Tom Lauerman

Tom Lauerman works within the overlap of sculpture, craft, and design. His objects, drawings, and installations explore the emotional capacities of constructed spaces as a visual, tactile, and visceral experience. In the studio, Tom seeks to synthesize digital fabrication strategies and traditional craft techniques.

Lauerman’s work has been exhibited at Cour Vitrée des Beaux Arts de Paris (France), Lee Gallery (SC), Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (GA), Union Project (PA), Kennedy Museum of Art (OH), Oregon College of Art & Craft, Palmer Museum of Art (PA), Lill Street Art Center (IL), and Pavillion am Milchhof (Germany), among others. He has been an artist-in-residence at ClayArch Gimhae Museum (South Korea), the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s Arts/Industry at Kohler Co. (WI), Anderson Ranch (CO), and Pilchuck Glass School (WA). He is a recipient of grants and awards from the National Science Foundation, Museum of Arts and Design (NY), and the Illinois Arts Council. His work is in the collection of Museum of Art & Design (NY), Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation (MI), Rosewood Corporation (TX), and ClayArch Gimhae Museum (South Korea), among others.

Lauerman received a BFA from SMU Meadows School of Art and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is an associate professor of studio art, ceramics, and digital design at the School of Visual Arts at Penn State University. Prior to his arrival at Penn State University in 2011, Lauerman taught at a number of institutions including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and SMU Meadows School of Art.