CURRICULUM VITAE (click to download PDF)
Jeff originally trained in theatre in Washington, DC, before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland to obtain his Masters in glass painting. He won the 2019 British Glass Biennale and Second Prize in the 2014 Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass, Europe’s largest prize for artists working with glass. He was the 2014 Stephen Procter Fellow at the Australian National University and has done residences at The Creative Glass Center of America (Wheaton), North Lands Creative Glass (UK) and Bullseye Projects (Portland). His work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the European Museum for Modern Glass in Germany; the Portheimka Museum (Prague), the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark and the Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany.
He continues to teach in Edinburgh, and has lead masterclasses and workshops at Pilchuck (US), North Lands Creative Glass (UK), Bild-Werk Frauenau (DE), Berlin Glas (DE) and others.
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Born: 1970, Minot, ND, USA. Currently Resides in Edinburgh, UK.
He continues to teach in Edinburgh, and has lead masterclasses and workshops at Pilchuck (US), North Lands Creative Glass (UK), Bild-Werk Frauenau (DE), Berlin Glas (DE) and others.
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Born: 1970, Minot, ND, USA. Currently Resides in Edinburgh, UK.
Education
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2005
1992 |
MDes Glass & Architectural Glass, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
BA, Theatre |
Collections
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
European Museum for Modern Glass/Veste Coburg, DE
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Prague, CZ
Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ USA
Stadt Coburg, DE
Stourbridge Glass Museum, UK
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, UK
European Museum for Modern Glass/Veste Coburg, DE
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Prague, CZ
Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ USA
Stadt Coburg, DE
Stourbridge Glass Museum, UK
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, UK
Exhibitions (Selected Group)
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2015
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Grand Opening, Dock Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
International Glass Symposium Exhibition, Glass Museum Novy Bor, CZ Clarity, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK Curated by Julia Stephenson 43rd International Invitational Award Winners, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, US 43rd International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI, US |
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2014
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Absorb, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, AU
Curated by Olivia Meehan Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass, Veste Coburg and the European Museum of Modern Glass, Coburg & Rosenau, DE UK Glass, Het Glazenhuis, Lommel, BE |
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2013
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Shattered: Contemporary Sculpture in Glass, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, USA
Light and Shadow, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, DK Royal Scottish Academy Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK |
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2012
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European Applied Arts Prize, Exhibition Hall “Anciens Abattoirs”, Mons, BE
Cultural Exchange, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, UK Curated by: Mieke Groot Lüstern Wohnen : Lichter – Leuchten – Lüster – Lampen, Eisch-Atelier - Galerie am Museum, Frauenau, DE |
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2011
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia Convention Centre, Philadelphia, PA USA
Washington Glass School 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC, USA Curators: Tim Tate, Michael Janis, Erwin Timmers British Studio Glass, European Museum of Modern Glass, Rosenau, Coburg, DE Curated by: Dr. Sven Hauschke Trove, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, UK Curators: Sandra Martin, Roger Dodsworth & Kari Moodie Fête de Verre: Futur, Urban Glass, NYC, USA 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 |
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2010
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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 |
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2009
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Migrate
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 |
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2008
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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 |
Publications/Reviews
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2016
2014
2013 |
Journal of Craft Research, 'Luminous Ambiguity' by Jeff Zimmer, Vol 7, No 1 (Spring 2016)
Neues Glas/New Glass, 'Jeff Zimmer: A Profile,' by Duncan Macmillan, May 2014 New Glass Review 34 La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre, 'Jeff Zimmer: Variations sur le Paradoxe' by Pascale Nobécourt, September/October 2013 Glass Art Society Newsletter, 'Profile: Jeff Zimmer' by Karen Donnellan, December 2012 - January 2013 |
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2010
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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' |
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2008
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British Glass Biennale (catalogue)
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2006
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Celeste Arts Prize (catalogue)
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2003
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Teaching
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2017
2016 2015 2006 - 2018 2012 - 2013 2013 2014 2012 2011 2010 & 2009 2008-2010 2003-2004 |
Transparency, Imagery and Layers, American Glass Guild Conference Workshop, Oatka School of Glass, Batavia, NY, US
Multaka: Museum as Meeting Point, Pergamon Museum & Berlin Glas, Berlin, DE Contemporary Glass Painting and Layering, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY, US Contemporary Glass Painting and Layering - Skills Class, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, UK Painting on Glass, Berlin Glas, Berlin, DE Substance and Spectacle, Pilchuck Glass School, US Immersive Worlds and the Enigma of Light, Bild-Werk, Frauenau, DE Tutor, Office of Lifelong Learning, University of Edinburgh, (formerly Centre for Continuing Studies Edinburgh College of Art), Edinburgh, UK Tutor, Glass Department, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh (Part-time Temporary) Imagery on Flat Glass: Into Three Dimensions, Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE Painting on Glass - Skills Class, North Lands Creative Glass, UK Creating 3-D Images on Flat Glass, National Sculpture Factory, Cork, IE Painting in the Space of Glass, with Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend (Assistant), Pilchuck Glass School, US Painting in the Space of Glass, with Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend (Assistant), North Lands Creative Glass, UK Interdisciplinary Glass, with Ursula Huth, Barbara Idzikowská & Scott Chaseling (Assistant), Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE Contemporary Glass Painting and Layering, Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE Painting on Glass, with Cappy Thompson (Assistant), North Lands Creative Glass, UK Roll Ups, with Scott Chaseling (Assistant)m, Bild-Werk Frauenau, DE Sessional Tutor for Glass Elective, School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK Teaching Assistant, Washington Glass School, Washington, DC, USA |
Awards & Residencies
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2021
2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2010 2009 2006 2004 2003 |
Second Prize, European Glass Context
Winner, British Glass Biennale Residency, Bullseye Resource Center, Portland, OR, US Fellow, Creative Glass Centre of America/Wheaton Arts, US Habatat Galleries 43rd International Invitational Exhibition Award Second Prize, Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass, DE Stephen Procter Fellowship, Australian National University, Canberra, AU 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 |
Relevant Professional Experience
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2020 - Present
2015 - 2018 2018 2017 2016 2015 2009 - Present 2006 - 2009 2006 - 2009 2003 - 2004 2002 - 2003 |
Co-Owner, Glass Lab Edinburgh
External Examiner, Glass Department, University of Wales Trinity St. David, Swansea, UK Speaker, Glass Nexus Forum, North Lands Creative, Lybster, UK Speaker, Craft Scotland Conference, Edinburgh, UK Juror, Stanislav Libensky Award, Prague, CZ Presenter, American Glass Guild Conference, Rochester, US Juror, Glass Art Society, Saxe Emerging Artist Award/Lecture Presenter/Featured Artist, International Glass Symposium, Nový Bor, CZ 2015 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 |
