Zia Palmer is an artist, archivist, and family historian based in the D.C. metro area. Her practice is rooted in analog and alternative photographic processes and focuses on the relationship between land, time, and memory. She is interested in how these topics shape her own identity and the preservation of culture over time. Zia received a BFA in Art and Visual Technology with a concentration in photography from George Mason University. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries across the region including the Target Gallery, Gillespie Gallery, and Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art.
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Education
BFA in Photography, George Mason University, 2019
Residencies
Virtual Artist in Residence, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 2020
Mason Arts Project Studio, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 2019
Light Leak Studio Artist, George Mason University, 2017–2019
Solo Exhibitions
2021, Women of The Same Blood, Buchanan Partners Gallery, Manassas, VA
2021, Women of The Same Blood, Buchanan Hall Atrium Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Group Exhibitions
2023, Contain Your Fear, Revolve, Asheville, NC
2023, Witching Hour, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, DC
2023, Cast/Recast, Gillespie Gallery, Fairfax, VA
2022, Contain Your Fear, Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, OH
2022, Forecast, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, Reston, VA
2022, Cast/Recast, Mason Exhibitions Arlington, Arlington, VA
2022 Superposition, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, DC
2022, Contain Your Fear, Toe River Arts Spruce Pine Gallery, Burnsville, NC
2022, Buoyant Oracle: A Sculpture Talks Back, Reston, VA
2021, Contain Your Fear, Union St. Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021, Alchemical Vessels 2021: Silver Linings, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, DC
2021, ESPERANZA project space, online
2021, RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals, NMWA, online
2020, The Why of the Why Not, BMA Salon, online
2020, Mary B. Howard Invitational, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, Reston, VA
2020, 2020 Emerging Artists, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2019, [Lim·i·nal], Mason Arts Project Studio @ Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2019, Art & Design Senior Show, Gillespie Gallery of Art, Fairfax, VA
2018, Kwan: The Many Faces of Laos, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2018, Accumulation: A Pop-up Micro Show Inspired by Clutter, Harrisonburg, VA
2018, The Flower Gladiolus, The Fridge, DC