Erik Gellert

Born 1976 Royal Oak, Michigan

EDUCATION

1999BA English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2014Certificate Ceramics, AAA Professional Craft Ceramics, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

2012-2015Ceramic Apprenticeship, James Marshall, Santa Fe, New Mexico

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2012-2014Ceramics Studio Technician, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2015Instructor of Ceramics, Astrocamp, Idyllwild, California

2016—Ceramics Technician, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico

BIOGRAPHY

Erik H Gellert is known for hand-built white stoneware sculpture developed from an amorphous form on thick geometric slabs or assemblages of coiled clay. Gellert adds 1000+/- hand rolled coils in layers to develop the final sculpture. Finishing is done with mason stains and/or acrylic house paint that is added post-firing. Frequently a geometric ‘base’, a thick slab cut cylinder, square or rectangle is flipped to be the top plane with spiral textured elements supporting it.

Bibliography

Abatemarco, Michael. “From the Nymph’s Perspective.” Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo, March,25, 2016.

________________. “You Can Go Home Again: Outer Local.” Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo, October 21, 2016.

Armitage, Diane. “Border Crossing.” THE Magazine (February/March 2015).

“News Brief.” World Sculpture News 22, no. 3 (2016).

Southern Highland Craft Guild