About the artist:
Klaus Winkelmann, German artist, born in 1935 in Ratibor, now Racibórz, Poland
studied dramatic arts and teaching in Bavaria, Germany
Self-taught in wide ranging media including painting, graphics, music and film
Currently living in Bavaria, Southern Germany
Additional Studies:
Life drawings
- Franz Vornberger
- Karin Blum
- Manfred Hürlimann
Etching
- Richard Pinkert
- Katja Wunderling
Lithography
- Günter Paule
Expressive Drawing and Colour Theory
- Eva Eyquem
Ceramics
- Werner Ramser
Study trips
Morocco, Tunisia, Kenia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lanzarote
Italy, France, England, the former Yugoslavia, Poland
Norway, Iceland,
China, Thailand, Borneo
Exhibitions
Nürnberg, Fürth, Erlangen, Bayreuth, Pommersfelden, Coburg, Paris
Film prizes
Nationally and internationally acclaimed amateur films in the categories travel, short features, animation and experimental films
Musical achievements
Compositions for harp, piano, violin and piano, violoncello and piano, string quartet, brass quintet, orchestra
His composition ‘Tango for Harp’ was performed by Serika Nakano in a concert in the Central Conservatory for Music in Beijing in 1997