My CV

VOLKER RIES

Curriculum vitae
born on 14th of June 1959 in Kusel, Germany.
Youth in Blieskastel/Saar, there college degree in 1978.


Studies

1978-80 Apprenticeship as a stone-sculptor
best federal young craftsman in Germany
1981-83 Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart-Sculpture
1983-86 Städelschule Frankfurt – Sculpture.
1986-88 Academy of Fine Arts Hamburg and studies in Philosophy at Universität
Hamburg.
1988-97 first studio in Steinbach am Donnersberg.
1996 birth of son Robert Konrad
1998-05 in Bliesdalheim, now between Blieskastel(D) und Montmelard(F).


Complete list of exhibitions

1986 Philos III with Hans Brückner, Frankfurt Intercontinental, leporello.
1986 Symposion Schweinstal nearby Kaiserslautern – “Arbeitsfeld”.
1991 “Sieben mal Sieben” – personal show, Scharpfgalerie of W.Hack-Museums,
Ludwigshafen, Katalog.
1993 “An die Bauerkundigen”, galerie+edition CAOC, Berlin
1993 “Géométrie/Ambivalenz” with Philippe Carraz (Le Havre),
Kunstverein Bad Dürkheim.
1994 “Ad Nauseam” with Raabenstein (Berlin), Artists Gallery Lampenfabrik,
Mainz.
1997 “9 vergessene Abschiedsgrüße” Museum for Emigration in Oberalben
nearby Kusel, Publication of “Sieben mal Sieben – ‘a thinking-tool-game’ “.


Group shows:

1988 “Künstler gegen Tiefflug”, Neustadt a.d.W.
1993 “Artists make money”, Galerie O2, Berlin.
2001 4. Scheune, Gambach
2002 5. Scheune, Gambach
2003 6. Scheune, Gambach
2004 7. Scheune, Gambach
2005 8. Scheune, Gambach
2006 9. Scheune, Gambach
2007 10. Scheune, Gambach
Arts en Fête, La Clayette
2008 4e bienale de la sculpture F – Marcigny
2009 11. Scheune, Gambach
« 3x klingeln … » in Mainz, Kurator Günter Minas
2011 12.Scheune, Gambach


Projects

1992 projects with the composer Bernd Thewes (Mainz) for
“Musik im 20. Jahrhundert” in Saarbrücken and in
1994 for the “7. Burgfest für Neue Musik”, Illingen.
2010 Concept and realization of the sculpture ‘Security Gap’ together with and
for the police of Germersheim


Teaching

1993 Guest-teacher for stone-sculpting on the École Nationale des Beaux Arts,
Dijon.
Workshops for public schools, young craftsmen and summer schools.

May 2011

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