Sarah Zimmer

Curriculum Vitae

Education


2014          Human Brain and Space, Coursera Certificate, Duke University

2010          Interactive Programming Internship, Harvestworks, New York, NY

2008          MFA  - The University ofPennsylvania - Media Concentration: Photography, Video, Audio

2001          Color Photography Level I & II, International Center of Photography (ICP), NY, NY

1999          BFA - Arcadia University - Photography, Minor -Painting/Drawing, Departmental Honors

Awards – Grants – Publications - Talks


2015         Stake Philly Grant Finalist(Final Decision October 2015)

2014         “Local Artists Test SelfieCulture with Video Installation,” nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local

2012          "Punctuation of Place" –Artists’ Talk with Kim Brickley, ISEA: Machine Wilderness, Albuquerque, NM

2011          Philebrity Blog, update of Spring Garden Gateway Project,"I-95 gets Lit Up"

2011          Naked Philly blog, "An Interactive Light Installation"www.nakedphilly.com

2010          The North Star Northern Liberties newspaper, Philadelphia, PA"Spring Garden Street Project"

2010          Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Grant Finalist, Philadelphia,PA

2007          Recipient of Dean’s Merit Scholarship, University ofPennsylvania

2004          Selected for the first Online Exhibition, Silver Eye Gallery,Pittsburgh, PA

2003          Winner, Photo District News (PDN) Photo Annual,Photojournalism Category

2001          Selected for Publication, Photo Review, Juror: Kathy Ryan,Photo Editor, NY Times Magazine


Group Exhibitions & Installations

2016         

Art in the Open, Schuylkill River Banks,Philadelphia, PA


2015         

Test Patterns, Flux Factory, Queens,NY;  Curators: Maddie Hewitt and RoopaVasudevan

Tech & Art Exhibition, Ann Arbor ArtCenter, Ann Arbor, MI,  Juror: BrettBalogh, Art Institute of Chicago

Internet Yami Ichi, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY

Nightlight, Penn State Abington Campus, PA


2014         

Proceed,Department of Making & Doing, Drexel University Science Center,Philadelphia, PA

Temporal Shift, Force Field Project, JOMAR Factory, Philadelphia,PA

Proceed, The Artists' House, Philadelphia, PA, group show ofShipley Alumni

Rate of Occurrence, Esther Kline Gallery, Drexel Science Center,Philadelphia, PA


2013         

Hack 2.0, Gallery Baheebahdu, PhiladelphiaPA, group Show, Curated by Andrew Zahn for Philly Tech Week

Tesseract, Public art installation using QR codes, internet basedvideo.  Northern Liberties ,Philadelphia, PA

I See You, The Distillery Gallery &Art Space, Curator: Gabriel Pacheco, Jersey City, NJ


2012         

CheapCoffee & Beef Jerky SelectArtists from the Billboard Art Project, Curator: Derek Cote, Detroit, MI

Roadside Attractions, Baltimore,MD, "You Are Here"  - Outdoor public art photo booth installation

Tesseract– QR Code Installation, Piazza at Schmidt’s, Philadelphia, PA

New Rio, Outdoor Video Screening of “Tesseract” for ISEA 2012, Questa,NM

Billboard Art Project, Reading, PA, Public Exhibition ofTesseract on Digital Billboard for 24 hours

ID, Emerging Artists Exhibition, Projects Gallery,Philadelphia, PA; Curators: Libby Rosof & Roberta Fallon

Happy Endings, Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York,NY

The University of Pennsylvania MFA Thesis, Ice BoxGallery, Phila.; Curator: William Pym, Fleisher Ollman Gallery

Live Nude Art, Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA


2007

One Night Stand, NouveauGallery, Philadelphia, PA, Curator - Jenny Jaskey

Body, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia, PA


2006         

Vernacular Spectacular, AddamsGallery, Philadelphia, PA; Juror: Zoey Strauss

SPE Regional Conference Exhibition, MeyersonGallery, Philadelphia, PA


2005        

Matters of Life & Death, Slaughterhouse Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA


2004        

Final Choice, Silver Eye Online Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Public Art Competitions

2014     

NOMAUnderpass Design Competition Finalist, Washington, DC

Collaborator:Kim Brickley

Budget$250,000 – Interactive Lighting and Steel

ProjectPartners: NextFab Studio, Digital Filaments Architectural & LED Lighting


2010      

SpringGarden Gateway Project Design Finalist & Selected Artist Team, Budget $200,000

Knights Art Challenge GrantFinalists

Collaborators: Kim Brickley, BillyHodges – Architect, Michael Sebright – Construction Manager

Custom Interactive LED LightInstallation in the Underpass at Spring Garden & 2nd Streets,Philadelphia, PA

The Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association -Sponsoring Agency; Mural Arts, Managing Agency

PublicArt Collaboration

2009     

Community Threshold, Lead Artist – Meg Saligman, Bala Cynwyd, PA

Roles: Assisting Artist &Project Manager

500 Sq Ft Acrylic Light Box withcustom Millwork Commissioning Agency: Bala House Montessori School


Fertile Ground, Lead Artist - Meg Saligman, Largest Single Project Mural inthe U.S, Omaha, Nebraska

Roles: Assisting Artist & Studio Manager - Phase II

Project Manager: Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Sponsoring Agency:Kiewit Foundation

             

The Evolving Face of Nursing, Lead Artist – Meg Saligman Philadelphia, PA

Roles: Assisting Artist – Design Phase

Color Change LED Lights &Paint, 5000 Sq Ft.

Project Manager: The Mural Arts Program, Sponsoring Agency:Independence Foundation