee
2009 Chair- Faculty Senate Ethics Committee.
Member- Red Mesa Review Committee. (committee reads manuscripts for inclusion into a literary journal)
2009 Visiting Artist Series- Una Mjurka- Latvian Ceramic Artist, Public Lecture. Melissa Mencini- Ceramic Artist, Workshop and Public Lecture
2008 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee.
2008 Member- Faculty Senate Ethics Committee.
2008 Member- Red Mesa Review Committee.
Visiting Artist Series- Erin V Sotak, Performance/Installation Artist, Performance. Peter Fine, Graphic Design Professor at New Mexico State University, Lecture. Dr. David Kammer, New Mexico historian, Public Lecture.
2007 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee
2007 Member- Red Mesa Review Committee.
Member- Design & Digital Media Search Committee. (Search for full time Tenure Track Faculty)
2007 Visiting Artist Series- Trey Hill, Ceramic Sculptor. Ceramics Workshop and Public Lecture. Emmi Whitehorse, Contemporary Navajo Painter. Public Lecture
2006 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee
2006 Visiting Artist Series-Jason Flack, Digital Video Artist, Public Lecture



	John Zimmerman- Artist Statement The Incommunicado Series consists of abstracted human jaw bones constructed out of Porcelain. These works began as an attempt to express the idea of a breakdown in communication. As the series evolved it became less important to express the original idea and more important to create loaded and impactful sculptures. In the end I wanted universality /specificity, fluidity/solidity, intimacy/harshness, and beauty/ugliness. Resume Education 2002 MFA Spatial Art, Emphasis in Ceramics, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 1999 BFA Ceramics, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Solo Exhibitions 2010 Upcoming-John Zimmerman - The Incommunicado Series, Space 86, Rochester, NY 2009 John Zimmerman-The Incommunicado Series, The Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ 2003 Positive and Negative Biological Systems, Gallery X, Louisville, KY 2002 Exit Wounds, Gallery Three, San Jose, CA 2000 Doubt. Gallery Three, San Jose, CA 2000 Big and Dumb, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA 1999 Break-up. Gallery Three, San Jose, CA Group Exhibitions 2009 Ken Roberts & John Zimmerman: New Work, Two Person Exhibition, Crashing Thunder Gallery, Gallup, NM 2009 Inhumanity & Incommunicado, Two Person Exhibition, Kresge Gallery, Lyon College, Batesville, AR 2008 Through Feminist Eyes. Juried Exhibition, Masley Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Juried by Judy Chicago and Meinrad Craighead 2008 Clay Continuum III. Juried Exhibition, Space Gallery, La Veta, CO. Juried by Victoria Hansen 2008 The Convergence of Art and Science. Juried Exhibition, The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO. Juried by Jeanne Shoaff, Director - The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art 2007 Bones, Vessels, Weights and Measures. Invitational Exhibition, Ekstrom Library, The University of Louisville. Louisville, KY. Invited by Todd Burns, Ceramics Professor, The University of Louisville 2007 UNM-Gallup Art Faculty Exhibition, Ingham Chapman Gallery, UNM-Gallup, Gallup, NM. Curator and Participant 2006 Invitational Exhibition 20+1- Woodfiring Conference. Beasley Gallery, Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, AZ. Invited by John Balistreri, Professor of Ceramics, Bowling Green State University 2006 Florida Atlantic University Faculty Exhibition. Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 2005 Belvoir Terrace: Past and Present, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, NY 2005 On the Edge. The Fishhouse Art Center, Stuart, FL. Juried by Paul Soldner. 2005 The Sculpture of Trey Hill, Melissa Mencini, and John Zimmerman, Three person exhibition, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, Curator and participant 2005 MishMash Redux, Invitational Exhibition, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD 2004 Ceramics, Invitational Exhibition, SHS Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH 2004 Ten. Regional Ceramic Invitational, Old RIS Warehouse Building, Indianapolis, IN 2004 Trained. Curator and Participant, The University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2004 Mish-Mash. Juried Exhibition, Midland Arts Building, Indianapolis, IN 2003 University of Louisville Clay. Juror and Participant, Hanover College, Hanover, IN 2003 OKI:New Art, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 2002 Out of State Exhibition, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA 2002 The University of Louisville Faculty Exhibition, Hite Institute of Art, Louisville, KY 2001 Schlumberger Corporate Exhibition. Alviso, CA 2001 Members Exhibition, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA 2001 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery Three, San Jose, CA 2000 City of Santa Clara Juried Sculpture Exhibition. Santa Clara, CA 2000 Fairfield Juried Exhibition. Award Winner. Fairfield, CA 2000 Upcoming, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA 1999 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 1999 Emerging Artists in Ohio. Invitational Exhibition, Columbus, OH 1999 NCECA Juried Regional Student Exhibition. Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH 1999 Bowling Green State University Juried Student Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH 1998 Bowling Green State University Juried Student Exhibition, First Place in Ceramics, Bowling Green, OH Professional Experience 2006- Assistant Professor of Fine Art, The University of New Mexico-Gallup, NM 2006- Director, Ingham Chapman Gallery, UNM-Gallup, NM 2004-06 Visiting Artist and Studio Technician, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 2002-04 Artist in Residence, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 2000-02 Teaching Associate, San Jose State University 1999-02 Gallery Coordinator, San Jose State University Visiting Artist Workshops/Lectures 2009 Public Lecture. Lyon College, Batesville, AR 2009 Visiting Artist Workshop & Public Lecture, California State University, Fresno, CA 2009 Visiting Artist Lecture, San Jose State University 2008 Visiting Artist Workshop & Public Lecture. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Publications 2009 The Structure of Things: The Sculpture of Brandon Reese. Accepted for publication in Ceramics Monthly Service 2009 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee 2009 Chair- Faculty Senate Ethics Committee. Member- Red Mesa Review Committee. (committee reads manuscripts for inclusion into a literary journal) 2009 Visiting Artist Series- Una Mjurka- Latvian Ceramic Artist, Public Lecture. Melissa Mencini- Ceramic Artist, Workshop and Public Lecture 2008 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee. 2008 Member- Faculty Senate Ethics Committee. 2008 Member- Red Mesa Review Committee. Visiting Artist Series- Erin V Sotak, Performance/Installation Artist, Performance. Peter Fine, Graphic Design Professor at New Mexico State University, Lecture. Dr. David Kammer, New Mexico historian, Public Lecture. 2007 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee 2007 Member- Red Mesa Review Committee. Member- Design & Digital Media Search Committee. (Search for full time Tenure Track Faculty) 2007 Visiting Artist Series- Trey Hill, Ceramic Sculptor. Ceramics Workshop and Public Lecture. Emmi Whitehorse, Contemporary Navajo Painter. Public Lecture 2006 Chair- Ingham Chapman Gallery Committee 2006 Visiting Artist Series-Jason Flack, Digital Video Artist, Public Lecture





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