Jon P. Geiger

is an artist and ceramist. Jon’s process is influenced by both natural and mediated landscapes. With the resulting product intended to serve both as a personal marker and prompting for our experience with nature and place.

Jon P. Geiger (b. 1987) received his BFA in ceramics from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2010 and an MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2014.

Jon has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows including No Empty Vessel (Gildar Gallery, Denver, CO), A Durable Canon (Good Weather Little Rock, AR), and A Place to Rest the Head (Holding House, Detroit, MI), and Barometer (Interface Gallery, Oakland, CA). Geiger’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI, DePaul Art Museum (Chicago, IL) New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM). He lives and works in Detroit, MI and operates as the Head Preparator & Exhibition Coordinator for the Cranbrook Art Museum.


Holders were created by Jon as an everyday yet ceremonial tray to hold objects or even empty space. Each is hand built with decorative slip + inspired and created by his life as a father of two young, adventurous boys.