1961 Born, New York, N.Y.
1983 BA, Yale University
Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Graham Gallery, NY (Re – Irascibles)
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Graham Gallery, New York, NY (Paintings and File Studies) (cat.)
Kunstgaleriebonn, Germany (Reason and Belonging: John Zinsser and Related Painters) (cat.)
George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Kunstgaleriebonn, Bonn, Germany (New York Paintings) (cat.)
Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (Abstract Memory: New and Earlier Paintings and New Auction Catalogue Drawings)
James Graham & Sons, New York, NY
James Graham & Sons, New York, NY (Art Dealer Archipelagoes)
James Graham & Sons, New York, NY (cat.)
Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Galerie S65, Cologne, Germany
Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY (Bible Studies)
Galerie S65, Cologne, Germany
Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium
Von Lintel & Nusser, New York, NY
Von Lintel Gallery, Munich, Germany Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium (White Grid Variations)
Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX (The Pavilion Series)
Pamela Auchincloss Project Space, NY (Architecture of Color Series)
Von Lintel Gallery, Munich, Germany
Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX
Turner, Byrne & Runyon, Dallas, TX (Republic Tower Commission)
Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium (cat.)
Stark Gallery, New York, NY
Von Lintel Gallery, Munich, Germany
Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium
Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Koury Gallery, New York, NY
Turner & Byrne Gallery, Dallas, TX
Elizabeth Koury Gallery, New York, NY
Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Julian Pretto Gallery, NY (Automatic Writing Series)
Julian Pretto Gallery, NY
Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA
Julian Pretto Gallery, NY
Julian Pretto Gallery, NY
Risley/Zinsser, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO
18: Six Artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
New New York: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century, curated by Debra Drexler and Liam Davis, The Curator Gallery, NY, (cat.)
Carrie Moyer/David Reed/John Zinsser, Dedalus Foundation Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (cat.)
WestFarbe Paint vs. Color, Raum2810, Bonn, Germany
Blue Scale [Cool Spectrum], Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Brandt/Brennan/Zinsser, Minus Space, Brooklyn
Big Art/Small Scale, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis
Contemporary Art from a Private Collection, CC Belgica, Dendermonde, Belgium, curated by Jan De Nys
Geometrix, Curator’s Office, curated by Andrea Pollan, Washington, DC
Solstice/Reflections in Winter Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Thru The Rabbit Hole/Sideshow Nation IV, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Papier/Paper V—Drawing, Clement & Schneider, Bonn, Germany
Diphthong, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, BMCC, NY, curated by Gelah Penn and Stephen Maine
New Moon, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
New New York: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century, University of Hawaii at Manoa, curated by Debra Drexler and Liam Davis (cat.)
Intro (Galeriehaus), Clement & Schneider, Bonn, Germany
Maker’s Mark, Regina Rex Gallery, NY
Oysters with Lemon, Ventana244, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Andrew Huston and Michael Zahn
Circle the Wagons, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Light Box, Life on Mars, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Richard Benari
Painting and Beyond, Kunstgaleriebonn, Bonn, Germany
The...Sea, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Formal, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Summer Group Show, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Real Estate, Ventana244, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Peter Soriano and Philippe Richard
(Collaboration with Kate Shepherd and Richard Schwamb)
Across Boundaries, Terrazzo Art Projects, New York, NY, curated by Gayle Ruskin
Julian Pretto Gallery, Minus Space, Brooklyn, NY
Under the Evening Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Group Show, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO
The Silver Shore, curated by Craig Monteith, Graham Gallery, NY
Selected Gallery Artists, George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Flight from Nature: The Abstract as Ideal, National Arts Club, NY, curated by Michael Gormley
NY Again, Gesso Artspace, Vienna, Austria
Fabulists, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NY (Four-person show with: Donald Evans, Dwight Ripley, Florent Morellet)
Feelings of Knowing, Mitart Gallery, Basel, Switzerland (Two-person show with: Katrin Hotz)
Conceptual Abstraction, Hunter College, NY, curated by Pepe Karmel and Joachim Pissarro
Paved Paradise, DC Moore Gallery, NY
To Be Looked at... Close To... Summer Love, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Paper Band, Jason McCoy Gallery, NY
Summer Group Show, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Summer Group Show, James Graham & Sons, NY
Papier/paper, kunstgaleriebonn, Bonn, Germany
Still Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Salt, curated by Ingrid Dinter, The Proposition, NY
70 Years of Abstract Painting—Excerpts, Jason McCoy, NY curated by Stephanie B. Simmons
Same: Difference, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, curated by Julien Robson Consider the Oyster, curated by Ingrid Dinter, James Graham & Sons, NY
This Cool, Larry Becker Contemporary, Philadelphia, Pa.
Assemblage Abstract, Dinter Fine Art, NY
Color Climax, curated by Joe Fyfe and Priscilla Caldwell, James Graham & Sons, NY
Peace, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Inaugural Show, James Graham & Sons, NY
Surfacing Now: Joe Fyfe and John Zinsser, JG | Contemporary, December (at flow, Miami Beach)
Monochrome Painting: Some Versions from Ad Reinhardt to Present, CardwellJimmerson Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Horizon, curated by David Humphrey, EFA Gallery, NY
Who Is Afraid of Art?, Galerij S65, Aalst, Belgium
The War is Over, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
About Light, Galerie Lelong, NY
Squared, curated by David Gibson, Educational Alliance, NY
Langsame Bilder, Galerie Ulrich Mueller, Cologne, Germany
Five Years Cologne, Galerie S 65, Cologne, Germany
Walpole’s Garden, curated by Rebecca Shea, 499 parkavenue, NY
The Independents, curated by Judith Selkowitz, 499 parkavenue, NY
Armored, curated by Rene Allain, Planet Thailand, Brooklyn, NY
The Flag Project, Rubin Museum of Art, NY
Dialogue: Abstract, Exhibition Space 13, NY, curated by Gayle Ruskin White
Arbeiten auf Papier, Galerie S65, Cologne, Germany
Under the Influence, Barbara Mathes Gallery, NY
Theories: Abstract New York, LICK Ltd, Queens, NY (also: Ramsay Gallery, Chicago)
Brooklyn on 57th St, Nohra Haime Gallery, NY, NY
ZenRoxy, curated by Ivan Vera, Von Lintel Gallery, NY
Color, curated by Paul Rusconi, Sandroni/Rey Gallery, Venice, CA
Paintings and Sculpture, Maximilian Krips Galerie, Cologne, Germany
15 Years of Painting, Stark Gallery
Cinema Studies, curated by Aruna D’Souza, Lucas Schoormans, NY
Significant Pursuits: Paint and Geometry, curated by Robert Kingston and Phong Bui, Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, NY
The Tao of Painting: Principles in Monochrome, curated by Marina Zakarian, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX (cat.)
Deep Field Painting, Hunter College Art Gallery, curated by Michael Brennan (cat.)
Dialogue (two-person, with Mark Sheinkman) ART Resources, NY
Tang, Turner & Runyon, Dallas, TX
Gridlocked, Rocket Gallery, London
Abstraction, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago (four-person show with Daniel Reynolds, Rene Pierre Allain, Paul Campbell)
New American Abstraction, Windows Gallery, Brussels (three-person show with David Row, Lydia Dona)
One by One, Painting versus Drawing, Von Lintel & Nusser, Munich
Monomania, Rocket Gallery, London
A Reversal of Scale, Turner & Runyon, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Green on Red, Dublin, Ireland
Summer Show, Galerie Thomas von Lintel, Munich, Germany
Works on Paper, Gallery S65, Aalst, Belgium
Inaugural, Turner & Runyon Gallery, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Todd Gallery, London, UK
The Julian Pretto Collection, The Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT
Julian’s Show, Littlejohn Contemporary, NY
New York Paper Now, Galerie Thomas von Lintel, Munich, Germany
Paperworks, Todd Gallery, London, UK
Minimalist Strategies, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery
Abstraction from Two Coasts, Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX
N.Y. Abstract, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Lew Thomas, New Orleans, LA, (cat.)
Four Painters, Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium
Fractured Seduction, Artifact Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (cat.)
New York Abstraction, Tavelli Gallery, Aspen, CO
Color, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery
Drawings, Galerie Weber, Muenster, Germany
Works on Paper, Galerie Nachst St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria
Abstraction: Continued, curated by Al Harris, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, (cat.)
Group Exhibition, John Good Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Surfaces, curated by Rick Ward, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery
Kinder! macht Neues!, Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne, Germany (cat.)
Group Exhibition, Mars Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Slow Art: Painting in New York Now, curated by Alana Heiss, PS1 Museum, NY
Abstract Painting Between Analysis and Synthesis, Galerie Nachst St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria (cat.)
Conceptual Abstraction, Sidney Janis Gallery, NY (cat.)
The Vertical Flatbed Picture-Plane, Turner & Byrne Gallery, Dallas, TX
Hybrid Abstraction, curated by Joshua Decter, Bennington College, Bennington, VT,
Five Days, Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA
Synthesis, John Good Gallery, NY
Commodities Corporation Collection, curated by Sam Hunter, New Jersey State Museum, NJ
A Question of Paint, curated by Charles Wright, Jr., Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
Visiting Artists, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Material Painting, curated by Julian Pretto, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
Invitational, Curt Marcus Gallery, NY
Work on Paper, curated by Randy Alexander, Paula Allen Gallery, NY
Process and Material, Julian Pretto Gallery, NY
20th Anniversary Benefit, White Columns, NY
Aspects of Painting, Julian Pretto Gallery, NY
Nine Abstract Painters, White Columns, NY
"Studio Visit: John Zinsser," Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint Blog, Nov. 4, 2016
"An Examination of Abstract Art," David A.M. Goldberg, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Nov. 15, 2015
"Jolly Good Yellows," Edith Newhall, Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 24, 2015
"John Zinsser in Conversation with Guy C. Corriero," Tilted Arc Blog, March 2015
"Reirascibles," American Fine Art, March/April 2015
"Jenseits der Malerie," Thomas Kliemann, General-Anzeiger, Bonn, Jan. 11, 2015
"A Coastal Conversation in Abstraction, Ed Moses and John Zinsser at Peter Blake Gallery," Melissa Smith, Artsy Editorial, Sept. 2014
“Julian Pretto Gallery,” Pac Pobric, Brooklyn Rail, Oct. 2013
“Julian Pretto Gallery,” Andrew Russeth, New York Observer, Oct. 7, 2013
"Spuren auf der Leinwand," Thomas Kliemann, General-Anzeiger, Bonn, May 9, 2013
"The Golden Age of Abstraction: Right Now," Pepe Karmel, ARTnews, April, 2013
“'Conceptual Abstraction' at Hunter College/Times Square," Lilly Wei, Art in America, Feb., 2013
“'Paved Paradise' at DC Moore," Emily Nathan, ARTnews, Nov. 2012
"John Zinsser at Philip Slein," Jessica Baran, Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Oct. 4, 2012
"Zinsser Brings Bold Strokes to Philip Slein," Rachel Heidenry, St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 1, 2012
"In and Around Monochrome," Carl Belz, Left Bank Art Blog, March 12, 2012
"In Conversation with John Zinsser," Jean Manuel Beauchamp, NY ARTS, March, 2012
"Wenn Elefanten Träumen," Thomas Kliemann, General-Anzeiger, Bonn, March 20, 2012
"Abstraction: Informers and The Informed," Peggy Roalf, DART, Design Arts Daily, April 20, 2011
"The Thinker: John Zinsser’s Abstract Memory," Robin Rice, City Paper (Phila.), Feb. 9, 2011
"Paint and Pencil" (review), Edith Newhall, Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 6, 2011
"Haiku Review: Consider the Oyster," Peter Frank, Huffington Post, Oct. 28, 2010
"John Zinsser," Galleries- Uptown (review), The New Yorker, Jan. 4, 2010
"John Zinsser at James Graham & Sons (“Pic”)," David Cohen, Artcritical.com, Jan. 1, 2010
"Mapping the Art World," by Anthony Haden-Guest, The Daily Beast, Art Beast, Dec. 24 2009
"Uptown Art Mingles with Architectural Gems," Roberta Smith, The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2009
"Down the Rabbit Hole with Artist John Zinsser," by Kelsey Keith, FlavorPill, Nov. 30, 2009
"John Zinsser: Art Dealer Archipelagoes," from the blog Steven Kaplan: What Goes Around, Nov. 26, 2009
"Now Showing: Art Dealer Archipelagoes," Sandra Ballantine, The New York Times T Style Blog, Nov. 24, 2009
"John Zinsser at James Graham & Sons, Edward Leffingwell, Art in America, Oct. 2008
"Brand Boosters, Stephen Maine, The New York Sun, March 6, 2008
"John Zinsser Recent Work, Stephanie Buhmann, The Brooklyn Rail, March, 2008
"The Possibilities of Paint: An Interview with John Zinsser," Cindi Di Marzo, Studio International, UK, Feb. 2007
"Gallery Chronicle," James Panero, The New Criterion, Oct. 2004
"Zwei Farben, stets voll Schwung und Gewicht: John Zinsser stellt in der Galerie S 65 aus,"
von Jürgen Kisters, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 13/16 Februar, 2003
"John Zinsser: Neue Bilder, Galerie S 65, Köln," Reinhard Ermen, Kunstforum International, März-Mai, 2003
Review, “Bible Studies," Grace Glueck, The New York Times, June 27, 2003
Review, “Bible Studies," Aruna D’Souza, Time Out New York, July 24-31, 2003
"Driven to Abstraction," Amei Wallach, ARTnews, Nov. 2003
"Weekend Update," Walter Robinson, ArtNet magazine, April.
"For Hikers Seeking Art, Brooklyn Is a Left Bank," Holland Cotter, The New York Times, Dec. 15, 2000
"Deep Field Painting at Leubsdorg Art Gallery," Ken Johnson, The New York Times, March. 10
"John Zinsser at Von Lintel and Nusser," Aruna D’Souza, Art in America, Dec., 2000
"A Captivating Coat of not Many Colors," Charles Dee Mitchell, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 5, 2000
"Kräfte gegen neue Medien, Zehn zeitgenössische Künstler in der Galerie von Lintel & Nusser,"
Erfle, A., Süddeutsche Zeitung, SZ extra, February 11
"Hier regiert die Vielfalt," Tinga Handelsblatt, Horny, February 11
"Artist Profile," Noema (Austria)
"John Zinsser at Pamela Auchincloss," Bill Arning, Art in America, Nov. 1997
"Review," Patricia C. Johnson, Houston Chronicle, Sept. 23, 1997
"John Zinsser at Pamela Auchincloss," Michael Brennan, ArtNet, Sept. 1997
"Review," Holland Cotter, The New York Times, June 6, 1997
"Art at Work," Barry Schwabsky, The New York Times, July 21, 1996
"Review," The New Yorker, March 20, 1995
"Also of Note," Holland Cotter, The New York Times, March 24, 1995
"Hollywood Collects," ARTNews, March, 1995
"John Zinsser Repays Debt to Andy Warhol," David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1993
"Slow Art at PS1," Brooks Adams, Art in America, October, 1992
"Slow Art at PS1: From New York Painters, Work That Takes Time," Roberta Smith, The New York Times, May 1, 1992
"New York Fax," David Pagel, Art Issues, Sept./Oct.
"Contemporary Surfaces," Holland Cotter, The New York Times, August 7, 1992
"Life in the Abstract," Justin Sunward, Gay Chicago, May 21, 1992
"Zinsser Shows Respect for Materials", David McCracken, The Chicago Tribune, May 1, 1992
"John Zinsser: An Interview with Alisa Tager," Tema Celeste, Spring, 1992
"New York in Review," Terry R. Myers, ARTS, September, 1991
"John Zinsser (Interview)," Cora Cohen, BOMB, Fall, 1991
"Review," Roberta Smith, The New York Times, July 12, 1991
"Material Painting/Roger Ramsay Gallery," Michael Bulka, Dialogue, November, 1990
"Four Artists Work in a Discreet Human Scale," David McCracken, Chicago Tribune, July, 1990
"John Zinsser at Julian Pretto," Ken Johnson, Art in America, July, 1990
"New York in Review," Robert Mahony, ARTS
"The Next Generation," Alexandra Anderson, Smart, Oct., 1989
"Talk, the Lost Art," Douglas McGill, The New York Times, January 22, 1988
Mint Museum, Charlotte
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Richard Brown Baker Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Sammlung Goetz, Munich
Akin Gump
Progressive Companies
Pepsico
Pfizer
Brunswick
Commodities Corporation
Artpack, Zurich
Houston Industries
Winston & Strawn
Carmel Realty
Jones, Lang, Wooton
Billingsley Company Newberger
Lehman Brothers
New School for Social Research (current adjunct faculty)
New York Academy of Art (former adjunct faculty)
Institute of Fine Arts at New York University
School of Visual Arts; Cornell University
New York University; Parsons School of Design
Kent State University; Pace University
Louisiana State University, New Orleans; Pratt Institute
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Brooklyn College
Bennington College
U.C.L.A.
Art OMI
William Patterson State College
Dallas Museum of Art
CUE Art Foundation
Cooper Union
New York Public Library
Fordham University
Penn State University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Washington University
New Canaan Public Library
Annual Stoddard Lecture
Archives of American Art/Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.