Arnie Zimmerman
Arnold Zimmerman (b. 1954, Poughkeepsie, NY; d. 2021, Hudson, NY) was best known for creating ceramic sculptures that redefined ambition and scale in the field of ceramics. His work, ranging from the monumental to the miniature, from the figurative to the abstract, embodies his fearless exploration of surface, color, and form. His oeuvre encompassed totemic vessel forms, tabletop sculpture and figures, murals and room-size installations.
Zimmerman’s work belongs to numerous public collections in the U.S. and abroad including: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC; Museum of Art & Design, NYC; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; Museum of Art at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI; Contemporary Art Center, Honolulu, HI; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA; Portland Art Museum, OR; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden; Nacional Museu do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal.