Jörg Schmeisser

Jörg Schmeisser
Born (1942-04-20)20 April 1942
Stolp, Pomerania, Germany
Died 1 June 2012(2012-06-01) (aged 70)
Canberra, Australia
Education Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (1962–67) under Paul Wunderlich and Kyoto City Fine Art University Japan 1967-68
Known for Printmaker, Painter
Schmeisser

Jörg Schmeisser (1942 - 2012) was a noted and award-winning printmaker.[1]

Biography

Schmeisser was born in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany (modern Słupsk, Poland); he studied at the Hamburg Fine Art Academy, Germany from 1962–67 and also in Kyoto (Kyoto Fine Art Academy) from 1969-72. During his studies in Hamburg he studied printmaking under Paul Wunderlich. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was also involved in archeological excavations in Israel and Greece as an draughtsman/artist. Between 1978 - 1997 he worked at the Canberra School of Art appointed Founding Head of the Department of Printmaking. Schmeisser travelled extensively through Europe, Asia and Australia. He was married to the artist Keiko Amenomori Schmeisser.He died in 2012 in Canberra, Australia

Awards

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References

  1. "Jörg Schmeisser: profile". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 30 August 2018. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Feels Like Silk - screenprints from the City of Fremantle Art Collection" (PDF). Fremantle City Government. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  3. Story, Holly (2005). Print Matters: 30 Years of the Shell Fremantle Print Award. et al.'. City of Fremantle Art Collection. ISBN 0-9757307-1-1.

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