“I create textile assemblages that respond to the human need to feel more connected to nature, a sensation known as “biophilia.” Using fabric as a material for collage, I create textured portals into a playful, whimsical, and bright garden realm. These soft fabric sculptures aim to immerse the viewer with the sensual comforts and respite of gardens, bringing flora into the home. I hope that my work can display a vibrant love of nature, while creating a sanctuary for myself and others to enjoy.”
As a daughter to parents who are farmers, landscape architects, a midwife and sculpture artist, she developed a life-long love for living in harmony with the land and its processes. Gardens and nature continue to be her overflowing inspiration for constructing, coloring, and imitating the flora, and insects in fabric that can be found from observing closely.
When Molly is out of the studio, she is cooking, baking, hiking with her husband Rob and son Augustus, experimenting with natural dyes like a witch brewing, and cuddling with her cat Sterling.
BIO
Molly Zimmer is a multimedia artist. Her fabric sculptures combine painting, textile, and collage with recycled materials. She holds an MFA in Painting from the University of New Mexico, and a BFA in Painting and Curatorial Studies from Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work has been exhibited throughout New Mexico and nationally. She has taught sewing, natural dyeing, drawing, and painting courses through community-engaged workshops at museums, non-profit art centers, K-12 schools and universities. She lives in Arlington, MA.
Molly has participated in numerous collaborative residencies including the interior design company Submaterial in Albuquerque; the Land Arts of the American West program at the University of New Mexico; Tamarind Institute Lithography program in Albuquerque; and the Summer Residence Painting Program in Sorrento, Italy through the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Molly’s work has been exhibited in solo shows at Cerulean Gallery, Harwood Art Center and Exhibit 208. She has participated in numerous group shows at Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY; Fleckenstein Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Albuquerque Museum, Tamarind Institute, and Small Engine Gallery, Albuquerque, NM; Form and Concept Gallery and Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM; The Alternative Gallery, Allentown, PA; and Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX. Her works are in private collections throughout California, New Mexico, Maryland, Texas and North Carolina, Oregon, and Florida.
Contact
mollybzimmer@gmail.com
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