{"id":87,"date":"2011-04-01T20:46:42","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T20:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:32:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/about","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong> Artist Luke Jerram<\/strong><br>Luke Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. Luke Jerram&#8217;s practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations, live arts projects. Further information on Jerram&#8217;s entire practice can be found on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">lukejerram.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glass Microbiology\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/120142494?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/120142494\">Glass Microbiology<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/lukejerram\">lukejerram<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Glass Microbiology<\/em> sculptures are in 36 museum collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum in NYC, Wellcome Collection in London and the Museum of Glass in Shanghai. They are also regularly loaned for&nbsp;temporary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/exhibitions\">exhibitions<\/a> around the globe and sold to private collectors. Famous pop stars, celebrities and scientists also own the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerram often works in partnership with scientific institutions to develop new microbes for the series, including partnerships with Wellcome Trust, Pirbright Institute, Duke University, University of Sheffield, UK and Micropia, Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2010, Jerram received the 25th Rakow Award for the series from the Corning Museum of Glass, New York. In 2009, his sculptures were presented at the Mori Museum, Tokyo and in 2015 his sculptures were presented at ArtScience Museum, Singapore alongside Leonardo Da Vinci&#8217;s <em>Codex Atlanticus<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ayzmd0qdk1tcbh5\/Dealers%20game%20show.wmv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch this clip<\/a> of Jerram&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/gallery\/malaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malaria artwork<\/a> being sold on the Channel 4, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/four-rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Rooms<\/a> television programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His transparent and colourless glassworks of viruses consider how the artificial colouring of scientific microbiological imagery, affects our understanding of these phenomena. See these <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/images.google.co.uk\/images?hl=en&amp;rlz=1T4HPEB_enGB318GB206&amp;um=1&amp;sa=1&amp;q=hiv+virus+images&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;start=0\" target=\"_blank\">examples of HIV imagery<\/a>. If some images are coloured for scientific purposes, and others altered simply for aesthetic reasons, how can a viewer tell the difference? How many people believe viruses are brightly coloured? Are there any colour conventions and what kind of \u2018presence\u2019 do pseudocoloured images have that \u2018naturally\u2019 coloured specimens don\u2019t? How does the choice of different colours affect their reception?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographs of Jerram\u2019s glass artworks are now used widely in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/publications\">medical journals, text books<\/a> and media stories and are seen as useful representations of virology within the scientific community. His work has been presented in the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/sites\/lukejerram\/files\/jerram_lancetinfectiousdiseases.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lancet<\/a>, the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/sites\/lukejerram\/files\/BMJ_picture_of_the_week.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">British Medical Journal<\/a> and on the front cover of <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nsmb\/journal\/v17\/n5\/covers\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Magazine<\/a>. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/gallery\/coronavirus-covid-19\">Coronavirus&nbsp;Covid-19<\/a> pandemic the sale of his sculptures raised money for charity whilst also being used for science communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculptures are designed in consultation with virologists from around the world, using a combination of different scientific photographs and models. They are made in collaboration with glassblowers Kim George, Brian Jones, Norman Veitch &amp; Andy Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"glass virus art.FLV\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sawctkWL78Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Sense of Scale<\/strong><br>The virus sculptures are approximately 1,000,000 times larger than the actual viruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sale and Loans of artwork<br><\/strong>Sculptures are for sale to private collectors and public museums. Artworks are signed, dated and limited editions of just 5. See the PDF of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Luke-Jerram-Glass-Microbiology-Sculpture-Catalogue-2025-for-web.pdf\">Glass Microbiology Catalogue<\/a> for artworks currently available.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:studio@lukejerram.com\" target=\"_blank\">studio@lukejerram.com<\/a>&nbsp;for a catalogue with prices. Please state the currency you would like. Some artworks are available to view in the studio in Bristol, UK or alternatively you can book a Zoom or Skype appointment to view them. Collections of works can also be loaned for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/exhibitions\">exhibitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield 2023-2024<strong><br><\/strong>Honorary Degree \u2013 Doctorate of the Arts, University of Gloucestershire 2022<br>Honorary Degree &#8211; Doctor<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>of Letters from the University of&nbsp;Bristol. 2020<br>Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, UWE 2018<br>Leverhulme Trust Artist in Residence at the University of Bristol 2017<br>Senior Research Fellowship at CFPR, University of West of England 2012-2015<br>Fellowship at Museum of Glass, Washington, 2011<br>25th Rakow Award from The Corning Museum of Glass, 2010<br>EPSRC, PPE Grant with ISVR, University of Southampton, 2009<br>ACE Grants for the Arts Programme, 2010<br>Nominated for Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Visual Artist, 2009 &amp; 2005<br>Nominated for Artes Mundi 4 Prize, 2009<br>Institute of Medical Image Award for HIV sculpture, 2007<br>UK Clark Digital Arts Bursary, Watershed Media Centre, 2006<br>AHRC Arts and Science Fellowship at UWE, 2005-2006<br>Drawing Inspiration Award received for educational workshops, 2006<br>Arts and Business Award, Strike a Match, 2006<br>NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and Arts) Fellowship, 2002-2005<br>ACE Arts Council Touring grant, 2001<br>Da2 Digital Arts Development Agency Clarkes Digital Bursary, 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Museum Collections: <\/strong><br>Jerram&#8217;s artworks are in museums and institutions around the world including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York<br>European Museum of Modern Glass<br>Natural History Museum, Kuwait<br>Corning Museum, New York<br>Museum of Glass, Washington<br>Barry Art Museum, Norfolk, USA<br>Knoxville Museum of Art, USA<br>Shanghai Museum of Glass, China<br>The Collection \u2013 Lincoln Museum, UK<br>Museum of Health &amp; Medicine, University of Tokyo<br>Cosmo Caixa, Barcelona<br>Arkansas Arts Center, USA<br>Deutshes Hygiene-Museum, Germany<br>Sunderland Museum &amp; Winter Gardens, UK<br>MUSE, Trento, Italy<br>Technical University of Denmark<br>University of Melbourne, Australia<br>Bristol and Bath Science Park, UK<br>Chrysler Museum, USA<br>Chazen Museum, Wisconsin, USA<br>Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Germany<br>The Wellcome Collection, London, UK<br>Bristol City Museum, UK<br>History of Science Museum, Oxford, UK<br>Eden Project, UK<br>Yale University, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=10_XzpaGuM9QlGQR46ISR_gYsGf4-U8U&amp;femb=1&amp;ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C25.424785850000035&amp;z=1\">Global MAP of collections <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-block-7\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> Social Media<\/strong><br>Track what&#8217;s happening through Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glassmicrobiology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><br>Follow Jerram on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukejerram\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lukejerramartist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Luke JerramLuke Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. 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