In 1974 Gerrman graduated from Glebov Art College in Minsk. From 1975 to 1979, he worked on commissioned projects and exhibited his work throughout the USSR. In 1985 he graduated from the Department of Sculpture of the Mukhina Academy of Art and Design in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In 1989, he emigrated to the United States and resided in Baltimore until 1999. He exhibited with other Baltimore artists, such as Izya Shlosberg, Elena Zolotnitsky, and Noi Volkov.
Art career
In 1994 his sculpture Crying Violin became the International Holocaust Remembrance Award which was presented to Steven Spielberg for his movie Schindler's List. In 1996 Germann became a member of the National Sculpture Society.
He is currently represented by Wally Findlay Galleries. His work can be found in museums and public collections such as The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, and the Kolodzei Art Foundation, United States. His sculptures can be found in private collections in the United States, France, Japan, England, China, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Israel, Switzerland and Venezuela, including those of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Jennifer Lopez, Simon Cowell, Janusz Kaminski, and Senator Barbara Mikulski.
Awards
2006 National Sculpture Award for Non-Traditional Sculpture
Magazines
Zacharias, Johanna. Seven Soviet Dreamers in The Land of the Free. Jewish Times. Baltimore, May 18, 1990.
Greenberg, Melinda. Fiddling Around. Jewish Times. Baltimore, December 5, 1994.
Slack, Susan Joy. NSS Honors New Members with Exhibition. Sculpture Review. New York. Fall 1997, ISSN 0747-5284.
House & Garden. April 2001.
Nobel, Philip. An Arresting Development. Architectural Digest. February 2003.
Kolodzei, Tatiana and Natalia. Our Collection. Sobranie #2, Moscow, June 2006, ISSN 1811-9395.
Vencil Sanchez, Kelly. Graceful Juxtaposition. Architectural Digest. November 2007.
Palm Beach Cottages & Gardens. March 2007.
Cutler, Ellen B. Music and Sculpture: A Survey. Sculpture Review. New York, Winter 2008 ISSN 0747-5284.