A. Jeffrey Zigulis
Born: June 8th, 1954 at Oak Knoll Naval Base, Oakland, California
Raised and lived in Mountain View, California until 1981.
Studio and residence:
Mountain View 1978-1981
Prunedale, Monterey Co. California 1981-88
Sebastopol, Sonoma Co. California 1988-2006
Camano Island, Washington 2006-present
Married to Nancy Darang Zigulis, July 11, 1981
Our son Matthew David Zigulis, born March 14, 1987.
Student and Soccer player at Western Washington University
Education:
Attended Foothill College Los Altos, California 1972-73, 1975-76
San Jose State University 1976-79 BA in Art 1979
MFA Program 1980
Teaching experience:
Ohlone College, Fremont, California 1979-81
Foothill College, Los Altos, California 1979-81
Sebastopol Center for the Arts 1991-93
Workshops & Lectures:
Foothill College, 1979 & 1988
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Center 1980 & 1990
University of California At Santa Cruz, 1981
San Jose State University, 1982
De Anza College, 1983
The Clay Studio, Dallas, Texas 1984
Mendocino College, 1991
Los Altos School District, Art Docents, 1991
Santa Rosa Junior College, 1993
Santa Rosa Art guild, 1994
Rochester Institute of Technology, 1994
Juror:
Association of California Ceramic Artists, 1985
Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, “ArTrails” Open Studio Tour 1991
American Crafts Council, Wholesale and Retail Shows, 1982, 1991, 1993
County of Marin, Taeem Gallery, Mixed Media, Mill Valley, Ca. 2001
Curator:
California Museum of Art @ The Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
“Fine American Crafts” 1991
A visual dialog of “Art” versus “Craft”
Board of Directors:
Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County
“ArTrails” Co-Chair, Open Studio Tour 1990
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Board Seat, 1990-1994
Auction Chair, 1991, 1992, 1993
The American Craft Council, New York City
Board of Trustees, 1993 – 1999
Chair, Show Committee 1996 – 1999
Nominating Committee 1994-95
Finance Committee 1998-99
Personnel Committee 1997-98
Galleries and Shows:
Over 50 group and one man shows
U.S.A., Austria, Australia, Singapore, Korea
On going representation in over 60 galleries throughout the United States
Retail and Wholesale shows, American Craft Council, Bellevue Museum Show, numerous other shows throughout my career
Collections:
Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah
Holy Names College, Oakland, California
Prieto Collection, Mills College, Oakland, California
Leslie’s Ceramic Collection, Berkeley, California
Hare, Brewer & Kelly, Palo Alto, California
Denver National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank, Denver, Colorado
Club Sports, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ethan Allen Corporation
Bemidji State University, Harlow Collection, Bemidji, Minnesota
Bank of Westminster
Central Bankcorporation
Central Bank of Aurora
McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft
Armstrong World Industries
U.S. West Corporation
Pepsi Cola South
The Bill Graham Collection
Sally Jessy Raphael
Robert Wagner/Jill St. John
Diahann Carroll
…many other private and public collections