Jason Zimmerman (b. 1978, Lancaster, PA) is an independent artist who began his studies in photography as a teen growing up in York, Pennsylvania. He went on to pursue a degree in photography at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran College of Art and Design in 1998, and was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Cum Laude in 2003. He has been living and working in Washington, DC ever since. His photography, video, and new media works have been exhibited nationally, including numerous solo and group shows in and around the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areas, New York, and Miami. Zimmerman has also been honored as a finalist in several major juried competitions, as well as a regular exhibiting artist in multiple international art fairs.
- EDUCATION
- 2003 BFA, Fine Art Photography, The Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC
- SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2008 Feel Better, Longer, Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC
- 2007 Natural Acts, Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC
- 2006 Jason Zimmerman: Straight, Street, Traditional - New Photographs, Irvine Contemporary Art, Washington, DC
- 2005 Jason Zimmerman: Fair Game, Transformer, Washington, DC
- 2003 Documented, curated by Roberta Jeffries, Errant Space, Washington DC
- SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2008 craigslist, Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC
- 2007 Civilian @ G, Civilian Art Projects @ G Fine Art, Washington DC
- 2006 Dynamic Field, Civilian Art Projects @ Warehouse Arts Complex, Washington DC
- 2006 Exchanges, WPA/C & The Creative Alliance, Baltimore MD
- 2006 Dangling (as in Suspense), Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
- 2006 The Trawick Prize, Finalist Exhibition, Bethesda, MD
- 2006 Material Matters, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore MD
- 2006 The Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize Finalist Exhibition, Baltimore MD
- 2006 Scope Art Fair, New York, Cinema-Scope, curated by Lee Wells, New York, NY
- 2005 Scope Art Fair, Miami, Cinema-Scope, curated by Lee Wells, Miami FL
- 2005 Scope Art Fair, Miami, guest of The Curator's Office, Miami FL
- 2005 Scope Art Fair, Miami, guest of Irvine Contemporary Art, Miami FL
- 2005 ArtHelps 5th Annual Silent Art Auction Benefit & Reception, Washington, DC
- 2005 The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, juried by Dr. Thom Collins, Andrea Pollan & Olga Viso, The Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD
- 2005 The Watchers, curated by Marci Branagan, 815 West 33rd Street, Baltimore MD
- 2005 Nocturnal Transmissions, curated by Andrea Pollan & Noah Angell, The Curator's Office, Washington DC
- 2005 Faces of the Fallen, organized by Annette Polan, The Women's Memorial - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA
- 2005 Bill Newman & Friends: Uncommon Vision, curated by William Newman, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington DC
- 2004 Anonymous, curatorial panel assembled by the WPA/C, invitation by Colby Caldwell, Flashpoint, Washington DC
- 2003 BFA Thesis Exhibition: New & Used, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
- 2003 All Senior Show, photography curator Andy Grundberg, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- PRESS AND REVIEWS
- 2005 "Image of Casey Sheehan Tapped into Mother's Political Beliefs", Times-Herald, Vallejo, CA, J.M. Brown, November 15
- 2005 "On Your Mark, Get Set, Run for Your Life," The Washington Post, Jessica Dawson, review of solo exhibit Jason Zimmerman: Fair Game, September 15
- 2005 "Show and Tell," Washington Flyer, Heather Morgan Shott, September 1
- 2005 "Faces of the Fallen," US News and World Report, Carolyn Kleiner Butler, April 4
- 2005 "'Faces of the Fallen' Opens at Arlington National Cemetery," Baltimore Sun, AP Carl Hartman, March 23
- 2005 "Their Feelings are in Their Art," The York Daily Record, Jennifer Volgelsong, March, 23
- 2004 MONO, Mono Association, edited by Emmon Shaw, inaugural issue
- 2004 "Guess Works," The Washington City Paper, Mark Jenkins, May 21
- HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2006 Winner: Young Artist Prize, The Trawick Prize, Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards
- 2006 Finalist, The Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize, Baltimore, MD
- 2005 Guest Lecturer, "Jason Zimmerman - Video Art," Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, DC
- 2005 Finalist, The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards
- 2003 Visiting Artist, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC
- 2003 The Alumni Award for Excellence, The Corcoran College of Art + Design Alumni Association
