Artwork copyright Jon Gierlich. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Voyage, 1992

Jon Gierlich
American (born 1941, died 2011)

Location: Seattle Central College, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist Jon Gierlich created Voyage from recycled aircraft aluminum and yellow cedar strips. The abstract structure references a boat form. He created the sculpture for Seattle Central College, where it is suspended from the atrium ceiling.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Seattle Central College.

About the Artist

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.