Zaria Forman

I was born in South Natick, MASS, oct.29th, 1982. I grew up in Piermont NY, a small beautiful town 30 min north of Manhattan. I now live in brooklyn, ny, where i have my studio. Although i focus mainly on the art at the moment, i am also a yoga teacher and a jewelry designer.

My inspiration for drawing began early in my life. Throughout my childhood my family traveled all over the world to remote landscapes which were the subject of my mother's fine art photography. I developed an appreciation for the beauty and vastness of the ever-changing sky and sea. I loved watching a far off storm on the western desert plains, the monsoon rains of southern India, and the cold arctic light illuminating Greenland's waters. In my work I explore moments of transition, turbulence and tranquility in the landscape and their impact on the viewer. In this process I am reminded of how small we are when confronted with the powerful forces of nature. The act of drawing can be a meditation for me, and my hope is that the viewer can share this experience of tranquil escape when engaging the work.

Past heroes include 19th century landscape painters such as John Constable, Thomas Cole, (including many others from the Hudson River School) and ...

2005 BS in Studio Arts, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2004 Student Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy
Spent a semester directly enrolled with other students from around the world. Studied Jewelry and metals, advanced drawing, Italian Language, and Renaissance Art History.
2001 Green Meadow Waldorf School, Chestnut Ridge, NY

HONORS

Periclean Honors ­– In recognition of high academic achievement
Cum Laude – With honor in art
Highest Departmental Honors – For achieving a GPA in the highest grouping of the studio art department

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 Luminous, Beijing Contemporary Dance Theatre, Beijing, China.
2009 Zaria Forman, Freelance Gallery, Piermont, NY
2008 Arctic Light: Recent Drawings, Allen Sheppard Gallery, NY, NY
2006 Clearly Nebulous, Allen Sheppard Gallery, NY, NY
2006 Drawings by Zaria Forman, Bunburry’s Art Gallery, Piermont, NY
2005 Cloudscapes, Enhance Spa Gallery, Hartsdale, NY
2005 Zaria Forman, Case Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
Curate NYC 2010
A multi-venue juried exhibition of NYC artists
My Summer Vacation, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Gallery Artists, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
Juried Alumni Exhibition, Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Brucennial 2010: Miseducation
The Bruce High Quality Foundation in collaboration with Vito Schnabel, New York, NY
Looks Good on Paper, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
Natural Visions, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
New Landscapes, DFN Gallery, New York, NY

2009
Parallel, Zaria Forman and Rena Bass Forman, The Durst Organizarion at the Wall Street Journal Lobby Gallery, New York, NY
Designer's Showroom, D&D Building, NY, NY
The Art of Seeing, Allen Sheppard Gallery, NY, NY
Top to Bottom, A Hudson River Arts M...