Gerhardt Gunther Knodel (born 1940),[1] is an American contemporary textile artist, academic administrator, and educator.
[5][6][7] While attending LACC, Knodel studied under Mary Jane Leland (1923–2022) in the Bauhaus school style.
[3] After graduation, Knodel worked for six years as a high school teacher in Los Angeles.
[2] He took a job at Cranbrook Academy of Art, initially as an artist in residence in the fiber department.
[8] His series, Recovery Games (2005–2014) was artwork focused on gaming-based interactions paired with visual work as a method of understanding different strategies.