Jürgen Elvers

Jürgen Elvers (* 1937 in Celle ; † 2003 ibid) was a German painter.

Life

After graduating from the Hermann-Billung-Gymnasium in Celle, he began studying at the Werkkunstschule Hannover under Gerhard Wendland and Helmut Gressieker in 1960 . 1960–1963 he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg with professors Gresco, Kluth and Wienert.

In 1962 he received the 1st prize for painting from the Hamburg University of Fine Arts.

1963–1964 he received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service for Paris; this was followed by studies at the École des beaux-arts .

From 1964 until his retirement in 2000 he worked as an art teacher and English teacher; first 24 years at the Ernst-Schlee-Gymnasium in Hamburg, then at the Klosterschule Hamburg, the Gymnasium Lüchow and finally at the Gymnasium Ernestinum in Celle. He also devoted himself to painting. In 1980 he was accepted into the professional association of visual artists in Hamburg.

Participation in exhibitions and solo exhibitions

• 1959 Exhibition participation in the Association of Visual Artists Celle - Gothic Hall in Celle
• 1960 Participation in an exhibition at the Brusberg Gallery in Hanover
• 1961 Participation in an exchange exhibition in Manchester
• 1962 Participation in the exhibition “German Art Prize for Young People” at the Württ. Kunstverein, Stuttgart
• 1963.12. Participation in an exhibition under the direction of Prof. Gerhard Wendland in the Brusberg Gallery, Hanover
• 1979.12. Exhibition in the Jolka Gallery (Elke Kegel-Judis) in Buchholz-Seppensen: Romantic landscapes
• 1980.12. Joint exhibition with Inga Nitzsche and Maja Gehner-Ludz on the subject of "Landscapes" in the Jolka Gallery in Buchholz-Seppensen
• 1980.12. Joint exhibition in the Preuss Gallery, Hamburg
• 1981.04. Solo exhibition at Galerie XX Wolf Uecker, Hamburg: Pictures and Drawings
• 1982 Participation in the exhibition “Convent of Pictures” at the Kunsthaus, Hamburg
• 1982.08. Exhibition at Bertelsmann-Verlag, Gütersloh
• 1982.08. Solo exhibition at Galerie XX Wolf Uecker, Hamburg
• 1983.02. Participation in the exhibition of painters from Galerie XX: Elvers, Iuca, Ovenden, Picard, Schlichter, Tindle, Unsworth
• 1983.10. Exhibition in the Bad Hersfeld monastery ruins
• 1984.10. Solo exhibition at Galerie XX Wolf Uecker, Hamburg: New pictures by Jürgen Elvers
• 1984.11. Joint exhibition at the Hochhut Gallery, Hamburg
• 1984 Participation in the International Cologne exhibition
• 1985.03. Exhibition in the Galerie Bilder-Bühne, Gaggenau
• 1987.07. Exhibition in the Kurhaus Hitzacker: Landscapes
• 1987.10. Joint exhibition with Ernst Neumann in the community hall in Schweskau: Hunting motifs and landscape
• 1988 Exhibition at the Volksbank Hitzacker
• 1987 u. 1988 Participation in an exhibition at the Hochhut Gallery, Hamburg
• 1989.07. Solo exhibition in the Volksbank in Hitzacker
• 1998.05. Solo exhibition in the Celle Gymnasium Ernestinum: "Rural-idyllic pictures"
• 1999.01. Exhibition at the Holiday Inn, Hamburg
• 1999 (cont.) Permanent exhibition in the officers' mess in the NATO military training area in Bergen
• 1999-02-09. Solo exhibition in the Prangerschänke in Celle: "Art in the pillory" - oil paintings "Celler Impressions"
• 1999.05. Solo exhibition in the Heidegut Eschede gallery - mansion: "Two Seasons" in Eschede
• 1999.09. Participation in an exhibition in the "Altes Spritzenhaus" gallery in Ahlden (E. and HJ Doneck): "The 1st art exhibition in the Spritzenhaus" Klatt, Möller, Doneck, Elvers
• 1999.11. Exhibition in the Sparkasse Celle-Vorwerk
• 2000.02. Solo exhibition in the Roß`schen Villa in Celle "Looking back - forward" 40 years of painting by Jürgen Elvers
• 2002.05 Exhibition participation in the Korschenbroich Art Spring - (in the Niederrheinklinik Korschenbroiche)
• 2002.06. Exhibition "Trees" by Jürgen Elvers in Uelzen Culture Summer - The Creative Storage - Schamuhn Museum in Uelzen
• 2002.08. Solo exhibition in the gallery "Altes Spritzenhaus" in Ahlden (E. and HJ Doneck): "The Aller and other waters"
• 2002.11. Exhibition participation Professional Association of Visual Artists (BBK) Hamburg presents "Tangente" - painting, sculptures, collages, photography -
• 2003.05. Participation in the exhibition “All rafting yesterday and today” on the occasion of “16. German Rafting Day ”in Winsen / Aller
• 2003.08. Participation in the exhibition at the Morgenland Gallery, Hamburg: Essen - 2nd exhibition in the SELBST ESSEN MACHT FETT series

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• Biography Jürgen Elvers