Jörg Schmeisser

Jörg Schmeisser (20 February 1942 – 1 June 2012) was a noted and award-winning printmaker.^[1]

Jörg Schmeisser
Jörg Schmeisser in 2010
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

Biography

Schmeisser was born in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany (modern Słupsk, Poland); he studied at the Hamburg Fine Art Academy, Germany during 1962–67 and also in Kyoto (Kyoto Fine Art Academy) during 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 a draughtsman/artist. In the years 1978–97 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

• Fremantle Print Award: 1980 (joint award with Rod Ewins)^[2][3]

Bibliography

• Wanajo, Eri, ed. (2018). Jörg Schmeisser Retrospective: Neverending Journeys. Kyuryodo Art Publishing Co. ISBN 978-4763018267.
• Gates, Meryn; Butler, Roger; Schmeisser, Jörg (2013). Jörg Schmeisser : bilder der reise [Jörg Schmeisser: travel pictures]. MacMillan Art Publishing. ISBN 978-1921394942.
• Andrews, Lynne; Schmeisser, Jörg (2003). Hansen, David (ed.). Jörg Schmeisser : Breaking the ice : works from the Antarctic 1998-2003. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0975054503.
• Kolenberg, Hendrik; Ryan, Anne. Australian Prints from the Gallery's Collection. Art Gallery of New South Wales. ISBN 0731389123.
• Grishin, Sasha (1997). Australian Printmaking in the 1990s. Craftsman House. ISBN 9781875247158.
• Grishin, Sasha (2000). Australian Identities in Printmaking : The Australian Print Collection of Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery. Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery. ISBN 9057033917.

References

1. "Jörg Schmeisser: profile". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. "Feels Like Silk - screenprints from the City of Fremantle Art Collection" (PDF). Fremantle City Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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.

External links

• Images of Schmeisser's prints held by the National Gallery of Australia
• Images of Schmeisser's prints held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales