Jeff Zimmerman
Based in Portland and Brooklyn, New York, renowned glass artist Jeff Zimmerman creates objects and illuminated sculptures inspired by his surrounding environment and otherworldly forms. Zimmerman discovered his passion for glassblowing after taking his first class in 1988 while studying anthropology. Changing course, he pursued a BFA at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Tennessee, learning classical Venetian techniques. Zimmerman honed his craft as a master glassblower at C.I.R.V.A. in Marseille and travelled throughout Europe to study under greats like Robert Wilson, Gaetano Pesce and Robert Morris. Zimmerman’s signature work ranges from vivid tabletop sculptures to site-specific monumental chandeliers. These functional and decorative works are formed using pushing, pulling, dripping and spinning actions to evoke the mutability of the world around us and nature’s most extraordinary creations.
Based in Portland and Brooklyn, New York, renowned glass artist Jeff Zimmerman creates objects and illuminated sculptures inspired by his surrounding environment and otherworldly forms. Zimmerman discovered his passion for glassblowing after taking his first class in 1988 while studying anthropology. Changing course, he pursued a BFA at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Tennessee, learning classical Venetian techniques. Zimmerman honed his craft as a master glassblower at C.I.R.V.A. in Marseille and travelled throughout Europe to study under greats like Robert Wilson, Gaetano Pesce and Robert Morris. Zimmerman’s signature work ranges from vivid tabletop sculptures to site-specific monumental chandeliers. These functional and decorative works are formed using pushing, pulling, dripping and spinning actions to evoke the mutability of the world around us and nature’s most extraordinary creations.
Meet the Maker:
Jeff Zimmerman
Light, colour and the natural world are the big three for Jeff Zimmerman, which he communicates through dynamic hand-blown glass forms. Cleverly, his works appear to move in space, dripping, oozing and weaving about as if they’ve sprung to life directly from the paper that Zimmerman originally sketched them on.
