CURRICULUM VITAE (click to download PDF)
Born: 1970, Minot, ND, USA. Currently Resides in Edinburgh, UK.
Education
2005
1992
1992
MDES Glass & Architectural Glass, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
BA, Theatre
BA, Theatre
Collections
Exhibitions (Selected Group)
2011
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia Convention Centre, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
November 10 - 13
Washington Glass School 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
19 May - 19 June
Curators: Tim Tate, Michael Janis, Erwin Timmers
British Studio Glass, European Museum of Modern Glass, Rosenau, Coburg, DE
May - November
Curated by: Sven Hauschke
Trove, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, UK
26 March - 23 December
Curators: Sandra Martin, Roger Dodsworth & Kari Moodie
Fête de Verre: Futur, Urban Glass, NYC, USA
Preview Exhibition: Chashama Gallery (217 42nd Street, Manhattan), 22 March – April 9
Auction: 16 April
Curators: Jane Adlin, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art;
Katya Heller, Heller Gallery;
David McFadden, Chief Curator and Vice President, Museum of Arts and Design; and
Claire Oliver, Claire Oliver Gallery
November 10 - 13
Washington Glass School 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
19 May - 19 June
Curators: Tim Tate, Michael Janis, Erwin Timmers
British Studio Glass, European Museum of Modern Glass, Rosenau, Coburg, DE
May - November
Curated by: Sven Hauschke
Trove, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, UK
26 March - 23 December
Curators: Sandra Martin, Roger Dodsworth & Kari Moodie
Fête de Verre: Futur, Urban Glass, NYC, USA
Preview Exhibition: Chashama Gallery (217 42nd Street, Manhattan), 22 March – April 9
Auction: 16 April
Curators: Jane Adlin, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art;
Katya Heller, Heller Gallery;
David McFadden, Chief Curator and Vice President, Museum of Arts and Design; and
Claire Oliver, Claire Oliver Gallery
2010
Essence, Glass Art Gallery, London, UK
Curators: Stephen Pollock Hill, Barbara Beadman & Peter Layton
British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK
Curators: Annabelle Campbell, Reino Leifkes, Sylva Petrova, Alan J. Poole & Colin Reid
Remarkable Glass, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK
Curators: Sarah Edwards, Victoria Scholes, Alan J. Poole, Mieke Groot
Vitreous North, Timespan Museum and Arts Centre, Helmsdale, UK
Curators: Stephen Pollock Hill, Barbara Beadman & Peter Layton
British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK
Curators: Annabelle Campbell, Reino Leifkes, Sylva Petrova, Alan J. Poole & Colin Reid
Remarkable Glass, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK
Curators: Sarah Edwards, Victoria Scholes, Alan J. Poole, Mieke Groot
Vitreous North, Timespan Museum and Arts Centre, Helmsdale, UK
2009
Migrate, Scottish Glass Society's 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, UK
St. Fergus Gallery, Wick, UK
Iona Gallery, Kingussie, UK
Broadfield House Glass Museum, West Midlands, UK
Head of Curating Committee: Dan Klein
Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, UK
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, UK
St. Fergus Gallery, Wick, UK
Iona Gallery, Kingussie, UK
Broadfield House Glass Museum, West Midlands, UK
Head of Curating Committee: Dan Klein
Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, UK
2008
British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK
Curators: Will Farmer, Jeremy Hunt, Deirdre Figueiredo, Kim Mawhinney & Angela Thwaites
Absorption, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith, UK
Curator: Emilia Sosnowska
Curators: Will Farmer, Jeremy Hunt, Deirdre Figueiredo, Kim Mawhinney & Angela Thwaites
Absorption, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith, UK
Curator: Emilia Sosnowska
2007
Scottish Glass Society Members Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, Glasgow, UK
Publications/Reviews
2011
Washington Post, 'Washington Glass School: The First 10 Years' review by Michael O'Sullivan, 26 May 2011
Trove (exhibition catalogue)
Trove (exhibition catalogue)
2010
New Glass Review 31
British Glass Biennale (exhibition catalogue)
Remarkable Glass (exhibition catalogue)
Craft Arts International, no. 80 (Autumn), Reviews of '2010 British Glass Biennale' and 'Remarkable Glass'
British Glass Biennale (exhibition catalogue)
Remarkable Glass (exhibition catalogue)
Craft Arts International, no. 80 (Autumn), Reviews of '2010 British Glass Biennale' and 'Remarkable Glass'
2008
British Glass Biennale (catalogue)
2006
Celeste Arts Prize (catalogue)
2003
Teaching
2011
2010 & 2009
2006 - Present
2003-2004
2010 & 2009
2006 - Present
2003-2004
Contemporary Glass Painting and Layering
Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE
Roll Ups, with Scott Chaseling (Assistant)
Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE
Glass Design, Edinburgh College of Art,
Centre for Continuing Studies & Architecture Departments, Edinburgh, UK
Teaching Assistant, Washington Glass School, Washington, DC, USA
Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE
Roll Ups, with Scott Chaseling (Assistant)
Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE
Glass Design, Edinburgh College of Art,
Centre for Continuing Studies & Architecture Departments, Edinburgh, UK
Teaching Assistant, Washington Glass School, Washington, DC, USA
Awards & Residencies
2010
2009
2006
2004
2003
2009
2006
2004
2003
Arts Trust Scotland, Grant Recipient, UK
Scottish Arts Council, Professional Development Grant Recipient, UK
Gulbenkian Residency, North Lands Creative Glass, UK
Scottish Arts Council, Professional Development Grant Recipient, UK
Celeste Arts Prize (Shortlist), Goldsmiths University of London, UK
Overseas Student Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art, UK
District of Columbia Commission on Arts and Humanities, Small Projects Program Grant
Scottish Arts Council, Professional Development Grant Recipient, UK
Gulbenkian Residency, North Lands Creative Glass, UK
Scottish Arts Council, Professional Development Grant Recipient, UK
Celeste Arts Prize (Shortlist), Goldsmiths University of London, UK
Overseas Student Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art, UK
District of Columbia Commission on Arts and Humanities, Small Projects Program Grant
Relevant Professional Experience
2009 - Present
2006 - 2009
2006 - 2009
2003 - 2004
2002 - 2003
2006 - 2009
2006 - 2009
2003 - 2004
2002 - 2003
Sole Proprietor, Jeff Zimmer Glass
Studio Assistant, Edinburgh Stained Glass House, Edinburgh, UK
Artist in Residence, Glass Department, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
Manager of Cultural Programs, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Outreach Coordinator, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Studio Assistant, Edinburgh Stained Glass House, Edinburgh, UK
Artist in Residence, Glass Department, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
Manager of Cultural Programs, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
Outreach Coordinator, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
