Artist's Biography

Tricia Zimic, from Maplewood, NJ, trained at the Parson's School of Design in NYC, where she studied illustration with various artists, including Maurice Sendak. Tricia has worked for many years as an illustrator of young adult books including Nancy Drew (Simon & Schuster) and many other children’s classics.  Tricia works in a variety of mediums including clay, fresco, oil and watercolor.  She has studied ceramics at the New Jersey Center of Visual Arts in Summit, New Jersey and painting at the Arts Student League in NYC. 

Tricia's love of illustration and passion for clay has created a novel hybrid genre of bas-relief sculpture. "I feel that creating bas-relief sculpture is a natural connection between my illustration and fine art," Tricia says.  Her work focuses on nature in the arts-and-crafts style and medieval themes.  Her work has been installed in public spaces as murals, hung as fine art or installed around the home in kitchens, bathrooms and fireplaces, etc. Some of these unique, one-of-a-kind bas-relief ceramics are hand-painted or jeweled; others contain gold leaf, and/or various colorful glazes. 

Tricia has public and private installations around the world including Paris, New York, South Africa and New Jersey.  A large, permanent ceramic mural entitled, The Rescued, has recently been installed in the entrance lobby of the Jersey Animal Coalition animal shelter in South Orange, New Jersey.  This endearing ceramic artwork features numerous dogs and cats in playful poses. Tricia has permanent mural installations at the Dragonfly gallery in Martha’s Vineyard, Camp Unirondack Lodge in the Adirondack’s.  She also has creative installations in private homes across the country.

"Jeweled Lady"