Bio
Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Almond Zigmund received her BFA from Parsons School of Design, in New York and Paris, and MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she studied with the MacArthur Award-winning critic, Dave Hickey.
Zigmund makes large scale site responsive installations, discrete sculptures, works on paper and paintings. Combining crisp geometry, vivid color, and intricate patterns, her sculptures and installations often suggest walls, barricades, enclosures, and other aspects of the built environment. The architectonic works tend to engage the eye and the body at once, offering generous amounts of visual stimulation while also inducing visceral reactions to the virtual and actual spaces.
Zigmund's work has been exhibited in Zurich, Berlin, New York, Columbus, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas among others. She has worked with various curators and artists including Dave Hickey, Robert Storr, Alicia Longwell, David Pagel, Andrea Grover, Corinne Erni and Leo Villareal. She has completed public and private installations and commissions, including Guild Hall in East Hampton, Parrish Museum of Art in Southampton, the CMA in New York City and for Lisa Perry’s Onna House. She has done numerous public commissions, most recently for the newly designed US Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay. She has completed numerous large scale murals most notably for Brookfield Art at One NY Plaza, the NYC Dept of Transportation, the The Whitman Walker Health Center in Washington DC, Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY, and the University of Laverne in Los Angeles. Almond Zigmund was inducted into the Guild Hall Academy of Arts in 2025.
Almond Zigmund lives and works in East Hampton, NY
Bio
Degrees
2020
MFA - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1994
BFA - Parsons School of Design, New York, Paris
Degrees
Public Projects
2023
Parrish Art Museum, Cafe Mural
2021
Brookfield Art, One New York Plaza, Bustle and Flow
2020-2022
Art in Embassies, Commission Public Sculpture for US Embassy in Paraguay
2020
NYC DOT, Asphalt Activation, Morris Heights, Macomb Rd
2019
Joseph Hotel, Nashville, Wall Paper Design Commission
2019
Coche Comedor, Painted Table Commission2016
2019
Whitman Walker, The Liz, Site Specific Mural, Washington, DC
2016-2017
Finalist Stage 1 Development, WC Redevelopment, Columbus, OH
2015
Finalist RFP, Columbus Public Library, Whitehall Branch
2015
Finalist RFP, Metro LA, Art in Metro
2015
Blue Planes, The Joseph Hotel, Columbus, OH
2013
Barrier Beautification Project, New York City Dept of Transportation
2012
BIGArt, Navy Pier, curator, Dave Hickey
2012
Art Market, Bridgehampton, NY
2012
Finalist RFP, MYC MTA, Art in Transit, Pelham Station Metro North
2011
Barrier Beautification Project, New York City Dept of Transportation
2010
Plane Suite, Tall Wall Gallery, UC La Verne, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Pier Walk, Chicago Navy Pier, Curator, David Pagel
Public Projects
Exhibitions and Installations
2014
Plane Site, Children’s Museum of the Arts, NY, NY, Bridge Project
2013
Interruptions Repeated – Road Show, Parrish Museum of Art and Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, Southampton, NY
2013
Interruptions Repeated (Again and Again), Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc, East Hampton, NY
2011
Most Things in Life May Never Happen…, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH
2010
Plane Suite, Tall Wall Gallery, UC La Verne, Los Angeles, CA
2008
New Work, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2007
2007 Remembering the Future, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
2007
Don’t Let the Fear Get You Down, Double Happiness Project, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Flight Patterns, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY
2006
Almond Zigmund, Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada
2005
Flocked, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2004
Warped, Avram Gallery, LIU, Southampton, NY
2002
Roseroad, Susannne Vielmetter LA Projects - Project Room, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Tide Pool, NICA, Las Vegas, NV
1999
Une Boite De Vegas, Grant Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
1995
Almond Zigmund, de Compression Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Exhibitions and Installations
Exhibitions and Installations
2024
Fireplace Project, Curated by Heather Marx and Steven Sergiovanni, East Hampton, NY
2024
Are You Joking? Women & Humor, The Church, curated by Sara Cochran Sag Harbor, NY
2024
Garden of Friends, Leiber House, Kathryn Markel, Bridgehampton, NY
2023
Onna House Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2021
Onna House, East Hampton
2021
In the Garden, Leiber Museum, East Hampton, NY
2021
Sculpture I, Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, OH
2021
Whimsy, Southampton Art Center, curated by Eric Fischl
2021
10th Anniversary Show, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2020
The Abyss of Uncertainty, C.A.R.E Ltd, curated by Warren Neidich
2020
Drive By Art, organized by Warren Neidich
2020
Selected Artists, Folio East, East Hampton, NY
2019
The Thanksgiving Collective, Tripoli Gallery, Wainscott, NY
2019
Driving Forces, Columbus Art Museum, Pizzuti Collection, curated by Rebecca Ibel
2019
Corner Stone, Crush Curatorial, Amagansett New York, curated by Karen Flatow
2019
Divine Interventions, Site Specific Installation, Christ Episcopal Church, Sag Harbor
2019
Joshua Treenial 2019 Paradise:: Parallax, BOXO Projects, Joshua Tree, CA Hand Off, Weaving in Space, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY
2019
The Barn Show, Johannes Voght Gallery, Amagansett New York
2018
Recent Acquisitions, Marjorie Barrack Museum, UNLV Las Vegas, NV curated by Alisha Kerlin
2018
Inaugural Exhibit, Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, OH, curated by Rebecca Ibel
2018
A Radical Voice, 23 Woman, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY, curated by Janet Goleas Plural
2017
A Sense of Place, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY, curated by Bastienne Schmidt
2016
Fada, Watermill Center, Watermill, NY
2016
Territory, Crush Curatorial, Amagansett, NY
2016
Artists Choose Artists, Parrish Art Museum, Watermill, NY
2016
East End Collected, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY
2016
Mother, Mother Ortega y Gasset, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Watchcase, Sag Harbor, NY
2016
Peter Dayton, Alice Hope, Almond Zigmund, Salomon Contemporary, Collective Design Fair, NYC
2016
Aftermodernism in the Hamptons, Watermill, NY
2015
Ortega Y Gasset, Ortega 100, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Interruptions, Columbus College of Art and Design Canzani Gallery, Columbus, OH
2014
NOW-ism, Pizzuti Collection, Columbus Ohio
2014
LA Wood, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monic, CA, curated by China Adams
2013
Found and Lost…Art Sites, Riverhead, NY, curated by Hope Sandrow
2011
Draw the Line, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Crafting Concept: China Adams and Almond Zigmund, BOXO, New York, NY
2010
Bryan Hunt, Richmond Burton, Almond Zigmund, Darlene Charnenco, Ross School, East Hampton, NY
2009
Selected work by Robert Harms, Laurie Lambrecht, Diane Mayo, -Pat Pickett, Timothy Woodman, Almond Zigmund, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY
2008
Diaspora, Laguna Art Museum, curated by Dave Hickey
2008
Pulse NY, Sculpture Invitational, Pulse Art Fair with Rebecca Ibel Gallery
2008
Selected work by Jennifer Bartlett, Richmond Burton, Sharon Horvath, Robert Kelly, Alan Shields, Jack Youngerman, Almond Zigmund, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY
2007
Pink, curated by Heather Harmon, Arena 1, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Tribes Gallery, Curated by Robert Storr
2007
Diaspora, Las Vegas Art Museum, curated by Dave Hickey
2006
The Space In Between, Bridgehampton, NY, curated by Jessica Frost
2006
The Big Show, Silas Marder, Bridgehampton, NY
2005
The Shape of Space, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2005
Affinities, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY
2004
BiNo-ScApEs, Berliner Kunstprojekt, Berlin, curated by David Adamo
Group Exhibitions
Residencies, Grants and Nominations
Jackpot Grant, Nevada Council of the Arts, 2000
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Graduate Fellowship, 1997-2000
Vermont Studio Center, Residency, Full Fellowship Angel Grant, March, 2004
Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant Nominee, 2005
Vermont Studio Center, Residency, Full Fellowship Angel Grant, November, 2005
Sante Fe Art Institute, Residency, Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, 2007
MTA Arts for Transit Finalist for Metro North Public Art
NYC Department of Transportation Finalist for Asphalt Art Activation
Residencies, Grants and Nominations
Public Collections
University of La Verne
New Museum
Altoids
Pizzuti
Progressive
Capitol Group
Sprint / Nextel
Public Collections
Selected Bibliography
New York Contemporary Art Report, Jan/Feb 2000, p.52, illustration
Las Vegas Weekly, February 3, 1999 “Great Art BiDesign”, p22
Las Vegas Weekly, August 5, 1999 “Artists Bios”, p.20, illustration
Exhibit: a, “The Big American Issue”, June 2001, p.28 illustration
Florida Today, “Altoids offers an exhibit of curiously fresh art”, Pam Harbaugh, 2001
Miami Herald, “ Altoids Artworks Small, But Strong”, Elias Turner, Sept 10, 2001
The Southampton Press, “ Artists in Spotlight at Parrish”, October 25, 2001,
Las Vegas Weekly, The Barrick's 'Plural" Teams Local and International Artists for an Engaging Show, April 26, 2018
East Hampton Star, 23 Successes in ‘A Radical Voice’, Jennifer Landes, March 20, 2018
Elle Décor, “Hitting Her Groove”, Kate Betts, September 2014
Hamptons ArtHub, Best Exhibitions of 2013”, December 2013
Hamptons ArtHub, “Almond Zigmund: Interruptions Repeated”, Gabrielle Selz, September 2013
WhiteHot Magazine , “Almond Zigmund: Interruptions Repeated”, Janet Goleas, September 2013
Huffington Post, “Almond Zigmund: Interruptions Repeated”, Gabrielle Selz, August 2013
Elle Décor, “Arbiter of Style”, Cynthia Frank, May 2013
NY H&G, “Mondo Condo” May 2013
Long Island Pulse, “Artist VIP”, Nada, August 2011
Southampton Press, “Shifting Perceptions in Parrish Installation”, Pat Rogers, November 8, 2007
East Hampton Star, “An Artist ‘Remembers the Future’”, Jennifer Landes, November 1, 2007
East Hampton Star, “Industrial Strength Beauty, Jessica Frost, July 19, 2007
Las Vegas Sun, “Coloring Her World”, Kristen Peterson, February 24, 2006
Southampton Press, “ Tracing the Genealogy of Ideas”, Eric Ernst, December 15, 2005
Columbus Dispatch, ” Texture Enlivens Minimalist Exhibit”, Kaizaad Kotwal Sunday, July 17, 2005
Southampton Press, ”Avram Gallery Offers Quiet Space for Show”, Eric Ernst, Nov. 25, 2004
Los Angeles Times, “Sweet Nostalgia Projected Onto Metal”, Holly Meyers, Feb 1, 2002
Flash Art, “Aperto”, David Pagel, March- April 2002
Art in America, “Report From Sante Fe – Sin City Sampler”, Sarah S. King, July 2002
Kunst; “Verdachtig ist, wer sich nicht bewegt”, Jurg M. Meier, 2002
Samatag, “Orte des Durchgangs sichtbar gemacht”, Susanne Neubauer, Jan 26, 2002
The Art Newspaper, “Las Vegans”, Sarah Douglass, No 121, January 2002, p.9