shannon gerard

My visual art practice operates across several platforms and media. I write, draw and publish in a variety of forms including on-line comics, periodical illustrations, trade-paperback graphic fiction, and self-published artist’s books and multiples. Thematically I am very curious about issues such as magic, hope, faith and human frailty. I also produce large-scale installations that incorporate stop-motion animations and digital print, and spend at least 50% of my waking life crocheting soft sculptures.

A lot of my work employs play as a research strategy. Areas of interest include the mindset of the collector, the sculptural and performative possibilities suggested by books and book-objects, the conceptual space that books occupy beyond the presentation of texts and images, and how the social position of works (in other words, where we tend to encounter particular modes of art) mediates how we become engaged as readers/viewers.

I am also really getting into marionettes.
I love to work with small gallery shops and retailers! If you are interested in carrying my crochet work or books, please contact me via email (shannon AT shannongerard DOT org, or click the envelope icon below) for wholesale prices and policies.

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    crocheted coral reef

    Moved by the Hyperbolic Coral Reef over at The Institute for Figuring, I’ve teamed up with local crochet nerds and BFFs Angelune Des Lauriers, Becky Johnson, and Kalpna Patel to form a Toronto chapter.

    This work is just a tiny part of the worldwide Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project created by  Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the Institute For Figuring in Los Angeles.

    Inspired by the IFF’s encouragement to spread the word about the plight of the coral reef, this project is open to anyone who wishes to contribute crocheted coral forms, donate materials, or show the project in their public spaces.



    So far, the Toronto Reef has two iterations. Several hyperbolic and coral-like forms crocheted from various yarns and wool and others made from “plarn”— yarn made from recycled plastic bags. This section, called The Toxic Reef, aims to educate folks about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.






    More information can be found by watching Margaret Wertheim’s TED Talk.



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