Arnie Zimmerman | Also Known As: Arnold Zimmerman

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1972

    Apprenticeship, Alvingham Pottery, Lincolnshire, England

    1974, 1975

    Bacqui Stone Quarry, Lacoste, France

    1977

    Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana

    1983

    Omaha Brickworks, Alternative Worksites, Omaha, Nebraska

    1987

    Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine

    1987

    International Symposium of Ceramics, Alcobaça, Portugal

    1988

    Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon, Portugal

    1989, 1991

    Arts/Industry Residency Program, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

    1991, 1990

    Sant’Anna Tile Factory, Lisbon, Portugal

    2000

    Invited Guest Artist, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan

    2004

    Invited Artist, Symposium, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Yeoju, Korea

    Primary Work Experience
    1980

    Studio artist, Brooklyn, New York

    1981
    -
    1982

    Studio Manager, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York

    2007
    -
    2009

    Adjunct Professor, Hunter College, New York, New York

    1992

    New York University, New York, New York

    1993

    Centro de Arte e Communicação Visual (ARCO), Lisbon, Portugal

    1995, 1996

    Adjunct Professor, City College of New York, New York, New York

    2003

    Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont

    2009

    Adjunct Professor, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York

    Other

    Public Collections

    Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

    Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona

    Brooklyn Museum, New York, New York

    Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin

    Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan

    Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York

    Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawai’i

    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

    Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

    Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, Canada

    Nacional Museu do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal

    The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

    Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin

    Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

    World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea

    Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana

    Bibliography

    Clark, Garth. A Century of American Ceramics in the United States: 1878-1978. New York, New York: Dutton, 1979.

    Del Vecchio, Mark.  Postmodern Ceramics. London, England: Thames & Hudson, 2001.

    Denker, Ellen Paul. “Arnold Zimmerman,” review, American Craft (February/March 2005).

    Koplos, Janet. “Arnold Zimmerman at John Elder,” review, Art in America (October 1999).

    Perreault, John. “Big Apple Clay, Arnold Zimmerman,” American Ceramics 14 no.2 (2004).

    Levin, Elaine. The History of American Ceramics: From Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms—1607 to the Present. New York, NY: Abrams, 1988.

    Perry, Barbara. American Ceramics: The Collection of the Everson Museum. New York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989.

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    Tags (related topics)

    Archie Bray Foundation

    John Michael Kohler Arts Center

    Arts/Industry

    Scripps College Ceramic Annual

    Brooklyn, New York

    New York, New York

    Hempstead, New York

    Citation: Arnie Zimmerman, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/arnie-zimmerman

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