Born in Waco, Texas in 1952, and raised in Texas and Oregon, Jim Gingerich attended Baylor University in Waco from 1970 through 1972, receiving his B.F.A. from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1975. to almost everyone's amazement, Gingerich can pinpoint the exact date he arrived in New York City - May 1, 1976.
Gingerich's works are included in the public collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Yale Art Gallery, the Duke Museum of Art, the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, the Art Museum of South Texas, the Arkansas Art Center, and the Richmond (VA) Art Museum, among others. Gingerich maintains a studio in Bridgehampton, NY, and has participated in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States for over 30 years.
A select list of some of his private collectors includes Jimmy Buffett, Eric Clapton, Robert DeNiro, Melanie Griffith, David Gruber, Mariel Hemingway, Don Johnson, Kurt Vonnegut, Glenn Frey of The Eagles, and Roy Scheider, among others.
A participant in the "Traveling Museum Show" as part of "Rock & Roll Currents in Contemporary Art" at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH, Gingerich has also designed the poster for the Hamptons International Film Festival (2000) and participated as a visiting artist and guest instructor at The Art Barge (Amagansett), The Studio School (New York City), and the Center for Creative Studies (Detroit).
Artist Jim Gingerich was invited by co-founders Eric Fischl and April Gornik to be the first visual artist in residency at The Church in Sag Harbor. Gingerich’s residency began on March 25 and ran through April 23, 2021. Gingerich followed the Martha Graham Dance Company, which had a residency at The Church in February of 2021. During his time at The Church, Gingerich worked on his new series of sculptures titled “The Hallelujah Maquettes,” integrating them with paintings he created in the last 50 years.