Gregory Euclide’s work is a meditation on nature, culture, and perception. Combining organic materials with man-made detritus, he creates immersive, sculptural landscapes that question the boundaries between the natural and the artificial.
We reached out to Euclide when we saw that he had made an edition of prints from his artwork for Bon Iver’s eponymous second album. We are thrilled to have his work in our collection.
BORN IN WISCONSIN 1974
Euclide spent his childhood there, earning his BFA in Studio Art and BAE in Secondary Art Education (K–12) on home turf, at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1997. His early work reflected a deep connection to the natural world, shaped by his upbringing in rural Wisconsin.
MINNEAPOLIS, 2000
A Summer Studio Residency at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) in 2000 would become central to his academic and artistic development. Awards, fellowships an scholarships followed, including three Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants through the National Endowment for the Arts, a Jerome Foundation Residency through the Blacklock Nature Sanctuary, the 2011-12 Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists and the 2015-2016 Mcknight Fellowship for Visual Artists. He remained at MCAD to complete his MFA in Studio Art.
IN 2011
Euclide collaborated with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to create the artwork for the band’s highly acclaimed 2011 album, Bon Iver. The piece, a sculptural landscape made from organic and synthetic materials, including snow, exemplified his signature blend of natural forms and human intervention.
Justin and I talked about the concepts of the album and one of the main concepts was transformation. I felt that having some of the materials undergo certain changes and transformations might tie in nicely. Using melted ice and snow for all the water needed was one way to achieve this end.
The limited edition print that he made from this project is available here at Hypergallery.
IN THE SAME YEAR
Euclide had the opportunity to push beyond the constraints of a canvas, with a room-size installation at the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC as part of their exhibition Otherworldly: Artist Dioramas and Small Spectacles. Euclide continues to exhibit nationally and internationally. Major institutions to have included Euclide's work in their programming include the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MASS MoCA, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, and the Nevada Museum of Art.
His art invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with the environment - not as passive observers, but as active participants in its transformation. He is still living and working in Minnesota, and still challenging traditional notions of landscape art.
