Almond Zigmund
Almond Zigmund was raised in Brooklyn and received a BFA from Parsons School of Design, in both New York and Paris. She also earned an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she studied art theory and criticism with MacArthur Award-winning critic Dave Hickey.
Zigmund’s work has been exhibited internationally for the past decade and a half. Solo exhibits and installations include: the Parrish Art Museum and the Watermill Center, Watermill, NY; The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY; Salomon Contemporary Collective Design Fair, New York, NY; Tall Wall Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH; Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV; among others.
She currently divides her time between Brooklyn and East Hampton, NY.
“Combining geometry, vivid color, and intricate patterns, my drawings, sculptures, and installations often suggest walls, barricades, enclosures, and other aspects of the built environment. The work is architectonic in nature and tends to engage the eye and body at once.
When working on paper, or directly on the surfaces of existing architectural spaces, I frequently plot precise perspective points to demarcate volumes or plunge viewers into illusory realms.
I cull patterns from a number of architectural sources, both domestic and commercial and grant color a physical presence through the use of bold hues, granular flocking, and adhesive vinyl cutouts. Pattern often transcends its conventional role as embellishment and claims the ability to define forms and clarify spaces.“ — AZ