1950s
Jim Isermann is born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
1970s
Jim Isermann receives his BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
1980s
Jim Isermann receives his MFA from CalArts.
1990s
Jim Isermann and Jorge Pardo collaborate on a two-person project at the Richard Telles Fine Art gallery in Los Angeles.
2000s
Mike Kelley donates three works by fellow artists, including Jim Isermann, to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA).