| Eric Zimmerman |   + news + work + bio  
Download CV

 
ezimmerman2@gmail.com
 

Born Cleveland, Ohio, 1979
Lives and works in Austin, Texas

 
Education
2005 MFA, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas
2002 BFA Printmaking, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
 
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2008 Atlas, Art Palace Gallery, Austin, Texas (Catalog)
2006 Simplon Pass, Art Palace, Austin, Texas
2005 Eric Zimmerman, Recent Work, Slugfest Gallery, Austin, Texas
Brant Watson and Eric Zimmerman, Camp Fig, Austin, Texas
2004 Recent Prints and Drawings, Flatlanders Gallery, Blissfield, Michigan

 
Group Exhibitions

2008 New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas.Travels to Diverse Works Houston, Blue Star San Antonio, and The Grace Museum, Abiliene, TX (Catalog)
The Drawing Room, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX.
Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush], Centro De Cultural de Nuevo, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (upcoming)
Box 13, Houston, TX (upcoming)
2007 Aqua Art Miami, Art Palace Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
Me Odio Y Quiero, (as Okay Mountain), Gallery Enrique Gutierrez, Mexico City, Mexico
Introduction 2007, Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, Texas
Faculty Exhibition, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
2006 Fair, Art Palace Gallery, Austin, Texas
The Affair at the Jupiter Hotel, Art Palace Gallery booth, Portland, Oregon
Science Factasy, University of Arizona National Print Portfolio, Tucson, Arizona. Travels to Madison, Wisconson for Southern Graphics Council.
2005 Casket Factory, A D.I.Y Art Fair, Art Palace booth, Dallas, Texas
Plots, Creative Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (Catalog)
Wonders on Paper, Clothing Optional, University of Arizona National Print Portfolio, Tucson, Arizona
2004 In::formation, Creative Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (Catalog )
Dimensions, Southern Graphics Council, New Brunswick, New Jersey; travels to Shane House Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2003 Austin Powers, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, Texas
Murmur, Creative Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin
2002 Three Aces, traveling exhibition between The University of Texas at Austin, Louisiana State University, & Washington University
Chance Operation, Gallery 1313, Austin, Texas
Mint Condition, Zygote Press, Cleveland, Ohio
Student Independent Exhibition, Reinberger Galleries at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
2001 Student Independent Exhibition, Reinberger Galleries at the Cleveland Institute of Art,
Cleveland, Ohio
2000 Multiple x4, Joseph McCullough Center at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Student Independent Exhibition, Reinberger Galleries at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Ink Tank, Zygote Press, Cleveland, Ohio
1999 Student Summer Show, Reinberger Galleries at the Cleveland Institute of Art,
Cleveland, Ohio

 
Residencies
2008 Vermont Studio Center (Full Fellowship), Johnson, Vermont
 
Projects
2008 Guest Editor, …might be good, Issue # 98, “The Historian and The Astronomer”, May 2.
2007 Project Space, Art Lies, No. 55 Fall 2007.
 
Articles and Reviews
2008 Castillo, Salvador. “That Was Then; This Is Now.” Austin Chronicle, April 11, p.44.
Haskell, Caitlin. “Eric Zimmerman,” in 20 To Watch: New Art in Austin (Austin: Austin Museum of Art), p.52.
Lozano, Ivan. “Eric Zimmerman at Art Palace.” Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online, March 23.
Richter, Till. “New Art in Austin – 20 to Watch at AMOA.” Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online, March 14.
Ruud, Claire. “From The Editor.” …might be good, Issue #95, March 21.
Simblist, Noah. “Eric Zimmerman: Atlas.” Art Lies, No. 58 Summer 2008, p. 84.
White, Michelle. “A Conversation with Eric Zimmerman,” …might be good, Issue #95, March 21. Reprinted in Atlas (Austin: Art Palace Gallery,) p. 3.
2007 Castillo, Salvador. "The Ten Most Memorable Art Shows of 2006. Austin Chronicle, January 5, p.30
Cook, Rachel. Best/Worst of 2006." Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online, January 4
Terranova, Carissa. “Introduction: 2007.” ArtLies, No. 53 Spring 2007, p.108.
2006 Moniot, Marie-Adele. “Eric Zimmerman: Simplon Pass.” Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online, October 7.
Moore, Claire. “Eric Zimmerman at Art Palace”. Cantanker.com
Moore, Nikki. “Eric Zimmerman: Simplon Pass.” Austin Chronicle, September 22, p. 79
2005 Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “Three Shows Fall Back In Lines.” Austin American Statesman, October 16.
Weathers, Chelsea. “Brant Watson and Eric Zimmerman” Glasstire.com Texas Visual Arts Online, June 27
2004 May, Jacqueline. “In::formation.” The Austin Chronicle, August 26, p. 84.
Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “Information and Just Been Fired.” Austin American Statesman, Artswatch, August 22, p. K3
Mathews, Heather. “Eric Zimmerman’s Composite Drawings,” in In::formation (Austin: Creative Research Laboratory).
2003 Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “UT Students’ ‘Murmur’ Exhibit Will Make You Coo.”
Austin American Statesman, XLENT, July 24, p. 20.
“ It Might Be Good Newsletter” Issue 3, Austin, Texas.

 
Professional Experience
2008 Assistant Professor, St. Edwards University. Austin, Texas.
2005-2008 Adjunct Professor, St. Edwards University. Austin, Texas.
2005 Gallery Manager. The Fielding Lecht Gallery, Austin, Texas
Teaching Assistant. Tim High, Beginning and Advanced Serigraphy, The University of Texas at Austin
2004 Assistant Instructor. Intro to Two-Dimensional Design, The University of Texas at Austin
2003-2004 Teaching Assistant. Robert Anderson, Beginning Lithography, The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant. Tom Druecker, Intermediate and Advanced Lithography, The University of Texas at Austin
Class Assistant in Monoprinting, Tom Druecker and Margaret Simpson, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2002-2003 Teaching Assistant Lee Chesney, Intermediate and Advanced Intaglio. The University of Texas at Austin
 
Awards and Honors

2008 The Brown Foundation, Full Fellowship to Vermont Studio Center
2007 Arch & Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund Award, The Dallas Museum of Art
2004 Mort Baranoff Endowed Scholarship, The University of Texas at Austin
Constance Forsyth Scholarship in Printmaking, The University of Texas at Austin
M.K. Hage Endowed Scholarship In Fine Art, The University of Texas at Austin
2003 Elizabeth Herzstein Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Mort Baranoff Endowed Scholarship, The University of Texas at Austin
2002 Lucas Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund, The University of Texas at Austin
Katy Davis Endowed Scholarship in Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Second Agnes Gund Memorial Scholarship, The Cleveland Institute of Art
2001 H.C. Cassill Printmaking Award, The Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland Institute of Art Honorary Scholarship
1998 Cleveland Institute of Art Honorary Scholarship
1997 Cleveland Institute of Art Portfolio Scholarship
Cleveland Institute of Art Honorary Scholarship

 
Exhibitions Curated
2004 Threads, Creative Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (with Alex Codlin, Rakia Faber, Laura Lindenberger, Alberto McKelligan) Catalog
 
Artist Talks and Lectures

2008 The Artists Eye, (On the exhibition “Imaginary Spaces) November 2, The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas
Texas State University, Department of Art and Design, San Marcos, Texas
2006 ArtPalace Gallery, Ruins and Exhibition Architecture; Simplon Pass Influences.
Flatbed Forum, at the Fielding Lecht Gallery, Etchings, Drawings, Woodcuts, and Vietnamese Handmade Paper. Austin, Texas
2004 Saint Edwards University, Department of Art & Art History, Austin, Texas

 
Publications
2008 “Bruce Nauman: A Rose Has No Teeth”, Art Lies, No. 57 Spring 2008
“Jorge Macchi: The Anatomy of Melancholy”, Art Lies, No. 58 Summer 2008, p. 86.
2007 “Kate Ericson and Mel Zielger: America Starts Here” Art Lies, No. 54 Summer 2007, p.77
2006 “Katalin Hausel, Leaf” exhibition review, Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online. Houston, Texas
“ Liz Ward, Aqueous” exhibition review, Glasstire.com.
“Francesca Gabbiani, Wonderland” exhibition review, Glasstire.com.
2005 “Land Arts of The American West,” feature article, Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online.
“Outlaw Printmakers Slugging it Out,” feature article, Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online.
“Endless Summer,“ exhibition review, Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online.
“Annie Leibovitz American Music,” exhibition review, Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online
“Denny McCoy,” exhibition review, Glasstire.com, Texas Visual Arts Online.
2004 “The Jet-Man, or, The Man With No Name,” in Threads (Austin: Creative Research Laboratory).

 
Public Collections
Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper. Newark, New Jersey
Southern Graphics Print Council Archives
The University of Arizona Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona