| 1956 | born in Buervenich near Cologne, Germany | | 1976-82 | Kunstakademie (Academy of Fine Arts), Duesseldorf, Germany | | 1982 | Meisterschueler of Professor Erich Reusch | | 1988-94 | Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Campus of Fine Arts, Nepal | | Lives in Shanghai, China Ateliers in Shanghai (China), Katmandu (Nepal), Cologne (Germany) |
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
| 2007 | Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmer, Netherlands Gallery Ulrike Hrobsky, Vienna, Austria Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi, India | | 2006 | ONE MUST DO NO MORE THAN LOOK, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, China Dimensional Expression, ReedSavage Gallery, Coral Gables , Florida, USA Shanghai Abstract/the other progression, Kunst und Wort Forum, Frankfurt/Main, Germany transit east, Exhibition Hall RWE Power AG, Cologne, Germany | | 2005 | black box, Gallery Cornelissen, Wiesbaden, Germany entering the labyrinth, Gallery Van der Straeten, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2004 | secret room, National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand the back room, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, China | | 2003 | in search of secret rooms,Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, NL traumRaum, Gallery Wuebbelt, Solingen, Germany |
| 2002 | black paper, Alp Galleries, New York, NY, USA soft core, China Millenium Monument Museum, Beijing, China |
| 2001 | rake's progress, German House Gallery, New York, USA transit eight, Cornelissen Gallery, Wiesbaden, German A-worldwide, Haus Rhode, Koenigslutter, Germany skywalker, Booz, Allen, Hamilton, Munich, Germany |
| 2000 | yellow dragon rising, Hoke Gallery, Shanghai, China the unfinished love, Xintiandi Gallery, China unaccountable objects, The Saraf Collection, Nepal rapture in transit, German House Gallery, New York, USA Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, The Netherlands The Loft Gallery, Phuket, Thailand |
| 1999 | Pondering-Pulsating, Liu Hai Su Museum, Shanghai, China Rahu, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany Art Network International, Chicago, USA Gallery Meta Weber, Krefeld, Germany |
| 1998 | Staedtische Galerie im Rathhauspark, Gladbeck, Germany Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, The Netherlands Gallery Cornelissen, Wiesbaden, Germany KunstSalon, Cologne, Germany Transfer International, Berlin, Germany Schloss Kosakenberg, Eltville, Germany Orangerie, Bruehl, Germany Neues Theater Hoechst, Frankfurt-Hoechst, Germany Reiyukai, Intl Research Institute, Lumbini, Nepal |
| 1997 | The Fifth Seal, The Saraf Collection, Nepal (catalog)
Gallery Wuebbelt, Solingen, Germany
Art Network International, Chicago, USA
Gallery Herve Thiers, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1995 | Gallery Baerbel Wienecke, Cologne, Germany |
| 1994 | Gallery Die Schneiderei, Colgne, Germany |
| 1993 | Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, The Netherlands |
| 1992 | Gallery Baerbel Wienecke, Cologne, Germany
Gallery Herve Thiers, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1991 | Gallery Inexistent, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1990 | Gallery Inexistent, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1988 | Gallery Inexistent, Antwerp, Belgium
Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, The Netherlands |
| 1987 | Paper, South East Asia Institute Heidelberg Nepal Branch, Germany |
| 1984 | Goethe Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Group Shows (selected)
| 2007 | Dialogue Kluenter-Li Lei, Exhibition Hall DWTV, Bonn, Germany Continuous Crossing, VW Haus Rhode, Koenigslutter-Rhode, Germany Cross Dissolve/Transferstation, Hongkou-Shanghai//Ratingen Duesseldorf | | 2006 | Hyperdesign, 6th Shanghai Biennale, China MoCA Envisdage I, Museum of Contemprary Arts, Shanghai, China 6th Holland Paper Biennial, Museum Rijswijk & Museum Apeldoorn (CODA), The Netherlands
Reed & Savage, Coral Gables, Florida, USA Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art & Zhu Qi Zhan Museum, Shanghai, China Tao Gallery, Mumbai, India Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi, India Hai Shang Shan Art Center, Shanghai, China |
| 2005 | Melting Identities, Gallery Van der Straeten, Amsterdam, NL Reed & Savage, Miami, Florida, USA Melting Identities, Gallery Van der Straeten, Amsterdam, NL Refuse to Die, Propeller Center for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Canada Written in Water-Girke Kluenter Li, Ming Yuan Art Center, Shanghai,China | | 2004 | Past as Present, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, China Shanghai Abstract, Ming Yuan Art Center, Shanghai, China Cohesion, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai, China |
| 2003 | Shanghai Spring Art Salon, China Museum Zuelpich, Germany |
| 2002 | Field of Vision, Si Fang Art Center, Beijing China Dialog in Progress, Guaweb Gallery, Beijing, China Abstract Art-New Century, Liu Hai Su Museum, Shanghai, China Achrochage, Gallery Cornelissen, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 2001 | Dialog, Xintiandi Gallery, Shanghai, China Made in Nepal, Nepal Art Council Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal Gallery Cornelissen, Wiesbaden, Germany Gallery Chateau Vuillierens, Lausanne, Switzerland Dialog II, German Centre, Shanghai, China Multiples, Bastiaans Gallery, Boxmer, Die Niederlande Back Home, Bastiaans Gallery, Boxmer, Die Niederlande |
| 2000 | Van der Straeten Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Time of The Buddhas, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany '99 Art Show, Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China Exhibition Surprise II, Gallery Cornelissen, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 1998 | Oddiyana Centre and Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
| 1997 | Exhibition Surprise I, Gallery Cornelissen, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 1996 | Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, The Netherlands |
| 1995 | Achrochage, Gallery Herve Thiers, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1994 | Paper, Goethe Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 1993 | Works on Paper, Gallery Baerbel Wieneke, Cologne, Germany Gallery Herve Thiers, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1992 | 55 in 5, Gallery Bastiaans, Boxmeer, The Netherlands |
| 1989 | German Artist in Nepal, German Embassy, Nepal |
| 1980 | perspektiven 2, Kunsthalle Duesseldorf, Germany Winter Exhibition, Kunstakademie Duesseldorf, Germany |
International Art Fairs
| 2004 | Art Rai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2003 | [art.fair] enjoy contemporary art, Cologne, Germany |
| 2003 | Art Rai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2001 | Shanghai Art Fair, China (catalog) |
| 2000 | Twente Art Fair, The Netherlands (catalog) |
| 1998 | Art Rai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (catalog) |
| 1998 | Art Athena, Athens, Greece (catalog) |
| 1994 | Art Cologne, Germany (catalog) |
| 1991 | 2. International Art Fair, Kortrijk, Belgium |
| 1989 | 7. International Art Fair, Brugge, Belgium (catalog) |
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Scholarships and Awards
| 1980 | Kunstakademie (Academy of Fine Arts), Duesseldorf, Germany | | 1981/81 | Leers Foundation, Cologne, Germany | | 1986/87 | Koch & Francken-Sierstorff Foundation, Cologne, Germany | | 1988 | Tribhuvan University & National Education Board, Nepal | | 1998 | HMG Ministry of Tourism, Nepal |
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Projects
| 1980/81 | Symbols of Tantric Art, Field Study in Nepal |
| 1983/84 | Iconography and Dance of Newar Buddhism, Nepal |
| 1985-87 | Miniatures and Manuscript Illuminations, Nepal |
| 1989-94 | Producer, Animation Film Project, Nepal |
| 1990-91 | Wall Painting, Gustav Mahler House, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1991 | Wall Painting, Highline Automobile Showroom, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1992 | Painting a "Ferrari", Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1993 | Himalaya Consultant, Transatlantis Film Production, Nepal |
| 1994/95 | South Asian Calligraphy, Nepal |
| 1995/96 | Bardo ¨CExit Death, Screenplay, Movie, Munich, Germany |
| 1996 | Art Space Hotel, Concept and Realization, Katmandu, Nepal |
| 1997-99 | Rahu-Total Eclipse, Screenplay, Art Movie |
| 1999 | Atrium-Paper Installation I, Hilton Shanghai, China |
| 2000 | Atrium-Paper Installation II, Hilton Shanghai, China |
| 2001 | Lobby-Paper Installation, Hyatt Regency, Mainz, Germany |
| 2002/03 | Shanghai Spring Art Salon - Partner Country Germany Planning, Development of Cooperation Concepts, Coordination |
| 2004 | Art & Nature - The Park of the Five Elements, Shanghai Concept and Layout |
| 2004 | Magic Power Design Art Forum, Shenzhen, Project Consultant |
| 2004 | Symposium: Identity Lost-why do we need secret rooms? Jointly organized by The National Gallery Bangkok, Goethe Institute Bangkok Goethe Institute, Bangkok and Shrinakarin Wirot University, Fine Arts Faculty, Bangkok |
| 2004-05 | Observatory One - A Public Space in Shanghai, Concept & Art In cooperation with Ming Yuan Art Center, Shanghai |
| 2005 | Symposium: Melting Identities ¨C European and Chinese Art Contact. Jointly organized by Goethe Institute and Gallery Van Der Straeten, Amsterdam |
| 2006 | Art Workshop, in cooperation with Jindal Stainless, India |
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Collections
Corporate Collection:
b+d promotion gmbh, Cologne, Germany
DEG-Deutsche Entwicklungsgesellschaft, Cologne, Germany
Deutsche Bank AG Shanghai Branch, China
Deutsche Bank AG Cologne Branch, Germany
Dr. Kurt Foerster, Wiesbaden, Germany
C.L.Gerhartl Ingenieurbuero fuer Farhrzeugtechnik, Wolfsburg, Germany
Hilton Shanghai, China
Hilton Beijing, China
Dr. Kurth Immobilien, Cologne, Germany
Lead Deutschland GmbH, Cologne, Germany
Lurgi AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Madison Benefits, Group Inc, Houston Texas, USA
Montan Union, Essen, Germany
Graf and Graefin Metternich, Adelebsen, Germany
Poddar Family, New Delhi, India
RWE Power AG, Cologne, Germany
Saraf Family, Bombay, Delhi, (India), Kathmandu, (Nepal)
Shanghai Krupp Stainless, China
VW Haus Rhode, Koenigslutter-Rhode, Germany
Public Collection of:
Cultural Foundation of the City of Beijing, China
Liu Hai Su Museum, Shanghai, China
Private Collection in Asia, Australia, Europe and USA
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