NAME: Luke Jerram
ADDRESS: Bristol UK
URL: www.lukejerram.com
EMAIL: info@lukejerram.com
Date of Birth: Dec 1974
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS (PAST 10 YEARS):
Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield 2023-2024
Honorary Degree – Doctorate of the Arts, University of Gloucestershire 2022
Arts Council of England, Grants for the Arts Award for Crossings. 2022
Hearts for the Arts Award, for Of Earth and Sky. 2022
WHD Inspiring Humanitarian Award. 2022
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
Honorary Academician of Royal West of England Academy. 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
ARTWORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Netherlands
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
Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France
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
Middlebury College Museum of Art
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, UK
The Collection – Lincoln Museum, UK
Draper, USA
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
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
Peoria Riverfront Museum, USA
Le’ososphére, France
We the Curious, Bristol, UK
Eden Project, UK
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS (PAST 10 YEARS):
Since career began in 1997, Luke Jerram had over 800 exhibitions in more than 50 different countries.
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2024
Centro Botín, Santander, Spain, Museum of the Moon
ArtScience Museum, Singapore, Mars
Bristol, UK, Ascension
Lincoln Cathedral, UK, Gaia
Global Science Festival Kerala, India, Museum of the Moon
Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France, Glass Microbiology
Winchester Cathedral, UK, Museum of the Moon
Peterborough Cathedral, UK, Mars: War and Peace
EVI Lichtungen, Hildesheim, Germany, Museum of the Moon
Lilu Lichtfestival Luzern, Switzerland, Museum of the Moon
Namur en Lumière, Belgium, Gaia
2023
Factory International, UK, First Breath
Brescia Italian Capital of Culture, Floating Earth
Old Royal Naval College, London, Museum of the Moon
Bristol Cathedral Oil Fountain
Freetown, Sierra Leone Power of Light
Cosmos, St.Martins, Scilly, Luna
Bristol Museums Edible Histories
WOMADelaide, Australia, Gaia
European Capital of Culture, Timisoara, Romania, Floating Earth
Eurovision Song Contest, Liverpool Floating Earth
Canary Wharf Winter Lights, London, UK, Floating Earth
Exeter Cathedral, UK, Gaia
Chester Cathedral, UK, Gaia
Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona, USA, Museum of the Moon
Muttart Conservatory, Canada, Gaia
Embassy Theatre, UK, Gaia
Oldham Illuminate, UK, Mars
Exploratorium, San Francisco, USA, Museum of the Moon
Sint Pieterskerk, Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium, Museum of the Moon
Mechelen Feest, Belgium, Mars
Ayuntamiento de Burgos, Spain, Museum of the Moon
2022
Kampala National Theatre, Uganda Clothed with Protection
Natural History Museum, London, Mars
Grand Palais Ephemere, Paris. Gaia
Henry Moore Institute, UK, Glass Microbiology
London Science Museum , UK, Glass Microbiology
National Museum of Scotland E.coli
Mayfest, Bristol. Land of Hope & Glory.
WaterFire Arts Center, USA, Extinction Bell and Gaia
Quoz Arts Fest, Dubai, Gaia
Manif d’Art – Quebec Biennial, Canada, Museum of the Moon
Delapré Abbey, UK, In Memoriam
Compton Verney, UK, Crossings
Cultuurcentrum Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, Floating Earth
RWA 169th Open Exhibition, UK, Clothed with Protection
Houston Museum of Natural Science, USA, Gaia
Bremen, Germany, Gaia
Fed Square, Melbourne, Museum of the Moon
Dorchester Arts, UK, Mars
Lights On Romania, Cluj, Gaia
Knowsley Borough of Culture, UK, Gaia
Fully, Switzerland, Gaia
Exeter Cathedral, UK, Museum of the Moon
Download full CV detailing 104 exhibitions this year.
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
Download full CV detailing 110 exhibitions for this year.
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.
Download full CV with 58 exhibitions this year
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
Download full CV detailing 117 exhibitions this year
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
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2016
Museum of Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Glass Microbiology
National Centre for Craft and Design, UK. Invisible Homeless
Oortreders Festival, Dommelhof Theatre, Belgium. Museum of the Moon
Lieux Publics, Marseille, France. Museum of the Moon
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Saint Brieuc, France. Talking Ring
Lakes Alive, Kendal, UK. Museum of the Moon
Findhorn Bay Festival, Brodie Castle, UK. Glass Microbiology
Alexander Tutsek, Germany. Glass Microbiology
New Scientist Live, London, UK. E.coli
Winchester Science Centre, UK. E.coli
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, UK. Invisible Homeless
Le Bon Accueil Gallery, France. Talking Ring
Paris, Le Community. Play Me, I’m Yours
Aberdeen, Scotland Play Me, I’m Yours
Singapore, International Foundation & Play Tent. Play Me, I’m Yours
Mesa Art Center, Arizona. Play Me, I’m Yours
Munich, Germany Play Me, I’m Yours
Geneva, Switzerland. Play Me, I’m Yours
Boston, USA. Play Me, I’m Yours
Florence, South Carolina. Play Me, I’m Yours
2015
National Trust, European Green Capital. UK commission. Withdrawn
Murano Glass Museum, Italy. Glass Microbiology
Heller Gallery, NYC. Glass Microbiology
Gallery Elena Shchukina, London. Glass Microbiology
K11 Art Space, Hong Kong. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake
Pier-2 Arts Centre, Taipei. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake
Arnolfini, Bristol, UK. School Commission of Euclid
Wheaton Arts Centre, USA. Keynote speech & performance of Keep on Turning
Lilford Gallery & Canterbury Festival at Canterbury Cathedral, UK. Glass Microbiology
Wellcome Collection, London. Permanent exhibition of Glass Microbiology
Krebs Festival, Sheffield Winter Gardens. Giant E.coli
Brussels Stock Exchange, ‘Behind the Numbers‘. Stock Exchange Sculpture
Appetite Arts Festival. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Lullaby
CONNECT! Museums at Night. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton UK. Harrison’s Garden
Sustrans, Derry-Londonderry UK. Lullaby
Stockholm Kulteral festival. Play Me, I’m Yours
Canterbury Festival & Lilford Gallery, UK. Play Me, I’m Yours
Canary Wharf, London. Play Me, I’m Yours
Paris. Le Community. Play Me, I’m Yours
Hong Kong. Play Me, I’m Yours
2014
Commonwealth Games, Glasgow. Play Me, I’m Yours
Museum Micropia, Artis, Amsterdam. Glass Microbiology
ArtScience Museum, Singapore. Glass Microbiology
Arts Centre Melbourne. Play Me, I’m Yours
MAC – Museum of Contemporary Art, A Coruna. Spain. Glass Microbiology
Bristol Art Weekender, UK. Park and Slide
La Granja Glass Museum, Spain. Glass Microbiology
Knoxville Museum of Art, USA. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake
Chrysler Museum of Art, USA. Radiometer Chandelier (on permanent display)
M-Shed, Bristol, UK. Little Cloud
Finnish Glass Museum. Glass Microbiology
B-Side Multimedia Arts Festival, UK. Lullaby
Incubate Festival, Holland. Lullaby
New British Museum of Art, 21st Century Innovations. Radiometer Chandelier
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Play Me, I’m Yours
Mexico City, Crescendi. Play Me, I’m Yours
Lima, Peru. Play Me, I’m Yours
Geneva. Play Me, I’m Yours
Paris. Le Community Play Me, I’m Yours
Nicosia, Cyprus. Ministry of Education and Culture commission Play Me, I’m Yours
2013
UK City of Culture, Derry, N.Ireland. Sky Orchestra
MAD – Museum of Art and Design, NYC, Playing with Fire. Kinetic Chandelier
Digital Art Festival Taipei, Taiwan. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake
Museum of Glass, Washington.Outgrowth. Crash! (NYSE sculpture)
Helsinki Festival Launch. Sky Orchestra
National Glass Centre, UK. Kinetic Chandelier (now on permanent display)
Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake
Biennale Internationale Design, Saint-Etienne, France. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake
Bristol Temple Quarter, Watershed, Maya
Des Moines Art Centre, Ohio.Transparencies. Glass Microbiology
CosmoCaixa Museum, Madrid. Glass Microbiology
NCCD – National Centre for Craft and Design, UK. Glass Microbiology (solo show)
Manchester Science Festival, UK. Synthesis. Glass Microbiology
Pittsburgh Glass Centre, USA. Glass Microbiology
Monterey, USA. Play Me, I’m Yours
Cleveland, USA. International Piano Competition. Play Me, I’m Yours
Paris, France. Play Me, I’m Yours
Boston, USA. Celebrity Series of Boston. Play Me, I’m Yours
Santiago, Chile. Play Me, I’m Yours
Sustrans, Pedal On UK, Bristol. Lullaby
2012
Pan Am Games, Toronto, Canada.. Play Me, I’m Yours
Shanghai Museum of Glass, China. Glass Microbiology (Swine Flu on permanent display)
Los Angeles, USA. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Play Me, I’m Yours
UMOCA Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City. Play Me, I’m Yours
Canary Wharf, London. Aeolus
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, USA. Glass Microbiology
Beirut Exhibition Centre. Glass Microbiology
Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv. Intersections. Glass Microbiology and Kinetic Chandelier
Bristol and Bath Science Park, UK. Kinetic Chandelier (on permanent display)
MAD – Museum of Art and Design, NYC. Glasstress. Glass Microbiology
40th International Glass Awards, Toledo, USA. Glass Microbiology
London, UK. City of London Festival. Play Me, I’m Yours
Grizedale Sculpture, Terra. Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake and Glass Microbiology
Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, Munich, Germany. In the Name of Love. Glass Microbiology
New York Historical Society Museum. Glass Microbiology
Paris, France. Le Community. Play Me, I’m Yours
Toowoomba, Australia. Play Me, I’m Yours
Hangzhou, China. Play Me, I’m Yours
Stratford, Canada. Stratford Summer Music. Play Me, I’m Yours
Salem, USA. Salem Chamber Orchestra. Play Me, I’m Yours
PUBLICATIONS:
Luke Jerram: Art, Science & Play, 2019, Sansom & Co. ISBN: 978-1-911408-48-2
The Book of Drawings+Sketches: Architecture, 2013, Braun Publishing. read
The Lancet Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 9, Issue 11, Page 668
British Medical Journal Vol 326, Issue 5951 Virus sculptures
The Art of Medicine. 2011 Published by Wellcome Trust read
Nature Journal. Front page. read
Excursions. Vol 2. Academic Journal , Abstract by Naomi Daw. read
Neuse Glas Journal. Spring 2011. Pg34-39
Ecological Urbanism by Pg 184-185ISBN-10: 3037781890
Art and Science Now, Thames and Hudson read
Computers in Entertainment (CIE) archive Volume 8 Issue 1, October 2010 read
Exhibitionism – The Art of Display. ISBN 978-0-9557950-1-5
Irish Arts Review Oct 2009
Science Magazine Vol 326, Issue 5951
Medicine and Art. Mori Art Museum. ISBN 978-4-582-2066203
Live Variola Virus. Book by AM Arvin, DM Patel, 2009 ISBN: 0309136903
The Scientist Oct 2009
SEED Magazine Nov 2009
Art in Mind, Book by Luke Jerram published by the Watershed, Bristol. ISBN 978-0-9560356-0-8
Feelings are Always Local by JRBrouwer. Published by V2 Publications. 2004 read
Dreams – Scientific Journal Nov 2006
Bath Royal and Literary & Scientific Institution Vol10 ISSN 1465-8496
The New Astronomy 2006 ISBN 978-1-4020-3723-8
Acoustic Space 6 Waves, RIXC. Aug 2006, ISSN 9771407831009 04
OLATS, April 2004
Acoustic Space Art: Media Architecture, May 2002, ISBN 9984-9538-0-7
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
