Heiner Meyer (DE '53)
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Heiner Meyer
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Biografie Heiner Meyer
Born in Bielefeld
1972 First solo exhibition at Galerie Bernhard Hüning, Münster
1973–1974 Stay in London and Cadaquès
1973 Assistant to Salvador Dalí in Port Liggat, Spain
1977 Begins study of fine arts at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste in
Braunschweig, at first with Profs. Hermann Albert and Lienhard von
Monkiewitsch, later with Prof. Karl Schulz and Prof. Malthe Sartorius
1981 Was named master student by Prof. Malthe Sartorius • recipient of Rudolf-Wilke
Prize of the City of Braunschweig
1982 Art Prize of the Lottogesellschaft Lower Saxony • Prize recipient
1983 Teaching position at HBK Braunschweig • marries Brigitte Worbs • sets up first
studio in Bielefeld
1986–1990 Teaching position at the Fachhochschule Bielefeld, Department of Visual
Communication
1987 Ebernburg Grant of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
1993 Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the State of NRW • completes many
projects for museums in the following years • three museums in the Eastern
Westphalia region simultaneously present overview of his work to date
1996 Receives travel stipend for Japan from the Goethe Institute Kansai
2004 Move to a larger studio
2011 Making of first big sculptures
2016–17 Four museums provide insight into his previous creative work
2018 Award winner of "New Horizon“ BMW e3 Wundercar
2021 Presentation of the sculpture Red Heels“ Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen
Until today Heiner Meyer lives and works in Bielefeld
