John Annus

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John Annus , actually Jānis Augustus Annuss (born October 25, 1935 in Riga , † February 27, 2013 in Leipzig ) was a Latvian - American painter and photographer .

Life

John Annus was born in Riga in 1935 as the son of the painter August Annus . In 1944 the family fled to Germany and emigrated to the USA in 1949 . John Annus studied at the Pratt Institute , where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1958. From 1958 to 1959 he studied at the National Academy of Design . His feeling for space brought him the recommendation of the well-known mural painter Dean Cornwell for the Prix de Rome. Several times in a row he was awarded the residency scholarship at the American Academy in Rome. Returning to New York, John Annus worked, like his father, as a set designer. The fascination for light and theatrical moods increased. John Annus has participated in numerous exhibitions and has had personal exhibitions in Germany, Latvia, Italy, the USA and Canada. On February 27, 2013 John Annus died in Leipzig. His urn was buried in Riga.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2014 Artemio Gallery, Leipzig
  • 2013 Daugava Gallery Riga, Latvia
  • 2010 artistic director of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Leipzig
  • 2002 Kunsthaus Schöne Galerie, Andernach
  • 1992 Designers Digest Paul Weber Foundation, Hamburg
  • 1991 from Reutern's House in Riga, Latvia
  • 1987 Jacobi Gallery, Hamburg
  • 1984 Latvian Art Festival, Münster
  • 1983/4 Julia Black Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, USA
  • 1983 Magee Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
  • 1983 Toronto Latvian Center Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  • 1982 dai, Tübingen
  • 1982 Julia Black Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, USA
  • 1981 Clasing Gallery, Münster
  • 1979 Santa Fe Contract Design, Odessa, Texas, USA
  • 1976 Vendo Nubes Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
  • 1976 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
  • 1975 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
  • 1974 Galeria del Vantaggio, Rome, Italy
  • 1973 Domenican College, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • 1973 Galeria del Vantaggio, Rome, Italy
  • 1973 Gallery of Fine Arts, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 1971 Central Arts Gallery, New York, USA
  • 1970 Vendo Nubes Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
  • 1969 Pratt Institute, New York, USA
  • 1965 Architectural League, New York, USA
  • 1965 Vendo Nubes Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
  • 1963 Arte al Borgo, Palermo, Italy
  • 1962 Galeria del Vantaggio, Rome, Italy
  • 1960/61 American Academy, Rome, Italy

Awards and grants

  • 1979 Elected full member ( NA ) of the National Academy of Design , New York
  • 1980 Fifth International Miniature Painting competition, first prize
  • 1971 North American Latvian Cultural Foundation Prize
  • 1967 SJ Wallace Truman Award
  • 1965/75 HW Ranger Award
  • 1964 J. Hallgarten Award
  • 1962–64 scholarship from the Accademia di Belli Arti e Liceo Artistico in Rome, Italy
  • 1962 Mostra Internazionale di Arti Figurativi, gold medal
  • 1961 grant from the Italian state (also 1962 and 1964)
  • 1960 PRIX DE ROME of the American Academy of Rome
  • 1959 PRIX DE ROME of the American Academy of Rome
  • 1958–59 Albert N. Hallgarten scholarship
  • 1958 Society of Illustrators, gold medal
  • 1956 United Artists Scholarship
  • 1954 National Scholastic Scholarship

Publicly owned work

  • American Academy Rome
  • Baltimore Art Museum
  • Dominican College Collection Ohio
  • National Academy Museum New York
  • Ministerio Affari Esteri Collection Rome
  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice
  • Eugene Berman Collection Rome

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Jānis Džons Annuss. Projekcijas ”, documentary by Ilona Bruvere, 2012
  2. ^ Catalog "Janis Annuss: Labirintos un citiviet / Labyrinths and other Places", editor Galerija Daugava, 2013 ISBN 978-9934-8342-3-3
  3. ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "A" / Annus, John Augustus, NA 1979 ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 13, 2015)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalacademy.org
personal data
SURNAME Annus, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Annuss, Jānis Augustus (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian-American painter and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2013
Place of death Leipzig