EDUCATION
2003 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, State University of New York, Purchase College, Purchase, NY.
2002-2003 Studio Semester Program, State University of New York, Empire State College, New York, NY.
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
1995-1996 Foundations Program, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2018 #emptypedestals, in conjunction with Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2017 The Yell Room & Hushed Hysteria, After School Special, Milwaukee, WI.
2017 Observational Drawing: A Brief Introduction (for Carolee Schneemann), Riverwest FemFest, Milwaukee, WI.
2016 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2016 SWAN DAY MKE Celebration/Exhibition, AIR Gallery, RedLine Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
2014 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2014 Oh, Wait (Blue) (video projection), Winter Gallery Night @ SAFI Studios, Marshall Building, Milwaukee, WI.
2013 Oh, Wait (video projection), in conjunction with performance by Speakerdust, Quarters, Milwaukee, WI.
2012 Laws of Nature, Racine Arts Council ArtSpace, Racine, WI.
2012 20/20 Vision, Fifth Edition – The Art of Contemporary University Printmaking, Participating Artist, The Fire House Gallery, Louisville, GA.
2012 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2011 Laws of Nature, EFFJAY PROJEKTS, Sheboygan, WI.
2010 Daily Souvenirs/Daily Interruptions: Diabetic Detritus Endurance Drawing, in conjunction with Souvenirs: Performance Art Showcase 2010,
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2010 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2008 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2007 The View From Above: an exhibition of emerging artists, The Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA.
2007 Zoë Darling and Mary Hood: Books, Prints and Other Media, Mary L. Nohl Galleries, Inova/Zelazo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Milwaukee, WI.
2007 Tamiko Dargan and Zoë Darling, Temporary Contemporary, Milwaukee, WI.
2007 [wisconsin] bound: seven regional bookmakers, River Level Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2006 Telling the Story: Artists’ Books, The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ.
2006 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2006 Unstitched, Unbound: Imprints for Change, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, NY.
2006 The Book as Sculpture, Bay View Books Arts Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
2005 Detritavores, in conjunction with the 11th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium & Exhibition, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers,
State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.
2005 INERTIA 30: An Endurance Performance Art Event by Amanda Grove, guest performer, Brooklyn, NY.
2005 Jim Bergesen & Zoë Darling @ Sheppard Music, Sheppard Music Center, Brooklyn, NY.
2004 Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers and Intersections, an electronic exhibition of feminist art, in conjunction with the National Women’s Studies Conference, UWM Union Art Gallery and Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, WI.
2003 Queer Migrations, an exhibit in conjunction with the 2003 C.A.A. Conference, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered Community Center,
New York, NY.
2002 If I Were Healthy, Aroused or Dead, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase College, Purchase, NY.
2001 Accumulating Shape, special exhibition space, Purchase College, Purchase, New York, NY.
2000 Autobiography, Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI.
2000 The Order of Things, Riverwest Art Works, Milwaukee, WI.
2000 Raw Sensations, a collaborative show of film, performance, photography & sculpture, Riverwest Art Works, Milwaukee, WI.
1999 Regional VI Exhibition, ACR Gallery, Chicago, IL.
1999 Dreams and the Unconscious, Riverwest Art Center, Milwaukee, WI.
1999/2000 The Annual Members’ Show, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI.
1999/2000 Members’ Show, Riverwest Art Center, Milwaukee, WI.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012 The Healthcare Show – Phase III, (Exhibition, Zine & Blog), Curator/Editor, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2011 Jim Klingbeil: Collages, Photographs & Mail Art, Co-Curator, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2008 The Healthcare Show – Phase II, (Exhibition, Zine & Blog), Curator/Editor, Broad Vocabulary, Milwaukee, WI.
2008 The Healthcare Show – Phase I, (Exhibition, Zine & Blog), Curator/Editor, The Storefront @ 516 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI.
2004 Backing Cuchifritos: A Collection of Work by the Gallery Assistants, Curator, 3rd Floor Project Space, CVS Cultural Center, in conjunction with the Artists Alliance Inc. Open Studios, New York, NY.
COLLECTIONS
More Below (for Alice Notley), Special Collections, Golda Meir Library, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Artists in New EFFJAY PROJEKTS Exhibition Examine the 'Laws of Nature," The Sheboygan Press, June 2, 2011.
Schneider, John, “Performance Art Souvenirs: Performance Review,” expressmilwaukee.com, September 27, 2010.
Wolkowicz, Lindsey, “Personal Struggle Produces Honest Expression: Studio Visit with Zoë Darling,” MKE, June 15, 2006.
PUBLICATIONS
Darling, Zoë, “Transformation of the Mundane,” Susceptible to Images, December 2006, (a review of new work by Paul Stoelting).
Schreiber-Noll, Ilsa, “Voices for Peace,” a collaborative artist book, 2003, (original art work).
Nederland, Louise, “18th Annual Bookworks Issue,” the I.S.C.A. Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 4, June 2003,
(original limited edition; My Beautiful Leah).
Nederland, Louise, “War and Peace,” the I.S.C.A. Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 3, Spring 2003, (original art work).
Nederland, Louise, “Childhood,” the I.S.C.A. Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 1 & 2, Fall/Winter 2002, (original art work).
Nederland, Louise, “Self-Portrait,” the I.S.C.A. Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 3, Spring 2002, (original art work).
Nederland, Louise, “Terrorism,” the I.S.C.A. Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 2, Winter 2001, (original art work).
Lovejoy, Margot, “Turns,” Queens International, original source material for interactive website 2001, (original art work).
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES / PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2007 Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI.
2006 Special Collections, Golda Meir Library, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
2006 Unstitched, Unbound: Imprints for Change, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, NY.
2005 New Jersey Book Art Symposium, Dana Library, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-Present Artistic Director, Schizophrenia Deconstructed (created by Sara Yelch-Koth), Milwaukee, WI.
2012-2013 Chair, Juried Exhibition MIAD Printmaking Alumni Committee, SGC International, Milwaukee, WI.
2011-2013 Board Member, A Broader Vocabulary Cooperative, Milwaukee, WI.
2010-Present Co-Founder, DIAA Milwaukee (Discussing Intersections: Artists & Addiction), Milwaukee, WI.
2009-2013 Part-Time Observing Member, Rank Evaluation Committee, Elected, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2009 First Year Experience Faculty Coordinator, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2008 Coordinator & Co-Sponsor of Guido Brink Visiting Artist, Margot Lovejoy, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2008-2013 Chair of Part-Time Faculty Affairs Committee, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2008-Present Founder, The Healthcare Show (on-going Exhibitions, Zines & Blog), Milwaukee, WI.
2007-2009 Senior Exhibition Committee, Fine Arts Representative, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2007 Visiting Artist Coordinator, Printmaking Department, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI.
2006-Present Adjunct Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Foundations, Pre-College, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
Courses Taught: Principles of Etching; Non-Traditional Intaglio; Appropriation & Mark Making: Printmaking, Drawing and Collage (authored); Drawing and Printmaking; Printmaking: Mapping Narrative; Artist Books: Impact of Structure on Content (authored); Expression Through Printmaking (co-authored); Exploring Space Through Printmaking (authored); Senior Fine Arts Seminar; Art and Science; Drawing I; Multiple Means; Visual Dynamics 2; Accumulating Narrative: The Art of Seriality (authored); Visual Dynamics 1; RPM: Daily Media Feeds (authored); Understanding the Visual 1, Visual & Color Dynamics; Understanding the Visual 2; Image & Drawing Concepts; RPM: Narrative of Privilege:
The Interview Project (authored); RPM: Printmaking: Historic & Contemporary Political Practices (authored); Observational Drawing.
2006-2013 Sales Associate, Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, Milwaukee, WI.
2006-Present Co-Founder, PushPullPress, Milwaukee, WI.
2004 Curator, Backing Cuchifritos: A Collection of Work by the Gallery Assistants, 3rd Floor Project Space, CVS Cultural Center, in conjunction with the Artists Alliance Inc. Open Studios, New York, NY.
2004 Gallery Assistant, Cuchifritos Gallery/Exhibition Space, New York, NY.
2003-2006 Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., Pre-Employment Screening Firm, New York, NY.
Client Services Representative, August 2004 ~ March 2006.
Exclusively supported key National Account. Effectively and diplomatically managed high volume of confidential correspondence and phone interviews. Implemented Pilot phase of web-based program for this National Account.
Team Lead, February 2004 ~ August 2004. Training and daily supervision of 30 Reference Verifiers. Worked closely with management for
major restructuring of Reference Department to keep pace with company’s exponential growth.
Reference Verifier, June 2003 ~ February 2004. Verified professional licenses, employment, education, and personal references by phone, fax, email, and mail.
2003 Artist’s Assistant, Carolee Schneemann, New York, NY.
2001 Teaching Associate, School of Art+Design, SUNY at Purchase College, Purchase, NY.
1999-2000 Project Assistant, Printmaking Department, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1998 Artist’s Assistant, Phyllis McGibbon, John Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Southern Poverty Law Center, 2005 – Present.
Member, College Art Association, 2002 – Present.
Guest Member, International Society of Copier Artists, 2001 – 2003.