Jeff Zimmer
Jeff Zimmer
I am fascinated by exploring areas between certainty and doubt, and provoking a sensual experience of light. In a polarized political and social atmosphere I view ambiguous subject matter and visual presentation as political acts. By creating enigmatic works, I intend to seduce the viewer into being comfortable with ambiguity.
Through my technique, I am able to convey a sense of the volume of space. The images are built through multiple firings of enamels on many layers of glass, allowing a depth of space within which objects ‘move’ as the viewer moves around the piece as imagery on each layer shifts in relation to the others and to the light.
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
European Museum for Modern Glass/Veste Coburg, DE
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, UK
2014
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
Curated by Jeroen Maes
2013
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
2012
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
2011
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
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
2009
Migrate, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, UK; Broadfield House Glass Museum, West Midlands, UK and tour
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
