New Jersey Artist Series
Essential Life: Painting & Sculpture by Tricia Zimic

On view from November 12, 2011 through February 19, 2012
Main Building – 2nd Floor Riverside Galleries

Dining at Asbury Park, 2009, stoneware,
Courtesy of the Artist

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to present the work of Tricia Zimic as part of the Museum’s ongoing New Jersey Artist Series (NJAS). The NJAS highlights the work of contemporary artists living or working in New Jersey.

Tricia Zimic, of Maplewood, NJ, is an artist and storyteller. She was trained at the Parson's School of Design in NYC, where she studied illustration with Maurice Sendak and Frank Giorgini. Later, she studied ceramics at the New Jersey Center of Visual Arts in Summit, and painting at the Arts Student League in NYC. Tricia's work as a book illustrator - including Nancy Drew (Simon & Schuster) and many other children’s classics - prepared her well for her evolution as a fine artist. Comfortable in a variety of media, she employs clay, oil paint and watercolor in her latest series involving the plight of wildlife impacted by sprawl and adaptation to urban life.

Zimic’s love of illustration and passion for clay have led her to explore three-dimensional narrative sculpture. Her work has evolved to embrace her passion for better understanding and appreciation of wildlife conservation issues. The exhibition features painting and sculpture created over the last several years.