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HEATHER ZUSMAN

SCULPTURE

Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

MATERIALS

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

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ASH VENEER

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WALNUT VENEER

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OAK VENEER

EXOTIC/DESIGNER WOOD

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ROYAL EBONY VENEER

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FUMED OAK

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PADAUK VENEER

GREEN WOOD

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RECONSTITUTED MACASSAR EBONY 

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RECONSTITUTED ZEBRANO 

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RECONSTITUTED ROSEWOOD

ABOUT

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 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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2023

(UPCOMING) DIEHL GALLERY, JACKSON, WY

2021

SHADOW & FORM: A STUDY OF MOVEMENT, KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2023

(UPCOMING) MAKING WAVES, HEATHER ZUSMAN AND SHANE McCLATCHEY, KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA

2022

BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL VI, DIEHL GALLERY, JACKSON, WY

 

THE TABLE, KW CONTEMPORARY, KENNEBUNK, ME

 

THE 18TH ANNUAL FETE, DIEHL GALLERY, JACKSON, WY

 

LIVE AUCTION, LAGUNA ART MUSEUM, LAGUNA BEACH, CA

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HEATHER ZUSMAN AND JOE BRUBAKER, JULIE NESTER GALLERY, PARK CITY, UT

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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS + INSTALLATIONS

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2022

DEER CREST CLUB AT THE ST. REGIS DEER VALLEY HOTEL, UT

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GISI NEWPORT BEACH CA

CURRICULUM VITAE

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