Jon Burgerman is an English artist living in, New York, US.

Life and work

Jon Burgerman studied art foundation in Bournville,

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, England. He graduated in fine art from Nottingham Trent University in 2001. In 2008, he appeared as a guest on the BBC TV show: '' Blue Peter'' and in 2008 he was part of the original The Underbelly Project, which saw artists exhibit in a secret incomplete 100-year-old subway station deep underneath the streets of New York City. The year 2008 also saw the publication by IDN of a 300-page monograph of Burgerman's work, ''Pens Are My Friends'', whilst

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released the 14 piece mini figure vinyl toy collection "The Heroes of Burgertown". Examples of Jon Burgerman's work are in the public collections of London's

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and

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published Burgerman's first picture book ''SPLAT!'' in 2017. Chronicle Books published ''It's Great to Create'' in 2017 and

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published ''Rhyme Crime'' in the UK. Laurence King Publishing published two of his books, ''Daily Doodle'' and his coloring book ''Burgerworld''. The

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featured Burgerman in the Fashion & Style section of August 1, 2017 highlighting his Instagram stories and book ''It's Great to Create''. In September 2017, filmmaker Bas Berkhout documented Burgerman's studio and family history in a short film called ''The Story of Jon Burgerman.''

References

External links

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Burgerman's Tumblr Girls project
English illustrators Living people English graphic designers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Nottingham Trent University {{UK-artist-stub