Jon Gierlich

(American, born 1941, died 2011)

Seattle-based artist Jon Gierlich (1941-2011) created conceptual installations and architectural designs. His art practice evolved out of a 20-year commercial construction career.

Gierlich received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He pursued graduate work at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was a Design Professor for over twenty years at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington.