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EXPERIENCE:

+ 2016- Current Studio Jesse James Architects, Inc / Lexington, KY / Owner

+ Jun 2010-2016 Abramson Teiger Architects/ Culver City, CA/ Project Designer

+ Nov 2006-Nov 2008 Gehry Partners LLP/ Los Angeles, CA/ Junior Designer

 

EDUCATION:

+ 1997-2000 University of Colorado/ Boulder, CO/ Bachelor of Environmental Design

+ 2001-2003 Savannah College of Art and Design/ Savannah, GA/ Master of Architecture, Excelsus Laureate, Tau Sigma Delta

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

+ Gabba Gallery Solo Show "H is for Honey", March 2021

+ Gabba Gallery Solo Show "Entomophily", March 2018

+Gabba Gallery Solo Show "Happenstance", March 2017

+ Gabba Gallery Solo Show "In the Wake of the Yokai", March 2016

+ Prohibition Gallery Solo Show “The End is Nigh”, Sep 2015

+ Gabba Gallery Mini Solo Show "Nacht", June 2015

+ Prohibition Gallery Solo Show “Upon the Sleeve”, Feb 2014

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

+ Prohibition Gallery "Telephone Game", April 2015

+ Gabba Gallery “Permanent Collection" Artist, Jan 2015

+ Gabba Gallery “Kool-layed" Group Show, Jan 2015

+ Zask Gallery “Fresh 214"  Group Show, Dec 2014. Curator: Mat Gleason.

+ “Mas Attack 7” Santa Monica Hangers Group Show, Dec 2014

+ Gabba Gallery “Wish List" Group Show, Dec 2014

+ Gabba Gallery “Bright Ideas" Group Show, April 2014

+ LA Times Festival of Books "Inspire Your Fire" Live Painting, April 2014 

+ Gabba Gallery “Face it" Group Show, Mar 2014

+ Hudson/Linc “One for the Road” Group Show, Jan 2014

+ Gabba Gallery “Platforms and Paint” Group Show, Jan 2014

+ George Billis Los Angeles Holiday Group Show. Nov 2013

+ “Mas Attack 3” Torrance Art Museum Group Show, Oct 2013

+ Two Person Show @ Hale Arts Space in Santa Monica, Aug 2012

+"Made in California" City of Brea Art Gallery's 27th Annual Juried Exhibition; Mar 2012

+"Ten On 25" Pop Up Group Show. Culver City, CA; Feb 2012"Momentum" Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA; Mar 2012. Curator: Rita Gonzalez

+ "Juried Show Open" Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA; Jan 2012. Curator: Franklyn Liegel.

+ "Soft Machine UT" USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Jan 2012. Curator: Mike Saijo.

+ "Chain Letter Group Show" Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; July 2011

GROUP EXHIBITIONS cont.:

+ "National Juried Exhibition" Chico Art Center, Chico, CA; July 2011. Curator: Peter Frank

+"Juried Show Open" Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA; Jan 2011. Curator: Craig Krull.

+ "South Bay Focus" Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; Nov. 2010. Curator: Max Presneill, Nov 2010

+ "Masquarade Masks" Blythe Projects, Culver City, CA; Oct 2010

+ "2nd Annual Mobius Group Show" Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA; August 201

+ "Troika 7 International Group Show", Norwich England; May 2009

+ "Wolf Gallery Group Show", Los Angeles, January 2009

+ "Edgar Varela Fine Arts Gallery Group Show", Los Angeles, November 2008

+"Gehry Partners Group Show", Los Angeles, December 2007/2006

 

PUBLISHED WORK/ PRESENTATIONS:

+ "New American Paintings 2016 West #126" 

+ "Best of LA - Saatchi Art" Jan 2015. Curated by Bridget Carron

+ Art Nerd http://art-nerd.com/losangeles/artists-row-at-la-times-festival-of-books/ April 2014

+ Art Dinner Interview http://artdinners.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/essi-zim-at-prohibition-gallery/ Feb 2014 

+ Viva Bang Bang Interview http://vivabangbang.com/artist-feature-essi-zimm/ Feb 2014

+Artillery "Pick of the Week" Jan 2014

+ Buzzine Arts Review: Pop Art Gallery - Ten on 25 Feb 2012

+ Made in California Catalog. City of Breas Art Gallery 27th Annual Juried Exhibition; Mar 2012

+ Momentum Catalog. Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA; Mar 2012

+"Scarla" Book Cover for writer BC Furtney Aug 2010

+ Young at Arts Speaker 2010+ Young at Art Workshop Winner 2009

+ Beach Reporter Article on "Scattered" Jan 2009 

 

COLLECTORS:

+ FRANK GEHRY, ARCHITECT

+ EDWARD ALBEE, PLAYWRIGHT

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