Eric Gjerde
Minneapolis, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2006-Present
- Independent paper artist and author of origami books
EXHIBITIONS
- 2016
- Minneapolis MN, USA | MN Center for Book Arts, “Jerome Book Arts Fellowship“, exhibition
- 2015
- Minneapolis MN, USA | American Craft Council Gallery, exhibition
- 2013
- Waterperry, Oxford, UK | Art in Action, “Best of the Best”, 3rd Place, teacher and exhibitor
- Paris, France | “Artisans & Métiers d’Art”, Propriété Caillebotte, exhibition
- New York NY, USA | “Origami as Art”, Kinokuniya Gallery, exhibition
- Vernon CT, USA | “Paper to Pixel”, Vernon Arts Center, curated exhibition
- 2012
- Strasbourg, France | Salon Résonance, arts exposition, sponsored by the FRÉMAA
- The Hague, NL | Museum Rijswijk, “Holland Paper Biennale 2012“, curated exhibition
- Kraków, Poland | Plener Origami, origami exhibition
- 2011
- Los Angeles CA, USA | International Arts and Artists, “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami“, Meher McArthur, curator
- Santiago, Chile | Universidad de Las Americas, “Plegados”, Miguel Kaiser, curator
- Berlin, Germany | Origami Deutschland exhibition
- Charmey, Switzerland | Musée de Charmey, “Triennale Internationale du Papier”, Patrick Rudaz, curator
- 2010
- Sandusky OH, USA | Sandusky Cultural Center “Still Folding” exhibition
- Oberlin OH, USA | FAVA Gallery exhibition
- Minneapolis MN, USA | Minneapolis Institute of Arts “Foot in the Door 4″ show
- New York NY, USA | Baby Grand Gallery, “Pleated” (solo exhibition)
- 2009
- Tokyo, Japan | Toyoko University, origami exhibition
- 2008
- Minneapolis MN, USA | Frank Stone Gallery, “Poster Offensive 4”, collaboration with Peet Fetsch
- New York NY, USA | Origami USA annual exhibition
- 2007
- Vancouver BC, Canada | Pendulum Gallery Origami exhibition, assistant curator and exhibitor
- Haifa, Israel | Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, “Origami“, assistant curator and exhibitor
- 2006
- Verbania, Italy | CDO Origami exhibition
- Brasilia, Brazil | National Botanical Gardens, Co-curator and exhibitor, “First International Tessellation Exposition”
CONFERENCES
- 2015
- Columbus OH, USA | Centerfold Origami Convention, invited guest
- Miami FL, USA | National Science Foundation EFRI-ODESSEI Origami workshop, FIU Miami
- 2014
- Duluth, MN, USA | AIA-MN Lake Superior Design Retreat, invited speaker
- 2013
- Cambridge, MA, USA | MIT Origami Convention, invited guest
- 2012
- Mexico City, Mexico | Encuentro Internacional Origami México 2012, invited guest
- Strasbourg, France | Salon Résonance, guest of honor
- Kraków, Poland | Plener Origami 2012, invited guest
- 2011
- Lyon, France | OORAA Convention, invited guest
- Santiago, Chile | 2nd Latin American Origami Congress, invited guest
- Freising, Germany | Viereck Verlag Convention, invited guest
- Berlin, Germany | Origami Deutschland, invited guest
- 2009
- Tokyo, Japan | Japanese Origami Academic Society, Annual Conference, invited guest
- New York NY, USA | Origami USA Convention, board member
- 2008
- San Francisco CA, USA | Pacific Rim Origami Conference
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
- 2017
- International Summer School, Bernau bei Berlin, DE
- 2016
- Asheville Bookworks, Asheville NC, USA
- Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis MN, USA
- 2013
- The Artist’s Institute, New York NY, USA
- 2012
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, DE
- Macalester College, Saint Paul MN, USA
- 2011
- Universidad de Las Americas, Santiago, Chile
- 2010
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- 2009
- Toyoko University, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008
- Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter, MN, USA
GRANTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 2015
- “L’Art du Pli 2”, Jean-Charles Trebbi, les Editions Alternatives
- 2013
- “Origami for All”, Ioana Stoian, Busy Hands Books
- “500 Paper Objects: New Directions in Paper Art”, Gene McHugh, Lark Books
- 2012
- “Playing with Paper: Illuminating, Engineering, and Reimagining Paper Art”, Helen Heibert, Quarry Books
- “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami”, Dr. Robert J. Lang and Meher McArthur, Tuttle Publishing
- 2009
- “Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs”, Eric Gjerde, AK Peters Ltd.
- 2008
- “Origami Deluxe”, Dr. Robert Fathauer, Sterling Inc.
- “L’Art du Pli”, Jean-Charles Trebbi
- “Between the Folds”, Green Fuse Films (selected works)
- “Space”, Hanatsubaki, Shiseido, Nov.
- 2006
- Architecture Minnesota, AIA-Minnesota, Sept/Oct.