HEATHER ZUSMAN
SCULPTURE
PORTFOLIO
MATERIALS
HEATHER ZUSMAN USES THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS SOURCED FROM A SINGLE SUPPLIER. ALL OF THE PRODUCTS USED ARE HAND SELECTED. THE IMAGES BELOW AS WELL AS PHYSICAL SAMPLES SHOULD BE USED FOR REFERENCE ONLY. NATURAL MATERIALS AND HAND APPLIED FINISHES ARE SUBJECT TO VARIATION IN COLOR, PATTERN, AND TEXTURE.
DOMESTIC WOOD
ASH VENEER
WALNUT VENEER
OAK VENEER
EXOTIC/DESIGNER WOOD
PALDAO VENEER
FUMED OAK
PADAUK VENEER
GREEN WOOD
RECONSTITUTED MACASSAR EBONY
RECONSTITUTED ZEBRANO
RECONSTITUTED WENGE
DYED WOOD
DYED PINK KOTO
DYED BLACK
DYED GREY KOTO
WORKSHOP
HEATHER ZUSMAN IS A WOOD SCULPTOR AND ARTIST ORIGINALLY EDUCATED IN FINE FURNITURE MAKING. BORN AND RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, SHE SOUGHT TRAINING AT WATERS AND ACLAND FURNITURE SCHOOL IN STAVELEY, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND IN 2017.
INFLUENCED BY TRADITIONAL WOODWORKING PRACTICES AND DESIGN MOTIFS FOUND IN ART NOUVEAU AND THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT, ZUSMAN’S SCULPTURAL WORKS ARE SIMPLE IN FORM AND PURPOSEFUL IN DETAIL.
THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN FORM AND DISPLACED SHADOW IS A CRITICAL THEME FOUND IN ZUSMAN’S WORK. SINUOUS PATHS ARE LAMINATED FROM LAYERS OF VENEER THAT CREATE AN ORGANIC BALANCE, ALLOWING EACH PIECE TO APPEAR EFFORTLESS AND LIGHT.
PHOTO BY KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY
PHOTO BY HOLLY EDDY
EDUCATION
2020
KUMIKO STUDIES, NAOKI IKUSHIMA FACTORY
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TAKAMATSU, JAPAN
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2017
DESIGNER MAKER, WATERS & ACLAND FURNITURE SCHOOL
STAVELEY, CUMBRIA, UK
2015
BFA, TRINITY COLLEGE, ART HISTORY MAJOR
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES +
STUDIO ART DOUBLE MINOR
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HARTFORD, CT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2024
(UPCOMING) KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA
2023
BENDING THE LIGHT, DIEHL GALLERY, JACKSON, WY
2021
SHADOW & FORM: A STUDY OF MOVEMENT, KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA
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