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Jason Zimmer

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., painting, New York Academy of Art
  • B.F.A., art, McKendree College

Credentials

  • Professor, foundation studies, 2005–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
    Leader, Exhibition Committee, 2014–present
    • Organized, curated, and installed the Foundations Faculty Drawing Exhibition for 12 consecutive years.
    • Organized, curated, and installed the Foundations Faculty Open Exhibition for four consecutive years.
     
    Drawing Minor Committee, 2008–15
    • Duties included organizing exhibitions and field trips, inviting and planning itineraries for guest artists, planning demonstrations and extra classes for the students, and developing the curriculum for the minor.
     
    Director, Drawing Works, 2016
    • Worked with the exhibitions department and the curator of SCAD; emailed students who were interested and submitted work; juried the exhibit; made an itinerary for guest artist Michael Scoggins; and hosted the reception and lecture for the event.
     
    Sand Arts Festival, 2005–present
    • Set up the event and registration; guided students; and cleaned up.
     
    Chair, Admissions Council, 2008–09
    • Chaired approximately 20 faculty to develop creative ideas for recruiting talented students; worked with admission to create pamphlets.
     
    Diversity Committee, 2009–10
    • Attended quarterly meetings with faculty to discuss and recognize issues relating to the diverse body of students.
     
    Team leader, Open Model Committee, Spring 2016
    • Organized the schedule for the committee members and models for students to draw.
     
    Open Model Committee, 2005–present
    • Monitoring extra Friday classes; arranging classrooms for the model and providing feedback to students.
  • Visiting art professor, 2002–05
    Gallery director, 2004, Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO
    • Organized professional artist exhibits, student B.F.A. exhibits, and B.A. galas and other student events.
  • Adjunct professor, 2001–02, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  • Adjunct professor, 2001–02, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Art director, 2002, Meats Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Guest artist, Dec. 2001, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
  • Artist assistant for John Alexander, 1999–2001, New York, NY
  • Personal assistant for Robert Hughes, 1999–2001
  • Art coordinator, 1995–97, East St. Louis Fine Arts Program, East St. Louis, IL

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Represented by the Location Gallery, Savannah, Ga.
  • Juror, Utrecht National Student Portrait Competition, 2009, 2010, and 2011
  • Juror, Jefferson County High School District of Denver, Colorado Art Exhibit, 2004

Organizations

  • Member, board of trustees, Gunnison Arts Center

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Noodling, Location Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Aug. 17–Sept. 24, 2018
  • Foundations Faculty Exhibition, Anderson Hall, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2018
  • Fast Foods, Location Gallery, Savannah, Ga., March 2018
  • Arbor Ander, Location Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Dec. 2017
  • Under the Influence, Location Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2017
  • ROYGBIV, Location Gallery, Oct. 2017
  • LGBT Center opens Location Gallery Exhibit, Savannah, Ga., Aug. 2017
  • Foundations Faculty Open Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Sept.–Oct. 2017
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2017
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Open Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2016
  • Nature-Nurtured, Whitefield Center for Art, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2–9, 2016
  • Solo exhibit, Aiken Design Center, Aiken, S.C., Oct. 9–Nov. 9, 2016
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2016
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2015
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2015
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2014
  • Group exhibition, McKendree Gallery, McKendree University, Lebanon, Ill., Oct. 2013
  • Exhibition, Okefenokee Heritage Museum, Waycross, Ga., Nov. 2013
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2014
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2013
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2013
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2012
  • Trees Exhibition, Swan Couch House Gallery, Atlanta, March 8–April 20, 2012
  • Exhibition, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2012
  • Foundations Faculty Annual Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2012
  • Small Works, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Dec. 2011
  • Spectrum, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Aug. 2011