ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are visual manifestations of an internal journey made external. I begin a painting with a gestural under-drawing and color that resonates with me that day. As the painting evolves, a conversation begins to take place in which each choice informs the next. This discovery process of starting from one thing and evolving into another is exciting to me.
It is a dialogue that is spontaneous and intuitive, and a kind of self-reflection - like looking in the mirror - and a way of finding my own identity as a painter and a person. Through the use of color and gestural mark-making as a means to show energy and movement, my art seeks to inspire feeling, and at the same time is interesting and beautiful.
My art-making process is very meditative and a means of getting out of my own way and losing myself in a journey where the destination is unknown, yet eventually found. It is a practice of self-discipline, letting go of fear and judgment, and the willingness to step outside my comfort zone.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2020
Better Together, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Group Online Exhibition, Oakland, CA
The Era of Seclusion, Visionary Projects, Juried International Group Online Exhibition
2019
Nocturne, Arc Gallery, National Juried Show, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Introductions, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Group Invitational Show of Five Female Artists, Oakland, CA
Art Santa Fe, Jen Tough Gallery Artist Collective, Group Show, Santa Fe, NM
Something About Lines, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried group exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Wild Things, Jen Tough Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
Blue 2019, Gallery 25N, Juried International Online Art Exhibition
2018
Ritz-Carlton Winter Exhibition, Group Show, Slate Contemporary Art, Lake Tahoe, CA
Sugar High, Jen Tough Gallery, Group Show, Benicia, CA
After Dark, Arts Benicia, Group Show, Benicia, CA
Art San Diego Opus Artist Collective, Group Show, San Diego, CA
MOS 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Group Show, Novato, CA
WOS 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Group Show, San Rafael, CA
Slate Contemporary Art, Group Show, Oakland, CA
Ruby Living Design, Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
2017
Art Comes Alive, ADC Art Design Consultants, Annual Juried Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
Abstract 2017, Gallery 25N, Juried International Online Art Exhibition
Two-Person Exhibition, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
30th Anniversary Women’s Works , Northwest Area Arts Council, Juried Group Show, Woodstock, IL
Boundaries and Balance, ACCI Gallery, a Group Juried Show, Berkeley, CA
ICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA
2016
Fall National Exhibition, Marin MOCA, Juried Group Show, Novato, CA
The Energy and Emotion of Color, Solo Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Two Person Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA
Abstract Art, Civic Center War Memorial Exhibit, Group Show, San Rafael, CA
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for Arts - Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Members Group Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Follow the Line, Curated State - Two-Person Show, San Francisco, CA
Bold, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Juried Group Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Marin Contemporary - Art Works Downtown, Juried Group Show, San Rafael, CA
Flowers, Plants, & Gardens 2, Art-Competition.net, Juried Online Exhibition
2015
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Neighbors and Strangers, Gallery 111, Group Show, Sausalito, CA
Artist Exhibition, Google SF Headquarters, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
Winter Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA
Marin Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA
2014
Small Works, Downtown Artworks, Juried Exhibition, San Rafael, CA
Winter Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA
Better Together, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Group Online Exhibition, Oakland, CA
The Era of Seclusion, Visionary Projects, Juried International Group Online Exhibition
2019
Nocturne, Arc Gallery, National Juried Show, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Introductions, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Group Invitational Show of Five Female Artists, Oakland, CA
Art Santa Fe, Jen Tough Gallery Artist Collective, Group Show, Santa Fe, NM
Something About Lines, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried group exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Wild Things, Jen Tough Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
Blue 2019, Gallery 25N, Juried International Online Art Exhibition
2018
Ritz-Carlton Winter Exhibition, Group Show, Slate Contemporary Art, Lake Tahoe, CA
Sugar High, Jen Tough Gallery, Group Show, Benicia, CA
After Dark, Arts Benicia, Group Show, Benicia, CA
Art San Diego Opus Artist Collective, Group Show, San Diego, CA
MOS 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Group Show, Novato, CA
WOS 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Group Show, San Rafael, CA
Slate Contemporary Art, Group Show, Oakland, CA
Ruby Living Design, Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
2017
Art Comes Alive, ADC Art Design Consultants, Annual Juried Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
Abstract 2017, Gallery 25N, Juried International Online Art Exhibition
Two-Person Exhibition, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
30th Anniversary Women’s Works , Northwest Area Arts Council, Juried Group Show, Woodstock, IL
Boundaries and Balance, ACCI Gallery, a Group Juried Show, Berkeley, CA
ICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA
2016
Fall National Exhibition, Marin MOCA, Juried Group Show, Novato, CA
The Energy and Emotion of Color, Solo Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Two Person Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA
Abstract Art, Civic Center War Memorial Exhibit, Group Show, San Rafael, CA
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for Arts - Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Members Group Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Follow the Line, Curated State - Two-Person Show, San Francisco, CA
Bold, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Juried Group Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Marin Contemporary - Art Works Downtown, Juried Group Show, San Rafael, CA
Flowers, Plants, & Gardens 2, Art-Competition.net, Juried Online Exhibition
2015
Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA
Neighbors and Strangers, Gallery 111, Group Show, Sausalito, CA
Artist Exhibition, Google SF Headquarters, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
Winter Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA
Marin Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA
2014
Small Works, Downtown Artworks, Juried Exhibition, San Rafael, CA
Winter Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA
AWARDS
2017
Featured Artist, promotional video for Global Artist Guide, Artists Info Contemporary Virtual Art Fair - Summer 2017
Juror’s Choice Award, Boundaries and Balance, Show ACCI Gallery, Juried Group, Berkeley, CA
Juror’s Artistic Merit Award, 30th Anniversary Women’s Works, Northwest Area Arts Council, Juried Group Show, Woodstock, IL
Third Place, Flowers, Plants, and Gardens 2, Art-Competition.Net, Gallery 25N, International Online Group Exhibition
Featured Artist, promotional video for Global Artist Guide, Artists Info Contemporary Virtual Art Fair - Summer 2017
Juror’s Choice Award, Boundaries and Balance, Show ACCI Gallery, Juried Group, Berkeley, CA
Juror’s Artistic Merit Award, 30th Anniversary Women’s Works, Northwest Area Arts Council, Juried Group Show, Woodstock, IL
Third Place, Flowers, Plants, and Gardens 2, Art-Competition.Net, Gallery 25N, International Online Group Exhibition
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Slate Art, Oakland, CA, May 2017 - Present
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH, October 2017 - 2019
Sloan Miyasato, San Francisco, CA May 2017 - 2018
CK Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco’s CA 2016 - March 2017
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH, October 2017 - 2019
Sloan Miyasato, San Francisco, CA May 2017 - 2018
CK Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco’s CA 2016 - March 2017
PUBLICATIONS / MEDIA
Work Untitled Magazine, Interview, Sept 2017, workuntitled.com/zimmer
Fresh Paint Magazine, Featured artist, Issue 14, August 2016
EDUCATION
Academy of Art University, 1988 - 1992, San Francisco, CA