Sarah J Zimmerman

e-mail: sjzimmerman2@gmail.com

instagram: @sjz_artist

if you have any questions or general interest in my work, please feel free to contact me. 

I am a resident artist at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana.  Currently I reside in Kentucky, however I have spent most of my professional career as a high school art teacher in central Indiana. Teaching and working with young artist have aligned with many of my personal interests such as art and working with children.  After 10 years in the teaching field, I chose to attend Ball State University to earn my master’s in fine Art. My experience at Ball State allowed me to practice and explore a variety of art mediums such as ceramics, video, sculpture, textiles and glass as well as opportunities to work as an art assistant to other contemporary artists. I also was given the opportunity to be awarded fellowship opportunities to attend Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts as well as working as a resident artist in Portland, Indiana at Arts Place. As I transition into a new career role of working in academia, I look forward to more opportunities to develop and grow my current body of work in addition to working along the side of other contemporary artists. The art I create is a response to changing roles and expectations of women through garment making and narrative photography. My practice as an artist is influenced by my history of working with students as well as a former career in the science field involving inquiry combined with a sense of play.  My hope as an artist is to inspire others to think more deeply about their own world of experiences and how they are connected to themselves and to others.