Vivian Beer (b. 1977) is an American sculptor and furniture designer, born in Bar Harbor, ME and currently based in New England. She describes her work as being "sleek, abstracted metal and concrete furniture [that] combines the aesthetic sensibilities of contemporary design, craft, and sculpture to create furniture that alters expectations of and interfaces with the domestic landscape." Inspired by architecture and American industrial history, Beer's works serve as "intellectual bridges for their users, bringing them to a new way of conceiving the built world through a luxurious deployment of the senses." She has received various grants, awards, and residencies for her work, and has participated in both group and solo exhibitions.
For more information about Vivian Beer, please see the following:
Beer, Vivian. Machined Nature: Anchored Candy no. 9, 2017. Stainless steel, steel and automotive finish. Davidson College.
40 under 40: Vivian Beer video from the artist for the Renwick Gallery's '40 under 40: Craft Futures' exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2012.
Meet the Artist: Vivian Beer video on Beer's works and inspiration, such as history and the natural world, from the Museum of Glass in 2016.
Vivian Beer "Redefining Landscapes" lecture recording from Beer's alma mater, Cranbrook Academy of Art, from Cranbrook deSalle in 2016.
Vivian Beer Artist Talk recording of Beer's presentation on her work at the Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth, ME from Karin Wilkes in 2011.
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