John Zuiker
John Zuiker
As previously reported in this blog, Zuiker also won an Emmy last year for his art direction of the 2024 Oscars show. He was previously nominated for his art direction for the 2023 Oscars show and for the 2017, 2018, and 2021 Golden Globe Awards shows. His credits also include such awards shows as the Grammy Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the BET Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and the MTV Video Music Awards, as well as The Voice, America’s Got Talent, American Song Contest, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, and Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter. He got his start in Chicago’s storefront theatre scene after graduating from Columbia College Chicago. Among the many stage productions he designed in Chicago was the Bohemian Theater Ensemble’s production of I Am My Own Wife, for which he received a Joseph Jefferson Award for scenic design. He also holds an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University is a proud member of the Art Directors Guild, Local 800.
Zuiker is a member of the Columbia College School of Theatre and Dance’s Theatre Advisory Board, a volunteer organization of Columbia College Theatre alumni and other professionals in the worlds of theatre, film, and television – accomplished actors, writers, directors, designers, production managers, arts administrators, producers, and teachers. “I wanted to give back to a place that gave me so much. My time at Columbia was so formative, and I hope to be able to help future students in their quests to spread their wings and dream big,” Zuiker said in a statement affirming his participation in the advisory board.
