Zalman Berkowitz- born 1975 in Tucson, Arizona.

Professional Affiliations:
2006-2008- Seattle Art Museum, Contemporary Art Council, Executive Steering Committee.

Community Projects:
2008- Creative Mind workshop series: leading a series exploring creative potential with an emphasis on physiology. Studio 122, Seattle, WA
2005-2008-The Stare-Well Project: multi-dimensional painting workshops focused on a stairwell. Seattle, WA

Education:
2008-The Edge Program, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
1998-1999 The Barnstone Studios in Coplay, PA under Myron Barnstone – renaissance methods of pictorial composition, color, figure, etc.
1996-1998 Influences in Arizona: the painter George Welch and the artist William Bonner among others…

Exhibitions, Performance:
2008- Wooloo.org (Berlin)
2008- Ambush Arts.com (Seattle)
2008- Ballard Organics, two month solo exhibition. Seattle, Wa
2007- Playa Envy- live art {paint}, with live electronic music, Seattle, WA
2007- ZuKafe: paint and coffee. yup. Edmonds, WA
2006- PolyPhonic: Art with live electronic music, Seattle, WA
2006-2008- Julia’s Gift Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005-2007- ArtWalk: Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
2003- Make a Date with a Poet- solo show. even I was sick of me towards the end. 30min+ of continuous poetry. oy. what were we thinking? at least folks were still awake and smiling at the end, though.
2000-2002- Hazy Dayz Café -a lively bohemian coffee shop in Tucson. Performed spoken word poetry, original material, several collaborations.
1996-2004- painting, working the wine trade as Sommelier, Educator in NYC and AZ
1996- co-founded Shoe City Artists Collective, Tucson, AZ
1996- The Tucson Arts Brigade – worked as a volunteer bringing arts education into public schools.
1996- The Eclectic Gallery- solo exhibition, Tucson, AZ