Terry Zigmund graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY with a degree in Psychology and Art Therapy, in 1990. Her interest in art and exploring new mediums led her to take a continuing education class in stained glass in 1991. She immediately became fascinated with the medium and continued to read about and experiment with the medium.
The desire to live in a community more culturally and artistically rich, led her to move to Burlington, VT in 1998. She immediately opened a studio in the vibrant South End of Burlington and began making and teaching stained glass and mosaic. She has taught for Frog Hollow, Burlington City Arts, Burlington Community Schools Project, VSA Arts Vermont, The Community College of Vermont and
.Senior Centers in Chittenden County. Terry continues to teach mosaic design for Burlington City Arts Summer Camps, stained glass design for The Community College of Vermont and art classes for Senior Centers.
"I am fascinated by glass as a medium for its dualities. It is strong yet fragile, solid yet molecularly unstable and, unlike other mediums glass is effected by illumination, both the presence and absence of, creating a different experience for the viewer that is dependent upon light."
Terry has been commissioned to create windows for restaurants, bed and breakfasts and private residences in NY and VT and continues to create a diverse body of work that is exhibited in galleries throughout North America.
Terry was recently awarded an Artist Development Grant from the Vermont Arts Council, this grant supported attendance at an International Architectural Stained Glass Conference in Iceland. She also won a Festival Award in the Arts Alive Festival of the Arts 2004 for her piece entitled "Early Spring Emergence".
Terry's interest in community arts and public art has led her to pursue facilitating several projects in Burlington. A mosaic project in collaboration with Burlington City Arts Summer Camps and the ECHO Center at Lake Champlain to create a mosaic installation in the sidewalk at the ECHO center was completed in the summer of 2004. A sculptural installation was created with the staff and clients of The Howard Center for Human Services as part of the South End Art Hop in August 2004. In 2001 Terry facilitated the "September 11 Remembrance Window", a project created by students in her stained glass class; this commemorative window is displayed at The Community College of Vermont in Burlington.
Artist Statement
Artistic expression was always fostered and encouraged by my parents who are both artists. Art materials were always available to me, and creative pursuits and experimentation with various mediums has always been a part of my life.
My first serious artistic interest was jewelry making, after graduating from college; I began working in stained glass. I have always been fascinated by glass as an artistic medium. Its dualities intrigue me; it is strong yet fragile, solid yet molecularly unstable and, unlike other mediums glass is effected by illumination, both the presence and absence of, creating a different experience for the viewer that is dependent upon light. And, what other artistic medium can be worked in both its liquid and solid form?
When I began working with glass I worked solely with stained glass, returning to my roots and creating jewelry embellished with wire and glass beads, as well as windows. My passion for the medium and my evolution as an artist inspired me to begin fusing and slumping glass while continuing to construct stained glass objects.
Terry Zigmund operates the Burlington Community Glass Studio, located in the vibrant South End of Burlington, VT. The mission of the studio is to awaken and empower the artistic part of everyone. Whether it is taking a class in our studio, participating in open studio, enjoying a workshop or simply owning one of our unique creations.
