Aron Gerle was a Swedish visual artist and graphic designer. He studied at Slöjdföreningens skola in Gothenburg and then at Konstnärsförbundets skola in Stockholm in 1892. He was a landscape painter with motifs from the coast and lakes and was also a graphic artist, producing large-scale lithographs.

Aron Gerle grew up in poor conditions. Aron was the sixth of eight children. His father, a farmer, had to sell his property in Svalungebyn due to financial problems and then lived as a tenant farmer in various places. The father died while the children were still young and Aron worked for a while as a shepherd boy.

After confirmation, Gerle traveled to Gothenburg, where he stayed for 2-3 years. Two of his siblings also lived there. He became a painter and at the same time took lessons from the artist Reinhold Callmander, who recognized his talent.

He then moved to Stockholm, where he began studying at the Konstnärsförbundet school in 1892. After two years of study, he became an assistant teacher at the school, a job he held until the school closed. During his time as a student, he supported himself by making portraits in black chalk and charcoal. Gerle participated in Konstnärsförbundets exhibitions both in Sweden and abroad. Together with Richard Bergh, he started the Konstnärsförbundets school on Glasbruksgatan in Stockholm.

At the time of the crisis, during and after the First World War, he had difficulty selling his paintings and gave up painting. Then, at the age of 60, he got married and regained faith in himself and his art. For the rest of his life, Gerle enjoyed great success and recognition. When he died in 1930, he was still at the height of his artistic creativity.