510 - Sam Zimmerman Print Bundle

About Sam Zimmerman, Crane Superior Studio Artist/Owner, Duluth, MN:

Sam began to participate in juried and solo exhibitions in 2000, immediately after receiving his BFA in Studio Art from the Rochester Institute of Technology. His painting became a part-time activity while he worked as Special Education and school administrator for the past 18 years. With a recent exploration of the Alaskan frontier and northern Canada, he rededicated himself to painting with a ferocity that had been absent since his earlier studio days, completing an entirely new body of work over the past two years.

With his recent relocation from the East Coast to Duluth, his work focuses on exploring his Ojibwe heritage. He is primarily preserving shared oral histories and reimagining the symbolism of the clan animals while incorporating the natural landscape of Lake Superior's North Shore. His work is infused with the color theories of the abstract and expressionism movements. Sam's work is currently in private collections both in the United States and abroad. He has currently completed two community murals celebrating Anishinaabe teachings in Grand Marais and Duluth, MN. His work is currently on view at the Lizards Gallery in Duluth, MN, AICHO - Indigenous First Gallery in Duluth, MN, Superior Finds in Two Harbors, MN, Joy and Co. in Grand Marais, MN, and, of course, the 63rd Arrowhead Regional Biennial exhibition on view now at the Duluth Art Institute!