Erwin Timmers

Erwin Timmers installs site specific artwork made of recycled glass and materials in Bethesda, MDErwin Timmers (born 1964) is a Dutch-born American artist and the co-founder of the Washington Glass School in the Greater Washington, D.C. capital area. Timmers has been recognized as one of the early "green or environmental artists", working mostly with recycled glass.

He was named the Montgomery County, MD Executive's Award Outstanding Artist of the Year in 2018, one of the awards in the 17th annual County Executive's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. Timmers' sculptural works in sustainable design have been widely exhibited in many galleries and are part of many public collections, including many public artworks around the Greater Washington, D.C. capital region.

Education Originally from Amsterdam, Timmers moved to California and graduated from Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture.

"Green" artist As noted in two separate 2007 interviews, Timmers notes that his "recycling heritage" in working with recycled materials comes from his up bringing in Holland. In the presentation of Timmers' 2018 Outstanding Artist of the Year award, The Washington Post wrote that "Erwin Timmers sets panels made of recycled glass into metal frames, using throwaway items such as plastic-bottle bottoms as molds." Timmers is represented by Zenith Gallery, one of Washington DC's longest operating art galleries and directed by former D.C. Arts Commissioner Margery E. Goldberg.

Major public art commissions “Wall Pipes”, Starwood Urban Investments, Washington, DC, 2001 Logo Sculpture, The Warehouse Theater and Cafe, Washington, DC, 2003 Logo Sculpture, Carmen Group, Washington, DC, 2003 Lighting and Sculpture, David Greggory Restau-lounge, Washington, DC, 2004 “Chesapeake Memories”, The Residences at Rosedale, Bethesda, MD, 2004 “Bling-Bling”, Pandamania, DC Commission for Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC, 2004 H Street: Artistic Sign Project, DC Commission for Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC, 2004 Logo Sculpture, Food and Friends Headquarters, Washington, DC, 2005 “Driving Impressions”, Auto Aftermarket Industry Association, Bethesda, MD, 2005 “A New World View”, American Physical Society, College Park, MD, 2006 “Images of Healing”, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 2006 “Testimony of Community”, Prince George's County Courthouse, Upper Marlboro, MD, 2006 Site-specific Sculpture, Environment Protection Agency Headquarters Ariel Rios Building, Washington, DC, 2006 The Aquilino Cancer Center, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, MD, 2013 “Community Gateway” arch, Ward 7, Washington, DC, 2014 Fallen Heroes Memorial, Judicial Center, Rockville, MD, 2014 Untitled glass and light panels, JBG Companies/Directions in Art, Bethesda, MD, 2015 “Involve Me and I Learn”, Laurel Library, Laurel, MD, 2016 “Guidepost”, Airport Centre II, West Palm Beach, FL, 2017 “Guardian”, Airport Centre II, West Palm Beach, FL, 2017 In progress: 900 Thayer, Silver Spring, MD, installation 2019 “Connecting Generations”: William Beanes Community Center, Suitland, MD, 2018

Awards He was named the Montgomery County, MD Executive's Award Outstanding Artist of the Year in 2018,

The James Renwick Alliance selected Erwin Timmers' artwork on exhibit in the Artomatic 2.0 art fair for an award of excellence in the craft field, noting his innovative use of recycled glass and his focus on environmental concerns.