Tricia
Zimic is an
artist and storyteller. She was trained at the Parson's School of Design
in NYC, where she studied illustration with such artists as Maurice
Sendak and Frank Giorgini. Later, she 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 work as an
illustrator of young adult books including Nancy Drew (Simon & Schuster)
and many other children’s classics prepared her well for her evolution
as a fine artist. Comfortable in a variety of mediums including clay,
fresco, oil and watercolor, she has come to call on all these
disciplines in her latest series involving endangered wildlife in urban
areas. Zimic’s love of illustration and passion
for clay have led her to explore three-dimensional sculpture. There is
no doubt that creating figurative sculpture is a natural connection
between her illustration and fine art. Tricia's
work in sculpture originally focused on nature in the arts-and-crafts
style with medieval inspiration. Her work has evolved to embrace her
passion for better understanding and appreciation of wildlife
conservation issues.
Zimic has public and private installations
around the world including Paris, New York, South Africa and New Jersey.
The work has been installed as murals, exhibited in art museums, and
incorporated in architectural details in residential environments. Some
of these unique, one-of-a-kind bas-relief ceramics are hand-painted or
jeweled; others contain gold leaf, or various colorful glazes. The most
recent work includes sculpture inspired by wild animals in which the
artist carefully considers their natural and un-natural environment.
