Pamela Zimmerman
Curriculum Vitae

Selected Exhibitions & Awards
2012
Contemporary Work in Fiber, Group Invitational Exhibition, University of Mary Washington Galleries, Fredericksburg, VA
Summer Invitational Exhibit, Featured Artist at Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery, Blount Bridgers House, Edgecombe Arts
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First Coiled Professional
2011
Art & Art Deadlines Artist of the Year 2011
Best of Show Martin County Fine Arts Show, Williamston, NC
Natural Selections 2.0 Invitational Group Show, Karl E. Mundt Gallery, Dakota State University, Madison, SD
Fantastic Fibers 2011, The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Figuratively Fiber Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2011, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Regional Art Leagues, Selected Works, Invitational Exhibition, The Bascom Center, Highlands, NC
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, Second Miniature Professional, Third Wire & Textile Professional
2010
Basketry:Tradition to Contemporary Woven Art, Invitational Exhibition, Pickens Museum, Pickens, SC
National Basketry Organization, Invitational Exhibition, The Bascom Center, Highlands, NC
Fiber Celebration 2010, Northern Colorado Weaver's Guild, Greeley, CO
VMRC Juried Fine Art Exhibition, VMRC, Harrisburg, VA
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First Coiled Professional, Second Miniature Professional
Pocket, Beet Gallery, Portland, OR
Fiber: Twenty Ten, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
Fantastic Fibers 2010Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Materials, Hard and Soft Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
2009
Natural Selection, LabourLove Gallery Group Show, Durham, NC
Beaufort County Arts Council 45th Annual Fine Arts Show, Washington, NC Second Place 3-D
Big Creations, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Mixed Media, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Fiber Artistry: Journey of the Imagination, Art by Southeastern Fiber Artists, Handweavers of America Award, Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, Duluth, GA
Small Works Group National Exhibition, Hollingsworth Gallery, Palm Coast, FL
Fiber Arts Festival, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Radius 250, artspace@plantzero, Richmond, VA
Fiber Celebrated 2009, Intermountain Weavers Conference, Center of Southwest StudiesLoveland, CO Award for 3d-Non-Functional
Sections of this show revisited
Fiber Open, SCIART/Studio At Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Martin County Fine Art Show, Second, 3D
The Emotional Body, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First Miniature Professional, Second Wire & Textile Professional, Second Mixed Media Professional, Third Coiled Professional, Third Wicker Professional
World Craft Council, division of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO.) Listed by invitation as “North American Craftsman” in their Gallery of Fiber Arts in the US
Fantastic FibersYeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Small Expressions 2009, Handweavers Guild of America, Mississippi Craft Center, Ridgeland, MS and Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Niche Awards Finalist, American Craft
Whimsicality, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Flora and Fauna, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Love and Eros, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
2008
Summer Selections, Group show of 3 artists, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First Wicker Professional, Second Wire & Textile Professional, Second Coiled Professional, Second Mixed Media Professional, Second Coiled Professional
River of Grass, Handweavers Guild of America Convergence, Tampa Bay, FL, Honorable Mention
Salsa Y Salsa, Handweavers Guild of AmericaConvergence, Tampa Bay, FL
Greenville Museum of Art Traveling Exhibition, Greenville, NC
VMRC Juried Fine Art Exhibition, VMRC, Harrisburg, VA
Faces of Woman, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas NM, Best of Show, 3-d
Handcrafted, The Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
Regional Artist Project Grant recipient ( awarded in 2007 for calendar year 2008)
2007
All Things Considered IV, Juried and Invitational Exhibition, National Basketry Organization, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Small Expressions 2007, Handweavers Guild of America The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN and Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Basketry As An Art Form, The Fine Art Center, Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC
Stretching the Threads, Atlantic Center for Arts Harris House, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Faces of Women Exhibition, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First Wire and Textile Advanced, Second Wicker Advanced, Second Coiled Advanced, Third Mixed Media Advanced
Greenville Museum of Art Traveling Exhibition, Greenville, NC
Wayne County Fine Art Show, Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC
2006
Regional Artist Project Grant recipient ( awarded in 2005 for calendar year 2006)
Greenville Museum of Art Juried Fine Arts Show, Greenville, NC, Second
Rocky Mount Juried Fine Arts Show, The Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
Martin County Fine Art Show, Williamston, NC: First, Second and Third, Sculpture
2005
Beaufort County Arts Council 41st Juried Fine Arts Show, Washington, NC: Second Place, Honorable Mention 3-D
Greenville Museum of Art Juried Fine Art Show, Greenville, NC: Honorable Mention 3-D
NC Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, Second Advanced Coiled, Second Advanced Wire & Textile, Third Advanced Miniature
Celebrating the Female Form, A Benefit for Breast Cancer Patients, City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC
Faces of Women Exhibition , Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM
2004
Beaufort County Arts Council 40th Juried Fine Arts Show, Washington, NC: Second 3d, Honorable Mention 3-D
Association of Michigan Basketmakers Convention Exhibition, Best Miniature Award
Twin Rivers Art Show, Craven Arts Council & Gallery, New Bern, NC: Honorable Mention 3-D
Martin County Fine Art Show, Williamston, NC: First Crafts & Textural; First & Second Sculpture
North Carolina Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, Third Mixed Media; Third Wicker
2003
Beaufort County Arts Council 39th Juried Fine Arts Show, Washington, NC Best Beaufort County Artist, Honorable Mention 3d
Smoke on the Water Festival Artisans Market, Washington, NC Most Beautiful Booth, Most Creative Booth
North Carolina Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition: Second Wire & Textiles, Third Miniatures, Third Wicker
Martin County Fine Art Show, Williamston, NC: First Mixed Media, First Jewelry, Third 3-D
Rocky Mount Juried Fine Arts Show, The Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
2002
Beaufort County Arts Council 38th Juried Fine Arts Show Washington, NC: Honorable Mention 3d
Rocky Mount Juried Fine Arts Show, The Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
North Carolina Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First, & Third Coiling, Second Mini, Third Round Reed
2001
Beaufort County Arts Council 37th Juried Fine Arts Show, Washington, NC: Honorable Mention 3-D
North Carolina Basketmakers Association Convention Exhibition, First, Second & Third, Coiling; Third Miniatures
COLLECTIONS
The Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount Arts Center, NC, Permanent Collection
Education
BS, Recreation Programming, University of Maryland, College Park
PUBLICATIONS
Online
Art Sync Magazine, Fall 2009, pp 36-39
So Much Yarn So Little Time, May 23, 2009
Crafts Report Magazine April 2009
The Beaufort Observer Online, Local Artist Excels Nationally, December 6, 2008
A Signature member of ArtSync Magazine.
Midnight Coiler's Art and Opinion Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Midnight Coiler's Art and Opinion Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Fiscan Miniature Dollhouse Food, Friday, August 22, 2008
National Basketry Organization Featured Member
Raleigh News & Observer, August 2, 2008

Hardcopy Publications
SHUTTLE SPINDLE & DYEPOT Small Expressions 2009, Volume XL No. 4 Issue 160 Fall 2009
Arts Alive, Pamela Zimmerman: Setting Her Place in the World Market, June 2009
Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot "Salsa Y Salsa", Winter 2009
Backwoods Magazine, Issue #114, November/December 2008, Pamela authored the article, "Random Weave Greenbrier."
All Things Considered IV, National Basketry Organization Exhibition Catalog
Crafts Report Magazine April 2005, March 2006, March 2007
Art Doll Quarterly Spring 2007 ,Winter 2008
Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot "Small Expressions 2007", Fall 2007
Coiled Designs for Gourd Art by Catherine Devine, Shiffer Publishing
The Upcyclers U.S.A.: 21 Eco Folks Who Made It, by Julie Rawding

MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES
NC Basketmakers Association: Secretary, 2007-2009 Webmaster, Convention Coordinator 2006 & 2009, Convention Instructor 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004

Natural Fibers Group: Co-Founder & Treasurer, Instructor

Pine Needle Group: Founder & Webmaster

National Basketry Organization Featured Member

Handweavers Guild of America

Beaufort County Arts Council

American Craft Council

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