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painting • printmaking art • book art
- 1958
- he was born in
Karl-Marx-Stadt / German Democratic Republic.
- 1974 - 1976
- professional training
as computer programmer.
- from 1976 to 1987
- he works in
different employments (theatre, advertising agency, silkscreen
printing).
- besides occupation with
printmaking art techniques and experiments in visual arts.
- 1982
- the admission of a study at
the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig was prevented by security
service of GDR.
- 1986
- admission as an autodidact
into the federation of educating artists of GDR.
- since 1987
- free lance actively.
- 1989
- joint founders of the Art Association "Laterne", Chemnitz (member until 1992).
- 1994
- work scholarship of the
donation culture fund Berlin.
- 1996
- work stay in Lodz, Poland.
- 1997
- work stay in the Artists
House Cuxhaven.
- 1999
- leader of the international
symposium of printmaking art "ironia".
- 2008 – 2014
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Publishing of four hand pulled artist books in intaglio technique.
- 2010
- Grant of the Biennial "100 Saxonian Prints - Intaglio Technique"
- 2016
- Participation in "5. International Latgale Graphic Symposium" of the Mark-Rothko-Art-Center – Daugavpils / Latvia.
- 2018
- Participation in "IV Marian Ruzamski International Artistic Symposium" of Historical Museum Tarnobrzeg / Poland.
- 2008 – 2019
-
five handpulled artist books were published
- he lives and works in Chemnitz
Artworks in public collections:
- Art fund of the State Saxonia
- Cabinet of Prints and Drawings, Dresden
- New Saxonian Gallery, Chemnitz
- Municipal Art Collections, Chemnitz
- Gellert - Museum, Hainichen
- Mark-Rothko-Art-Center Daugavpils / Latvia
- Historical Museum Tarnobrzeg / Polen
Exhibitions:
- 1989
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Municipal Museum of Chemnitz
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Cultural center, Quedlinburg
-
1990
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Gallery 85, Berlin
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Municipal Gallery, Annaberg - Buchholz
-
1991
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Dresdner Bank AG, Chemnitz
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1992
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Gallery Laterne, Chemnitz
-
1993
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Gallery at the theatre, Chemnitz
-
1994
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Yard gallery Chemnitz
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1995
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Gallery of the art association "Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz",
Dresden
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1996
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Yard gallery Chemnitz
-
1997
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Artists House Cuxhaven
-
1998
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Gallery "Borssenanger", Chemnitz
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1999
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Castle "Wildeneck", Zschopau
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2000
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Gallery "Laterne", Chemnitz
-
2001
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Gallery "Borssenanger", Chemnitz
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2002
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Gallery at the Market, Weimar
-
2004
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Gallery "ART-IN", Art Association, Meerane
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Gallery "East Art", Berlin
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2005
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Gallery "Kunstlade", Zittau
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Gallery "Borssenanger", Chemnitz
- 2007
- Gallery "Borssenanger", Chemnitz
- 2008
- "Mysterium", Gellert - Museum, Hainichen
- "TRANCE", Municipal Gallery Vilshofen
- 2009
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"NEON", Gallery Emil, Tampere / Finnland
- 2011
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"heim+welt" (home+world), Gallery Borssenanger, Chemnitz
- 2012
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"Lenzbrand", Gallery Borssenanger, Hamburg
- 2013
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Gallery in the Tower Augustusburg (Erzg.)
- 2014
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"Kaltfieber" (Coldfever), Gallery Borssenanger, Chemnitz
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"Bruder Alltag, Schwester Mythe" (Brother Everyday, Sister Myth), Art Association Erlangen
- 2017
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"surprise", (with Roland Koletzki), Gallery bild.plus, Berlin-Friedrichshagen
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"Der Tage Überschuß" (Remains of the days), Gallery Borssenanger, Chemnitz
- 2020
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"Tetragebirge", Gallery "Oscar" in the cultural center "Weltecho", Chemnitz in collaboration with Barbara Müller.
- 2021
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"Kuh auf Eis", Municipal Art Collection Chemnitz.
- 2022
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BBK - gallery in "Kulturspeicher Würzburg".
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Lower - Silesian Textil Museum Kamienna Gora / Polen.
Exhibition participation (selection):
- 1988
-
Club of the youth and sportsman, Gera
-
1989
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"Auskünfte 4", gallery "oben", Chemnitz
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"Gallery at the Brühl", Chemnitz
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1990
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"House of the Young Talents", Berlin
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"New Saxonian Gallery", Chemnitz
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"100 Selected Printmaking Artworks", different cities in the GDR
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1991
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"Printmaking Art from Saxonia", gallery "DARA", Singen
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Exhibition of the artist group "LATERNE", "New Saxonian
Gallery", Chemnitz
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"Prints", gallery well-being life, Calw master home
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1992
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1. Saxonian art fair, Dresden
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"Autorengalerie 1", Munich (with the artist group of LATERNE)
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El Dorado, castle Hinterglauchau
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PARSIVAL, gallery "Weise", Chemnitz
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1993
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German - Polish exhibition in the gallery "MANHATTAN", Lodz,
Poland
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"Small printmaking artworks" - Biennale for printmaking art of
the gallery "Sztuki", Lodz, Poland
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"Artists from Chemnitz", Deutsche Bank, Chemnitz
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"Entgleisung", exhibition project of the artist federation of
Chemnitz
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1994
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"Zeitsicht" Saxonian art exhibition, Dresden
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Agricola - memorial exhibition, castle Hinterglauchau
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3. Biennale of the printmaking art, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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1995
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"14", printmaking artworks of artists from Chemnitz and Lodz
with exhibition in several cities in Poland, Germany, Australia
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"Ways", artists from Chemnitz, gallery in the "KIOX",
Chemnitz
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1996
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"Pro Arte Saxoniae", Art Association "Neue Chemnitzer
Kunsthütte", Saxonian printmaking art symposium
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1998
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"100 Saxonian printmaking artworks", New Saxonian Gallery,
Chemnitz
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2000
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Exhibition for Agricola - price, castle Forderglauchau, Glauchau
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"Verlust - Utopie - artists see the south area", exhibition
project in Markleeberg / Leipzig
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2001
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"in Sicht" - art in the public area, Chemnitz
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2004
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"04/04/04 = 50/50/50" - gallery Roland Aphold, Allschwil / Basel
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2004
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"100 Saxonian printmaking artworks" - Biennale for printmaking
art of the New Saxonian Gallery with exhibitions in Chemnitz,
Dresden, Lodz, Plauen, Reutlingen
- 2005
- "mentale fauna", Printmaking Art about "Hommage á Carlfriedrich Claus", Studyroom C. Claus, Annaberg-Buchholz
- Great Saxonian Art Exhibition, Leipzig
- 2006
- "100 Sächsische Grafiken" - Printmaking Biennial of
New Saxonian Gallery with exhibitions in Chemnitz, Dresden
- 2007
- "Wegzeichen 07", Richard-Hartmann-House, Oelsnitz
- 2008
- "Episode X, Exhibition project in memoriam of the composer Richard Wagner", New Saxonian Art Association (Dresden), Municipal Museum Leipzig, New Saxonian Gallery (Chemnitz)
- Leipziger Grafikbörse
- 2009
- "The Dark Side of Beauty" Artworks of Saxonian artists about "The Picture of Dorian Gray", the philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, New Saxonian Gallery Chemnitz
- 2010
- Biennial "100 Saxonian Printmaking Artworks - Intaglio technique", New Saxonian Gallery, Chemnitz
- Europian Printmaking Triennial "estampadura", Toulouse, France
- 2011
- "Doppelgänger - Literature and Visual Art", Artist Forum Bonn
- "Leipziger Grafikbörse", Exhibition in Coburg, Borken, Leipzig, Dresden
- 2012
- "Event Printmaking Art 4 < Ansichten – Aussichten", Gallery VORORTOST, Leipzig
- "Ostrale'12" - International exhibition of contemporary art, Dresden
- 32. Leipziger Grafikbörse at the Museum of Printmaking Art Leipzig
- 2013
- "Wagner & Folgen - Farben und Formen", Exhibition about the 200. birthday of Richard Wagner at the Highschool of Music, Dresden
- Kunstbox "Grafik", Dortmund
- 2014
- "Mensch werde wesentlich", Positions of contemporary figurative painting, Gallery of the "Friends of Current Art", Zwickau
- 2015
- Exhibition "Artist Books" in the studio house Recklinghausen.
- 2016
- "Wortbegleiter" – Printmaking art in relation to literature – together with Bettina Haller, Katja Lang, Susanne Theumer
Showroom of the artist association in Chemnitz
- 1. International Printmaking Biennial Lodz / Poland.
- "2x2" Künstler from Chemnitz and Dresden, Kunstkeller Annaberg Buchholz.
- Biennale "100 Saxonian Printmaking Artworks", New Saxonian Gallery Chemnitz
- 2017
- "Seit Cranach bis Charlie Hebdo" (From Cranach till Charlie Hebdo) , Exhibition to the printmaking competition, Art association of Coburg
- 19. International Printmaking-Biennial Varna/Bulgaria
- 1. International Printmaking-Biennial Jerewan/Armenia
- 2018
- "Best of Ost", Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
- Biennial "100 Sächsische Grafiken", New Saxonian Gallery Chemnitz
- "Kampf der Gegensätze" (Clash of opposites), exhibition of New Saxonian Art Association Dresden
- "Paradox" - exhibition of "Leipziger Grafikbörse"
- "no prisoners", group exhibition at the gallery "bild.plus", Berlin
- 2019
- "Aus Sachsen" (From Saxony), selection from Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung, Chemnitz Art Collection.
- "Ostrale – Biennial of contemporary art - international exhibition, Dresden.
- "Vermessung des Landes" (Land survey), gallery at the tower Augustusburg
- 2020
- Exhibition for the 11th Nordhäuser printmaking art award of the Ilsetraut Glock-Grabe Foundation
- "surprice", Group exhibition of the gallery "bild.plus", Berlin
- Biennial "100 Sächsische Grafiken", New Saxonian Gallery Chemnitz
- 2021
- "hortus secretus" - Exhibition of "Leipziger Grafikbörse" at several locations.
- 19th International Printmaking Art Triennial Frechen
- 2023
- Ostrale – Biennial for Contemporary Art, Dresden
- "International Original Print Exhibition 2023" ,"Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers", Bankside-Gallery, London, UK