Curriculum Vitae

updated February 2026

Glenn Zucman
1320 S. Atlantic Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
glenn.zucman@csulb.edu
glenn.zucman.com

Teaching

• 2005 – present: Lecturer, Long Beach State University – Art 110 • Art 490
• 2009 – present: Provost, Medici University
• 2015 – present: Provost, Runaway University
• 2008 – 2012: Lecturer, Cypress College

Producing

• 2019 – 2020: Producer, Corsair Conversations
• 2004 – 2005: Producer, Border Patrol, American Public Media
• 2003 – 2008: Senior Producer, Strange Angels, 22 West Radio (then known as KBeach Radio)

Art Direction

• 1992 – present: Art Director, Glenn Zucman Design
• 1987 – 1992: Art Director, The Walt Disney Company
• 1986 – 1987: Art Director, CBS Television Network
• 1985 – 1986: Assistant Art Director, NBC Television Network

Talks

• WordCamp Santa Clarita Valley ’19: Freedom is a Feature
• WordCamp Los Angeles ’18, CSULA: WordPress for Artists
• TEDxCSULB ’17: Burn the University Catalog: lessons from alternative education
• WordCamp Los Angeles ’17, CSULA: WordPress for Writers
• Women Who WP ’17: WordPress the Art Platform
• WordCamp Los Angeles ’15, CSULA: Sustainable WordPress
• Mobility & Modern Web Conference ’15, UCLA: EDU Mobile
• Wearable Tech LA ’14, Pasadena Convention Center: Compass H2O
• San Gabriel Valley Web Developers & Designers ’13: Hackers! How do you define them? #sgvhack
• BarCamp San Diego, ’11: Avatar Performance Art
• Comic Con ’08, San Diego, CA: Is Intellectual Property an Oxymoron?

Organizer

• Jane’s Walk Los Angeles, 2017 – 2020
• Jane’s Walk Second Life, 2015 – 2018

Ordained Minister

• Universal Life Church, 2016 –

Education

• Intermedia/Sculpture, Long Beach State University, MFA, 2003. 4.0 GPA
• Social Psychology, University of Hawaii, Hilo, BA, 1983. 4.0 GPA
• Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980.
• Motion Picture/Television, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980.

Additional Coursework

• Photojournalism (Photography for Publication) Gerard Burkhart, Santa Monica College, 2019.
• Public Knowledge Media Training, Susan Mills, California State University, Long Beach, 2016.
• Critical Thinking Through Online Discussion: Developing and Managing Effective Online/Blended Discussions, Kimberly Vincent-Layton & Cherie Vinopal, California State University, 2016.
• Warhol, Glyn Davis, University of Edinburgh, 2014.
• Practice-Based Research in the Arts, Leslie Hill & Helen Paris, Stanford University, 2013.
• Creating Site-Specific Dance & Performance Works, Stephan Koplowitz, Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, California Institute of the Arts, 2013.
• The Future of Storytelling, Christina Maria Schollerer, Winfried Gerling, Constanze Langer & Julian van Dieken, University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam, Germany, 2013.
• Gamification, Kevin Werbach, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2012.

Projects

Remote Sensing

• Location::Sensation II
• Location::Sensation I

Installation

• Mixed Reality Cabaret
• Color Bars
• 6000 Degrees
• Twelve
• Zen Entropy Garden

Robot Artworks

• The Nine Billion Names of God
• The Oracle at Hcaeb
• SOL

Collaborative Projects

2017

• Letters 2 Sky.net with Irene Prokopets
• Elizabeth Taylor Swift with Jessica Pike

2016

• Shame Wrapped in Repulsion with Alyssa Arney
• Philosophy in the Bedroom with Sheree Rose, Rhiannon Aarons & Martin O’Brien
• Turning Pages with Marta Troya

2014

• Compass H2O with Samy Kamkar, Natalia Fedner, Sharon Gong, David Wang, Joseph Kan, Susan Zhang & Vivia Liu

2008

• Automatic Drawing with Lee Le

2004

• Another Monica with Melissa Lawson and Kara Revel

2001

• Pointillism 21 with Scott Blake & Maggie Toole

VR Public Art

2017
I Love You Island

2015
Art Farm
Manifesto for Virtual Maintenance Art Jane’s Walk
Virtual Public Art: Grant Writing
Self-Service Screen Tests
Dance Anywhere ’15
Virtual Public Art: Field Research
Katyperryopolis!
Mining My Friends List
Medici University

2014
Avatar in a Box
Pedestrian Access
Dawn
Avatar Cards
Blueberries, 1-year
Vaneeesacam!
Eau de Avatar
Angry Asian French Maid Avatar Strike
Avatar Hangout
Project Secret Identity
ONE Night
Tera Field Trip
Minecraft Field Trip
Drum Circle
Dance Anywhere ’14
New Hampshire Rebellion
Ze Moo’s Rezday Party

2013
Ice Skating on Saturn
I Want a Dead One
Nadya Tolokonnikova Candlelight Vigil
Pussy Riot Solidarity Parade Asylum in Your Embassy
Big Heads Gallery
Black Bags Release Party
Avatar Shape Gallery
The Tree of Missing Avatars
Moments @LEA11
Monday Meme Gallery
Avatar Blogger Month
Alt Avatar Ball
SMO 10B
Memory Box Workshop
Alice in Cornelland

VR Performance Art

2013
Farewell
SPF 50
Glitch Avatar Pride Parade Child Avatar Pride Parade
Demo Avatar Pride Parade
Noob Avatar Pride Parade
Tiny Avatar Pride Parade
Animal Avatar Pride Parade
Avatar Pride Parade

2012
Rock the Casbah
Carlotte, Forever!
Pink & Blue
Isomorphic
Sitting is the New Smoking
Dance Anywhere
Like a Prayer
Net / Work
Sugar Mountain
Shit Happens
Demo Days
Born Again

2011
Natatorium The Seniors Project Un/Wedding2.0
Average
Resurrection
Multiverse
New Clothes

2010
The House with the Ocean View
Gogbotahedron
Taaratantaarinen
I Avatar
Avatar Chess
Dark Side of the Moon
Au Pair Next Door
Gracie / Kris
Gingham

2009
Peace
Landscapes with a Corpse Fire Walk With Me
Dressed / Naked
Event
Two Wear My Skin
I Advance Masked
Golden / Red
Brooklyn in Watching
Prism
Veinticinco Mujeres
Peggy Sue
Girl Next Door

Websites

• Medici University
• Medici University / Talk
• MU Creativity
• MOOC Magazine
• KatyPerryopolis
• College of Avatar Architecture & Virtual Urban Planning
• Medici Princess.com
• Izzy’s Gym
• Alice.May Wil.li/ams
• Turning Pages
• Agent of.Ch/aos
• Agent of.Ch/ange
• Vanessapedia
• Vanessa Blaylock.com
• Vanessa Blaylock blog
• Avatar Alphabet
• VR Performance Art works
• Avatar Field Guide
• Blaylock.nl
• Virtual Public Art
• Practice Based Research
• Avatar Fertility Clinic
• iRez.me
• Xue Faith.co.uk
• Gallery Xue
• Elizabeth Taylor Swift.com
• n.ostradam.us
• Bipolaroid.uk
• Cadmium.red
• Klein.blue
• Edie Sedgwick resurrection
• Edie’s Farm
• Counterfactual.me
• Compass H2O
• ideas R.sexy
• Banksy’s Girlfriend
• Runaway University
• Shame Wrapped in Repulsion
• Rejectapedia
• Zucman.com
• Joe.Zucman.com
• Sheila.Zucman.com
• Glenn.Zucman.com
• Family Tree
• Letters
• Places
• Tikimonsta.com

Collectors

Benjamin Wegener
Bruce C. Murray
Christine Clogston
Dana & Christopher Reeve
David & Cindy Perez
Henry DiRocco
Tamara Williams

Clients

America Online
Buena Park Convention & Visitor’s Office
Buena Vista Home Video International
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
California State University, Long Beach
Camp James
Christof Koch
Cox Cable
Craig ‘n Co.
DBS Photo
Discover Magazine
Disney Dimensions
Disney Magazine Publishing
Disney Store, Inc.
Drew Davidson
Erin Gruwell
FHP Foundation
Ironwood Scenic
James Productions
Jazz Philosophy Intermodal Conference
Knott’s Berry Farm
Los Angeles Classical Ballet
Mark Copeland
Medieval Times
Michael Milken
National Nutritional Foods Association
Photomation
Pioneer Home Electronics
Pond of Anaheim
Tallgirl6
Terri Lewis Dance Ensemble
Total Broadcast Services
University of California, Irvine
Walt Disney Art Classics
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Studios Animation Art
Walt Disney Theatrical Worldwide
Xenafest
Xperience Salon
Yamaha

updated February 2026