john gerstner

John Gerstner has career experience as a writer, photo-journalist, magazine editor, multi-mediaJohn Gerstner is an American artist working at the intersection of photography, painting, and digital image construction. His background spans journalism, magazine editing, video production, and book authorship, including Genuine Value: The John Deere Journey, named Best Coffee Table Book of 2001. His art has been exhibited in the U.S. and appears in private collections worldwide. Statement My work questions photography’s authority as a source of truth. I merge photographic fragments with paint, texture, and digital layering to disrupt the surface, creating images that feel familiar yet unreliable. I’m drawn to the tension between the real and the artificial — not to reconcile them, but to expose the instability between them. artist, video producer, Internet/intranet strategist, and book author/creative director. He authored and edited Genuine Value: The John Deere Journey, a coffee-table art business book named Best Coffee Table Book of 2001. Amidst his corporate career, John has never wavered in his passion for art. His art has been published and exhibited in U.S. shows and galleries and is in private collections worldwide. His latest works combine digital photography and painting.

2023 Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park, FL, Fall 3-Person Show 2023 Jones Gallery March Group Show, Kansas City, MO 2023 Northern Light Gallery, Artist of the Month Exhibition, Online 2023 Gallerium Art Gallery, Believe Exhibition and Publication, Online 2023 Northern Light Gallery Group Show, Online 2023 Gallerium Art Gallery, Exhibition and Publication, Online

Video Art & Multimedia, MA, University of Iowa, 1989 Journalism & Mass Communication, MA, University of Iowa, 1984 Journalism, Kansas State University, BS, 1968.