Born in 1983, in Pittsburgh, PA; lives and works in Miami, FL

Education 

2009
BFA in Creative Photography, University of Florida, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL. 

Solo Exhibitions 

2019-2020

• Tamim, Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach, FL 

2016

• Are You Listening or Waiting to Speak, Diorama Project, Alfred DuPont Building Installation, Miami, Florida 

2012

• Tamim, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Kansas 

2011 

• Tamim, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL 

2010 

• My Americans (Solo Debut), Spinello Gallery, Miami, FL 

Group Exhibitions 

2019

• Bad (Rep)utation, Miami Beach Urban Studios, Florida International University, Miami Beach, FL 
• Collabo 6 in All, Mana Contemporary, Miami, FL 

2018

• Deconstruction, A reordering of life, politics, and art, Florida International University, Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL 
• RE:Formation of the Jewish body, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA 

2017

• Beyond Bounds-Dazzling!, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, KS 
• Florida Dreaming, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 
• Mere Façade, Spinello Gallery, Miami, FL 

2016

• Alumni Exhibition, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL 

2015

• Alternative Contemporaneities: Temporary Autonomous Zones (TAZ), Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami Beach, FL 
• International Friendship Exhibition, Primary Gallery, Miami, FL 

2014

• Body Language, curated by George Herms, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

2013

• Portraits, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 
• NADA, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 
• Gifted, 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL 

2012 

• Untitled (Rock for Kids), Hinge Gallery, Chicago, IL 
• Spring Fling, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 
• Abracadabra, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 
• Art LA, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2011 

• Art Basel Miami Beach, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami Beach, FL 
• Spring Fling, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 
• The Armory Show, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, New York, NY 
• Abracadabra, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 
• Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 

2010 

• Boy, Oh Boy! Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL 
• Doctors without Borders. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL 
• Abracadabra, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 

2009 

• Littlest Sister, Spinello Gallery, Miami, FL 
• Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 
• CFC Exhibition, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL Miami
• Center for Photographic Arts, Miami, FL BFA 2009 Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), Miami, FL 

Lectures 

2019

• Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach, FL 

2016

• Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 

2012

• Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, KS 

2013

• New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL 

Selected Public Collections

• Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL 
• Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, KS 
• UBS Art Collection, New York, NY 
• Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection, New York, NY 
• Schweitzer Collection, Miami, FL 
• Sagamore Hotel Collection, Miami Beach, FL 
• Floback Collection, Miami, FL 

Bibliography 

• Elman, Ray & Justin Mandiola. “Zachary Balber: Photographer”, Inspicio, March 16, 2020. 
• “Miami revs up for Art Basel: Zachary Balber’s Tamim electrifies audiences”, artdaily.org, February 3, 2020. 
• Tschida, Anne. “Art Basel Gone, But Art Remains”, Miami Herald, January 5, 2020. 
• “Individualism”, DigiDame, December 10, 2019. 
• “Art Basel in Miami Beach diary: If the Yarmulke fits...”, The Art Newspaper, December 6, 2019. 
• Sokol, Brett. “Art Basel Miami, Where Big Money Meets Bigger Money”, The New York Times, November 29, 2019.
• Mehrel, Misha. “Art Basel Season Kicks Off at Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU”, World Red Eye, November 25, 2019. 
• “Zachary Balber: Jews With Tattoos”, Queer Guru, November 21, 2019. 
• Engoren, Jan. “Powerful Portrait Photography Uncovers Judaism’s Unconventional Side”, Miami Art Zine, November 18, 2019. 
• “Miami Revs Up for Art Basel! Zachary Balber: Tamim November 20 through March of 2020”, Global Travel Media, November 18, 2019. 
• Carmona, Sergio. “Portrait photographer’s ‘Tamim’ series encourages subjects ‘to be yourself ’”, South Florida Sun Sentinel, November 15, 2019. 
• “Zachary Balber: Tamim”, The Eye of Photography, November 2019. 
• “Zachary Balber: Tamim”, The 360 Mag, November 14, 2019. 
• “Zachary Balber: Tamim”, Culture Owl, November 2019. 
• “Zachary Balber Exhibition”, miamiandbeaches.com, November 2019. 
• Vigueras, Giulietta. “‘Deconstruction: A reordering of politics, and art’ at Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum”, Miami Art Guide, September 30, 2018. 
• “Deconstruction: A reordering of life, politics, and art” at Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami”, Blouin Artinfo, September 25, 2018. 
• Newman, Ed. “Frost Museum in Miami Hosts ‘Deconstruction: A Reordering of Life, Politics and Art”, Medium, August 2, 2018. 
• “12 Miami artists headline major show at the Frost Art Museum FIU”, artdaily.org, August 2018. 
• “‘Deconstruction: A Reordering of Life, Politics and Art’ at the Frost Art Museum”, Highbrow Magazine, July 22, 2018.
• “Deconstruction: A Reordering of Life, Politics and Art Opens July 14th in Miami - Details Here!”, Floss Magazine, July 2018.
•  Gallagher, Mary. “12 Miami Artists Headline Major Show”, Gallagher’s Travels, July 2018. 
• Quevedo, Elise. “The love story between Zachary Balber & Photography”, MilliOnAir, December 12, 2017. 
• “Spinello Projects exhibits Mere Facade”, Miami Art Guide, June 14, 2017. 
• Goicochea, Julia. “Emerging Miami Photographers You Should Know”, Culture Trip, June 10, 2017. 
• Gutierrez, Abraham. “Top Upcoming 2015
• Museum Exhibits in South Florida”, CBS Miami, May 11, 2015. 
• Uszerowicz, Monica. “Basel Beat: Zack Balber”, V Man, December 3, 2014. 
• “Tamim by Zack Balber”, Dirty Mag, Issue No. 6, 2012. 
• Colindres, Alex. “I Have a Feeling I’m Not in Chicago Anymore...Zack Balber - Tamim”, Arts Management 2012, April 21, 2012. Brillson, Leila. “10 Rising Miami Artists To Start Collecting Now” Refinery 29, April 11, 2012. 
• “Thing To Do: Zack Balber - photography”, Miami Herald, November 22, 2011. Cembalest, Robin. “Tattoo You”, Let My People Show, October 12, 2011.  
• Tschida, Anne. “Unorthodox Tradition Under the Lens”, Knight Foundation, October 11, 2011. 
• “Zack Balber Exhibition Opening at Fredric Snitzer Gallery 10/5/11”, The Soul of Miami, October 3, 2011. 
• “Tamim: Zack Balber’s Unconventional Jews Portraits at Fredric Snitzer Gallery”, WUM: An online journal for the arts, September 29, 2011. 
• Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. “How Photographer Zack Balber’s Portraits of Bear Jews Helped Him Find Religion”, Miami New Times, September 27, 2011. 
• Lopez-Ramos, Rafael. “Boy, Oh Boy!”, Arte al dia, Summer 2010. 
• “Fredric Snitzer Gallery presents Boy, Oh Boy!”, Miami Art Guide, July 10, 2010.  

Honors and Awards 

• Frances Wolfson NWSA Scholarship Awards 
• Academic and Artistic Achievement 2003-2009 
• Bank of America Scholarship
• Awards New World School of the Arts Academic and Artistic Achievement 2008 
• University of Florida College of Fine Arts Dean’s List 2007, 2009