ALEXANDRA ZUCKERMAN: TOGETHER AND SEPARATE

August 18, 2025 - September 12, 2025                                                                 

Join us in the Lumpkin Gallery in The Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) for our first exhibit of the Fall 2025 season, Alexandra Zuckerman's TOGETHER AND SEPARATE!

Alexandra Zuckerman describes her work in these terms: "As an artist from the South, my work explores how identity is constructed through the everyday rituals of life. I’m interested in the ways that routines evolve over time and how complex personal histories are revealed through our habits. I transform quiet moments into personal iconography, monumentalizing fleeting instances of regularity through the repetition and variation of printmaking.

"I source imagery from my phone camera roll, a personal archive of thousands of casual moments. Though the source material is digital, I hand-draw each composition when I translate it into print, a tactile process that allows me to reengage intimately with past moments. My ink choices range from low contrast to neon, creating a labored viewing experience. While much of my work celebrates moments I care about, I also depict rituals developed through discomfort, allowing me to reclaim spaces which are sources of anxiety. Ultimately, I want to portray the smaller moments in life; the patterns, the cycles, and the shifts that comprise my daily experience."

Zuckerman is a printmaker from North Carolina. Her work examines routines, shared language, invisible experiences, and domestic intimacy through narrative and iteration. Alexandra received her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Religious Studies from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Print Media from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her work has been exhibited across the United States and internationally in venues such as Cranbrook Art Museum, SFMOMA, Kaiser Suidan, Print Austin, Sawtooth School for Visual Art, and Grafisch Atelier Den Bosch. Alexandra’s work is in permanent art collections across the country, including the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (no relation) and numerous private collections. She is currently a Visiting Lecturer at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.