Jon Burgerman

Burgerman at the Beyond Tellerrand conference, 2014

Jon Burgerman is an English-born artist living in Williamsburg, New York, US.[1]

Life and work

Burgerman studied art foundation in Bournville, Birmingham, England. He graduated in fine art from Nottingham Trent University[2] in 2001.

In 2008, he appeared as a guest on the BBC TV show Blue Peter and in 2008 was part of the original The Underbelly Project, which saw artists exhibit in a secret incomplete 100-year-old subway station deep underneath the streets of New York City.

The year 2008 also saw the publication by IDN of a 300-page monograph of Burgerman's work, Pens Are My Friends, whilst Kidrobot released the 14 piece mini figure vinyl toy collection "The Heroes of Burgertown".

Examples of Burgerman's work are in the public collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum and Science Museum.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jon Burgerman :: Q&A -". www.letsbebrief.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Design heroes: Jon Burgerman". Profiles. BBC (Nottingham). 16 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014.


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