Zach Gesford is a multimedia artist from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Through hand embroidery, drawing, and painting, he creates surreal characters and humorous Pop Art portraiture to poke fun at the strangeness and darkness of modern culture from a whimsical, queer perspective.
Zach earned his BFA in Studio Art from James Madison University in 2012, and has been showing his work throughout the Valley and beyond for the past decade plus.
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EDUCATION
BFA Studio Art, James Madison University, 2012
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Noms: An Ode to Indulgence, The Look West Gallery at The Mark-It, Harrisonburg, VA, June 2024
Softies: New Works by Zach Gesford, The North Wing Gallery at Sage Bird Ciderworks, Harrisonburg, VA, June 2023
Felt Cute, Rocktown Yarn at Agora Downtown Market, Harrisonburg, VA, February 2022
Embroidered Works, Gray Jay Provisions, Harrisonburg, VA, November 2018
Classy, The Look West Gallery at The Mark-It, Harrisonburg, VA, August 2018
Soft Machines, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA, April 2018
New Works by Zach Gesford, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA, July 2015
Vintage Mixed Media: Paintings and Collages, Shabby Love, Harrisonburg, VA, February 2015
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Koozie Show, The Look West Gallery at The Mark-It, Harrisonburg, VA, September 2025
Botanical, LibertyTown Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, April 2025
The Deck Show, The North Wing Gallery at Sage Bird Ciderworks, Harrisonburg, VA, December 2022
Stitch Fetish 8, Not So Innocent, Palm Springs, CA, May 2022
Running With Scissors, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA, February 2022
Guitars For Music, Park Gables Gallery at VMRC, Harrisonburg, VA, July 2021
Regional Juried Show, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA, February 2020
The Deck Show, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA, December 2019
Art Lotto, Smith House Galleries, Harrisonburg, VA, August 2019
Regional Juried Show, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA, February 2019
Koozie Show, The Look West Gallery at The Mark-It, Harrisonburg, VA, September 2018
Members Show, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA, June 2018
6x6x30, Park Gables Gallery at VMRC, Harrisonburg, VA, March 2018
Eye Candy, Wilson Downtown Gallery at Kline May Realty, Harrisonburg, VA, August 2017
6x6x30, Park Gables Gallery at VMRC, Harrisonburg, VA, March 2017
Fur the Love of Art, Oasis Fine Art and Craft, Harrisonburg, VA, January 2017
Strokes of Distinction, Smith House Galleries, Harrisonburg, VA, July 2016
6x6x30, Park Gables Gallery at VMRC, Harrisonburg, VA, March 2016
AWARDS
Second Place, 6x6x30, Park Gables Gallery at VMRC, March 2018
First Place, 6x6x30, Park Gables Gallery at VMRC, March 2017
COLLECTIONS
Leroy’s Place, New Orleans, LA
Tuning Fork, Harrisonburg, VA
PROJECTS
Set painting for Annie, produced by Valley Playhouse, Harrisonburg, VA, October 2019
