JEFF ZIMMERMANN

 

EDUCATION

 

1992                Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2004                Vehicle, Linda Warren Gallery , Chicago , IL

2003                Dark Matter, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

                        Solymar: Change-up, Higher Gallery, Chicago , IL

                        Solmaryselva, Galeria Carlos Irazziray, San Juan , Puerto Rico

2002                Inside, heaven gallery, Chicago , IL

2001                Nightlight, Lincoln and Lincoln Garage, Chicago , IL

2000                The Ice Cream Show, Dupreau Gallery, Chicago , IL

                        Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago , IL

1999                Jeff Zimmermann: Paintings, ARC Gallery, Chicago , IL

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2002                Galeria Carlos Irazziray, San Juan , Puerto Rico

                        The Stray Show, Chicago , IL

2001                Welcome to My Dollhouse, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago , IL

2000                Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago

1999                Sextablos: Works on Metal, Hyde Park Art Center , Chicago , IL

1998                Against the Nightstick, Roberto Lopez Gallery, Chicago , IL

 

MURALS & COMMISSIONS

2003                Commission, Mt. Adams Pavilion, 949 Pavilion St. , Mount Adams ,

                        Cincinnati , OH

                        Commission, Cristo Rey High School , 1852 W. 22nd Pl. , Chicago , IL

                        mosaic (Collaboration with Juan Chavez)

2002                Commission, Marysol, 812 – 816 W. Randolph St. , Chicago , IL

2001                Muralist, St. Pius V Parish, Chicago , IL

                        Commission, Spoon, 1240 N. Wells St. , Chicago , IL

                        Commission, Cherry Red, 2833 N. Sheffield Ave. , Chicago , IL

2000                Muralist, The Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago , IL

                         (Collaboration with Tony Fitzpatrick)

1999                Muralist, St. Pius V Parish, Chicago , IL  

                        Muralist, Casa Juan Diego
                        Muralist, Arista Records
                        Commission, Goodbar, 2512 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL
                        Commission, Joy-Blue, 1401 – 1403 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL

1998                Muralist, Whole Foods, Inc.
                        Muralist, Nike, Inc.
                        Muralist, House of Blues, Chicago
                        Muralist, BMG Music
                        Muralist , Arista Records
                        Muralist, Jive Records 
                        Muralist, Aids Awareness, Nairobi, Kenya

                         (Collaboration with Dzine)

1997                Muralist, St. Pius V Parish, Chicago , IL
                        Muralist, BMG Music

1996                Muralist, St. Pius V Parish, Chicago , IL

                        Independent Filmmaker, Tangent Design

                        Independent Videomaker, The Jesuit International Volunteers, Peru

1995                Muralist, ­Centro del Niño Trabajador, Tacna , Peru

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  2004               Kerns, Richelle, “Jeff Zimmermann: A Chicago Muralist in the ‘Hood,”

                        Dialogue, Jan. - Feb., 2004, p. 50 – 55.

2003                Putre, Laura, “Wall flowering,” Chicago Journal, July 2004

                        Beatty, Dustin, “Chicago Art,” interview in Anthem magazine, August 2003, p. 108.

                        The Today Show, NBC television, September 1, 2003

2002                Coleman, Cindy, “The Cuban Connection,” Interior Design, no. 11, November 1st, 2002 , p. 67 – 68,

                        Select, Fall, 2002 Chicago Magazine, July, 2002

2001                WTTW Chicago Public Television, ­ArtBeat Chicago , interview with Victoria Lautman

                        New Art Examiner ­ Nov/Dec, 2001

                        WBEZ Chicago Public Radio ­ 848, 2000

2000                Chicago Reader, ­“The Ice Cream Truck Cometh,”

                        Public Culture, ­ The University of Chicago

1998                Los Mexicanos y el Voto Sin Fronteras ­ Raul Ross Pineda

TEACHING & OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995 – 99        The School of the Art Institute of Chicago , Continuing Studies Program, Faculty

1997                Gallery 37, Chicago, IL,  Lead Artist, still life/ landscape painting

1995                The University of Illinois Alumni Association, Art Director

1992 – 95        Cristo Rey Center for the Working Child, Tacna , Peru , Art Teacher / Social Worker­