Luke Jerram
Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the world. He is now known globally for his innovative arts practice and large scale public artworks.
With many of his artworks in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Wellcome Collection in London, he also tours his art installations to art festivals and museums. Working with some of the most established cultural organisations to create his artworks, in 2019 alone, he had 117 exhibitions in 22 different countries around the world.
In 2020 was given an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bristol, made an Honorary Academician of the RWA and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
In 2019 he set up and funded both the Dreamtime Fellowship to support recent graduates in his home city of Bristol and the Bristol Schools Arts Fund to support secondary schools in Bristol impacted by austerity.
Jerram’s Glass Microbiology artworks are in museum collections around the world including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Shanghai Museum of Glass, Wellcome Collection (London) and Corning Museum of Glass (USA). In 2020 his sculpture of COVID-19, was used extensively worldwide by the press, to communicate the nature of the pandemic. Jerram’s sculptures are also respected in the scientific community with features in The Lancet, Scientific American, BMJ and on the front cover of Nature Magazine. In 2015 his sculptures were presented alongside the work of Leonardo da Vinci at the Artscience Museum, Singapore. In 2010 Jerram won the coveted Rakow Award for this work and a fellowship at the Museum of Glass, Washington. https://www.lukejerram.com/cv/
EDUCATION:
First Class BA (Hons) DEGREE University of Wales Institute Cardiff 1994-1997
St.Lawrence University, New York, USA 1996
University of Gloucestershire, Foundation 1994
RESIDENCIES (PAST 10 YEARS):
IN SITU Atelier Residency, Kelburn Castle, Scotland, 2020
Dark Skies Artists Residency, Isles of Scilly, UK, 2019
Leverhulme Trust Artist in Residence at University of Bristol, UK, 2017
The Glass Hub, UK, 2014
Museum of Glass, Washington, USA, 2011
Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol, UK, 2009-2011
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS (PAST 10 YEARS):
Honorary Degree – Doctor of Letters from the University of Bristol. 2020
Annual Public Culture Award from Chinese Government for ‘Play Me I’m Yours’ Shanghai. 2020
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2019
Visiting Fellow Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of West of England. 2018
Leverhulme Trust Artist in Residence Grant at University of Bristol, UK. 2017
Arts Council England (ACE) Grants for the Arts Programme (GfA). Artwork with 20-21 Visual Arts, UK. 2016
Visiting Senior Research Fellowship at Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, UK. 2012-2015
ACE GfA, residency at the Glass Hub, UK 2014
British Council – Grants for travel to Tel Aviv 2012 and Mexico City 2014
Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards. Play Me, I’m Yours ‘Best Public Art’ 2013
Fellowship at Museum of Glass, Washington, USA 2011
ACE GfA, touring of Aeolus 2010
25th Rakow Award from The Corning Museum of Glass, USA 2010
EPSRC, PPE Grant with ISVR, University of Southampton, UK 2009
Nominated for Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Visual Artist 2009 & 2005
Nominated for Artes Mundi 4 Prize 2009
ACE GfA, touring of Dream Director 2008
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ARTWORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Wellcome Collection, London
Natural History Museum, Kuwait
Natural History Museum, Vienna
Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, USA
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa
Nelson Provincial Museum, New Zealand
Corning Museum, New York
Museum of Glass, Washington
MAAS Powerhouse, Sydney
Shanghai Museum of Glass, China
Museum of Health and Medicine, Tokyo
Museum Micropia, Amsterdam
Chrysler Museum of Art, USA
Knoxville Museum of Art, USA
Technical University of Denmark
European Museum of Modern Glass
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, UK
The Collection – Lincoln Museum, UK
Arkansas Arts Centre, USA
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Germany
Chazen Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Germany
MUSE, Trento, Italy
History of Science Museum Oxford, UK
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, UK
Cosmo Caixa, Barcelona
University of Southampton, UK
Bristol and Bath Science Park, UK
Bristol City Museum, UK
Pheano Museum, Germany
Adler Planetarium, Chicago, USA
Questacon, Canberra, Australia
Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada
Ethnographical Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
The Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, USA
Preoria Riverfront Museum, USA
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Netherlands
Le’ososphére, France
We the Curious, Bristol, UK
Eden Project, UK
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS (PAST 10 YEARS):
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2021
TropenMuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Museum of the Moon
Cop26, Glasgow, UK. Gaia
National Museum of Scotland. Extinction Bell
Museum Het Valkhof, Netherlands. Glass Microbiology
‘Infected’, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Netherlands. Glass Microbiology
Llangollen International Eisteddfod, Wales. Bridges, not Walls.
Old Royal Naval College, London. Gaia
BrumYodo & Birmingham Festivals, In Memoriam
Harrogate International Festivals. In Memoriam
Namur en Lumiere, Belgium, Museum of the Moon
The Coro, UK. Gaia
Charlotte Shout Festival, Charlotte USA. Of Earth and Sky
XR Bristol, Extinction Rebellion, Inhale.
Delabole, Cornwall This Way Forward
Lights on Romania, Mars and Museum of the Moon.
Barry Art Museum, Norfolk VA, USA. Museum of the Moon.
Augsburg, Germany Play Me I’m Yours
Shanghai, China. Play Me I’m Yours
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2020
Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada, Gaia and Museum of the Moon
Beijing Olympic Water Cube, China. Gaia
ArtPalmBeach USA. Museum of the Moon
Sky Arts Italia, London. Commission of Palm Temple
Bristol Old Vic Theatre. Sky Orchestra
Discovery, Wuhan, China, Gaia
Gloucester, UK, Of Earth and Sky
Zomer Van Antwerpen. Antwerp. In Memoriam
Questacon Musuem, Australia, Mars
OliOli Museum, UAE, Museum of the Moon
White Night Riga, Latvia, Museum of the Moon and Mars
The Coro, Ulverston, UK, Museum of the Moon
Circulate London, UK, Gaia
Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. London. In Memoriam, Gaia & Lullaby.
Science Centre Singapore, Gaia
Houston Natural History Museum, USA. Gaia
Corn Exchange Newbury, UK. In Memoriam
Arts by the Sea Bournemouth,UK. In Memoriam
Arches Festival Worcester,UK. In Memoriam
Freedom Festival, Hull. Lullaby
Ausburg, Germany. Play Me I’m Yours
University of Bristol, UK Palm Temple
LlumBcn Festival, Barcelona. Museum of the Moon
Adelaide Fringe, Australia. Museum of the Moon
Microdot at Alderley Park, UK Gaia
Contemporary Calgary, Museum of the Moon
Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, Moon.
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2019
Natural History Museum, London. Museum of the Moon
Lille3000, France. Museum of the Moon
Shanghai, China. Play Me I’m Yours
Queensland Music Festival. Australia. Play Me I’m Yours
Ausburg, Germany. Play Me I’m Yours
St.Georges Music Hall. Bristol Apollo
National Glass Centre, UK. Glass Microbiology
Kunsthal kAdE, Netherlands. Mars
Bristol Zoo Extinction Bell.
Glastonbury Festival Museum of the Moon
Hsinchu New Year Festival, Taiwan. Gaia
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, USA. Museum of the Moon
ArtScience Museum, Singapore, Museum of the Moon
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottowa, Museum of the Moon
Houston Natural History Museum, Museum of the Moon
Oxford Natural History Museum, E.coli
Brighton Festival, UK. Museum of the Moon
The Collection Museum, Lincoln, UK. Museum of the Moon
Salisbury International Arts Festival, UK. Gaia
Liverpool River Festival, UK. Gaia
Lee Tung Avenue & Citywalk, Hong Kong. Gaia
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2018
British Council tour of India. Bangalore, Udaipur, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi. Museum of the Moon
Natural History Museum, London. Gaia
Commonwealth Games, Australia. Museum of the Moon
Beijing Olympic WaterCube, China. Museum of the Moon
Museum of London, Glass Microbiology
Hangang Art Park , Seoul, S.Korea. Han River Pavilion
Kimmel Center, Philidelphia, USA. Museum of the Moon
Muttart Conservatory, Canada. Museum of the Moon
L’ete festival, Paris, France Museum of the Moon
Leicester Cathedral, UK. Museum of the Moon
Ghent Light Festival, Belgium. Museum of the Moon
Arts Centre Melbourne. Play Me, I’m Yours
Kunitachi, Tokyo. Play Me, I’m Yours
Vivid Sydney, Australia. Gaia
Bluedot Festival,UK. Gaia
Cork Midsummer Festival, Ireland. 1000 Flowers
Oxford Natural History Museum, UK. E.coli
Eden Project UK. Glass Microbiology
National Trust Properties, UK. Harrison’s Garden
St.Georges Concert Hall, Bristol, UK. Apollo
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2017
European Capital of Culture, Aarhus, Denmark. Museum of the Moon
United Nations, Global Platform, Cancun, Mexico. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake sculpture
UK Capital of Culture, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre. Treasured City
I-Light Festival, Singapore. Ocean Pavilion
National Trust Properties, UK. Harrison’s Garden
Awesome Festival, Perth, Australia. Lullaby
Sheffield Winter Gardens, Launch of Florey Institute, UK. Giant E.coli
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Glasstress USA. Glass Microbiology
European Museum of Modern Glass, Germany. Glass Microbiology
Norfolk & Norwich Festival, UK. Museum of the Moon
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, UK. Museum of the Moon
Festival Les Tombées de la Nuit, France. Museum of the Moon
Lee Tung Avenue, Hong Kong. Museum of the Moon
Dubai, UAE. Museum of the Moon
La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona. Museum of the Moon
White Night, Bratislava & Kosice, Slovakia. Museum of the Moon
University of Bristol, UK. Museum of the Moon
Paris, Play Me, I’m Yours
Bristol, UK, Play Me, I’m Yours
Virginia Arts Festival, USA, Play Me, I’m Yours
