Director + Curator, Jacob Lawrence Gallery ART 128zimmee3@uw.eduPersonal WebsiteBackground and ExperienceSummaryEducationMA, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard CollegeBA (focus on Art History), Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York UniversityZimmerman has worked extensively in the context of universities, most recently as the Associate Curator of Programs at the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, and, prior to that, as the Associate Curator at the Experimental Media and Performing Art Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During her time at EMPAC, Zimmerman commissioned new pieces from artists such as Melvin Moti, Gordon Hall, and Marie Sester, and she curated the exhibitions Uncertain Spectator (2010) and Slow Wave: Seeing Sleep (2009). Zimmerman received the 2011-2012 Lori Ledis Curatorial Fellowship at BRIC Contemporary Art and served as a 2013 curator-in-residence at Residency Unlimited. Her writings have appeared in BOMB and Contemporary Performance. She has served on a number of review panels including the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Artist Trust, 4Culture, and the Herb Alpert Awards. Research + Creative Work Research Advised: Graduate Practicum Project Juan Franco Ricardo. "Angélica Maria Millán Lozano & Camilo Godoy: Lugar del Trabajo." MA Practicum Project, University of Washington, 2019. Read more Courses Taught Autumn 2020 ART 590 A: Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Practices Summer 2020 Full-term ART 496 A: Art Internship: Curating Contemporary Art ART 496 B: Art Internship ART H 498 A: Individual Projects, Undergraduate Practicum: Curating Contemporary Art Autumn 2019 ART 590 A: Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Practices Summer 2019 Full-term ART 496 A: Art Internship ART H 498 A: Individual Projects, Undergraduate Practicum Autumn 2018 ART 590 A: Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Practices Summer 2018 Full-term ART 496 A: Art Internship ART H 498 A: Individual Projects, Undergraduate Practicum Spring 2018 ART 590 A: Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Practices Summer 2017 Full-term ART 496 A: Art Internship Spring 2017 ART 590 A: Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar In Contemporary Practices Related News Related News Ariel René Jackson: Descendance Jan 9, 2021 Autumn Activities Dec 18, 2020 Ilana Harris-Babou: Long Con Nov 6, 2020 Voices+Voids: Reclaiming and Transcoding Our Data as Performance Nov 3, 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency Oct 15, 2020 Visiting the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Sep 28, 2020 BES begins new residency at Jacob Lawrence Gallery Sep 21, 2020 Lux Aeterna Aug 21, 2020 Summer Classes May 7, 2020 JLG Vimeo Channel Mar 19, 2020 As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes Feb 11, 2020 Marisa Williamson: Angel of History Jan 7, 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency Nov 12, 2019 Empathy Nov 4, 2019 Irreducible Forms Oct 1, 2019 Composite Gestures Aug 20, 2019 NEA Grant for Jacob Lawrence Gallery May 17, 2019 Curating the Future Feb 26, 2019 MONDAY – Volume 3 Feb 19, 2019 Danny Giles: The Practice and Science of Drawing a Sharp White Background Jan 3, 2019 Clotilde Jiménez: Apple of My Eye Nov 8, 2018 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency Oct 25, 2018 Student Work at Meany Center Oct 15, 2018 Sonny Assu: Études for the Settler Oct 9, 2018 Fundraiser for Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency Oct 1, 2018 10 Études for Summer Aug 21, 2018 Kerry Tribe: Standardized Patient Jun 22, 2018 Megumi Shauna Arai: Midst Jun 11, 2018 MONDAY – Volume 1 Feb 2, 2018 Material Performance: Part II Oct 20, 2017 Transitions Sep 7, 2017 Simpson Center Support Jun 26, 2017 Grant from NEA Art Works Jun 15, 2017 New Director for Jacob Lawrence Gallery Jan 3, 2017