ABOUT SYDNEY
Sydney Beach Zester is an abstract artist based on the North Carolina coast. Using heirloom and vintage textiles, she explores concepts of duality: fast and slow, joy and sorrow, gusto and grief, run and recovery, giddy and grim. Sydney is constantly trying to strike a balance, through playful color and wonky shapes, that tugs those feelings out of the person viewing her work.
Sydney began working with textiles over 20 years ago as she trained under a master seamstress. Her work has shown in Brooklyn, NY, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, GA, and Raleigh, NC. She has had the opportunity to partner with brands such as Hoka and Athleta to show her work.
Sydney is currently represented by The Pit (Los Angeles, CA), Anne Irwin Fine Art (Atlanta, GA), Pamela Walsh Gallery (Palo Alto, CA).
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b. 1994
education
Master’s of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
B.S. University of Maryland, College Park
SOLO + TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 Fresh Air, Charlotte Russell Contemporary, Raleigh, NC
2022 Hoodwinked, Fried Fruit Gallery, Wilmington, NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Reclamation, Pamela Walsh Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2023 It Could Be, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2023 Poolside, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL
2023 Holiday in July, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2023 Spring Collection, Sugarlift, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Hit Refresh, Charlotte Russell Contemporary, Raleigh, NC
2022 Body Autonomy, Latela Curatorial, Washington, D.C.
2022 Shades of Summer, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2022 Taking Shape, Charlotte Russell Contemporary, Raleigh, NC
2022 Saturated, Liza Pruitt Gallery, Richmond, VA
2021 Holiday Hues & Blues, treat gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Media & Materials, dodomu gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Forte, Kristen Martinez Studio, Wilmington, NC
text
2022, How artist Sydney Zester Finds Inspiration Through Movement
2022, Apartment Therapy
2022 “Mojo” book feature