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Toby Zallman
About
Toby Zallman is a Chicago-based mixed-media sculptor.
Toby Zallman uses materials as metaphors to express psychological content. Their physical manifestations represent such dialectical oppositions as hard/soft, masculine/feminine, open/closed and natural/fabricated. She utilizes a wide array of materials. At times, ideas are generated by materials, but usually ideas dictate the choice of materials and working processes which include construction, wrapping, weaving and coating.
In much of her large-scale work, figuration is alluded to at several levels, from skin to guts, to body, to gesture, and in both real and metaphorical senses. Human scale is paramount, and many forms suggest anthropomorphic shapes that contrast vulnerability with a more formal ordering mechanism. This contrast of structures and textures and forms in her work is employed to suggest particular states of being and convey conceptual content.
The new work, done on computers, computer keyboards and telephones, is a continuation of that approach, now utilizing the technology as found objects and ordering devices. Outdated technology, our societys waste, become vital art materials. This tech equipment is then combined with very sensual materials. These materials include wax, tar, dirt, cement, plaster, wire, cloth, etc. These sensual, non-traditional sculpture materials provide a sharp contrast to and tension with the tech materials. The words spelled out on the keyboards act as messages about grappling with a life in both a physical and emotional way. They emerge in varying degrees of focus and clarity as psychological clues of the process. … Read More
- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Website
- http://www.tobyzallman.com
Education
TYLER SCHOOL OF ART OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
B.F.A.; Major Areas: Painting and Drawing
Selected Exhibitions
2006
PERIMETER GALLERY; Chicago, IL; Group Show
ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM, Rockford Midwestern Exhibition
ST JAMES CATHEDRAL, Chicago, IL, Enemies Group Show
2002
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM, Elmhurst, IL, Beyond the Surface Toby Zallman and
Barbara Cooper, Sculpture
2000
GWENDA JAY GALLERY; Chicago, IL; End of the Rainbow: Following the Ragdale
Experience Group Show
1999
PERIMETER GALLERY; Chicago, IL; Masters of Craft Group Show
UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART; Chicago, IL; Devotions 3-Person Show
1998-99
ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM AT LOCKPORT, Lockport, IL; From Limb to Limb
Traveling Group Exhibition
1997
CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER; Chicago, IL; Heart of the Matter: Sculpture by
Toby Zallman
PERIMETER GALLERY, Chicago, IL; 2-Person Show;
1996
EVANSTON ART CENTER, Evanston, IL; Evanston & Vicinity Show
DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL.; Why is This Night Different?
1994
GALLERY 312, Chicago, IL; Unknown Chicago
1993
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago, Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition
1991
QUINCY ARTS CENTER, Quincy, IL; Sculpture Invitational
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago, Mothers and Daughters
1990
ERIE STREET GALLERY, Chicago; Media Survey
1800 CLYBOURN, Chicago; Group Show
1989
PAPER PRESS, Chicago; Toby ZallmanConstructed Paintings & Drawings
1988
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Fifteenth Anniversary Exhibition
EVANSTON ART CENTER, Evanston, IL; Toby ZallmanNew Work
1987
BEACON STREET GALLERY, Chicago; Nine on Nature
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Toby ZallmanTroubled Terrain
1985
CONTEMPORARY ART WORKSHOP, Chicago; 5 Figural/5 Abstract
EVANSTON ART CENTER, Evanston, IL; Between Painting and Sculpture
HALLWALLS, Buffalo, NY; Group Show
1984
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Toby ZallmanFears and Longings
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chicago;
Alternative Spaces: A History in Chicago
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Tenth Anniversary Exhibition
ARTISTS CALL AGAINST U.S. INTERVENTION; Chicago
1983
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, Chicago; Artemisia Members
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Artemisia Members, A Group Show
1982
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Toby ZallmanNew Paintings
1981
DART GALLERY, Chicago; Group Show
ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGEFOREST PARK, St. Louis, MO;
(4) Young Chicago Artists
ARTEMISIA GALLERY, Chicago; Toby ZallmanIcarus Series
THE ALTERNATIVE MUSEUM, New York; Emerging Artists
1980 CHICAGO COOPERATIVE GALLERIES, Chicago; 6/6 Invitational
NAME GALLERY, Chicago; Four Painters
1977
SUBURBAN FINE ARTS CENTER, Highland Park, IL; Toby Zallman/Kathy Lehar
MOMING COLLECTION, Chicago; All Over the Place Installation Show
CHICAGO COOPERATIVE GALLERIES, Chicago; 3/3 Invitational
Awards and Fellowships
2005 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
2003 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
2001 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
1999 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
1997 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
1996 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
1994 RAGDALE FELLOWSHIP, The Ragdale Foundation Art Colony
1985 YADDO FELLOWSHIP, The Yaddo Art Colony
CHAIRMANS GRANT, Illinois Arts Council
1982 PROJECT COMPLETION GRANT, Illinois Arts Council
1980 PROJECT COMPLETION GRANT, Illinois Arts Council
1979 MACDOWELL FELLOWSHIP, The MacDowell Colony
1977 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, New Horizons in Art Annual Show, … Read More
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Events
Future Shows: John Michael Kohler Arts Center
3 Dec 200611 Feb 2007
"Rebooted: Life After E-Junk"
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Sheboygan, WI
Oakton Community College
2007
Chicago Sculpture International Group Exhibition
