Manfred Schiefer

Manfred Schiefer (2014)

Manfred Schiefer (born July 25, 1946 in Mannheim ) is a German painter and organizer of exhibitions.

Life

Schiefer first attended the Rödel art school for painting and graphics in Mannheim from 1964 to 1968 and then studied a. a. with Paul Berger-Bergner at the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences for Design . Then he also attended the photo school in Hamburg and worked as an occupational therapist with drug addicts and the mentally ill. Later he ran his own gallery , organized the "Mannheim Art Fair" and participated with his own works in around 50 exhibitions in Germany and abroad. He has received several international awards for his work.

From 1989 - after moving to Geroda (Lower Franconia) - Schiefer neglected painting for family reasons and instead worked as a freelance journalist and as an organizer of antique and flea markets in southern Germany. It wasn't until 20 years later (2008) that he began to paint again.

Schiefer has lived in Bad Brückenau since 2005 , takes part in exhibitions again and is a member of the Kunstverein in Bad Neustadt (Saale) . Schiefer calls the style of his abstract painting " classical modernism " . In his pictures he expresses what he sees “behind the visible reality”.

In 2012, Schiefer received an invitation from the Republic of Hungary for a working scholarship in the university town of Nyíregyháza , combined with a traveling exhibition through five Hungarian cities.

Awards

• 1982: "Golden Torch" of the Academy in Parma ( Italy )
• 1982: "Golden Palm" of the Academy in Parma
• 1982: Honorary doctorate from the University of Florida (USA) for his artistic work

Recent exhibitions

2014

• Solo exhibition in the Henneberg Museum, Münnerstadt
• Kunstverein Fulda , annual exhibition in the Vonderau Museum
• Kunstverein Bad Hersfeld , annual exhibition in the gallery in the monastery
• Kunstverein Bad Neustadt an der Saale , annual exhibition in the Kunstvilla am Donsenhaug
• "Visoes Submersas no Azul", Aljustrel Cultural Center , Portugal
• Exhibition in the municipal gallery in the Franck-Haus, Marktheidenfeld

Planned for 2015

• Solo exhibitions, Parkwohnstift, Bad Kissingen
• Solo exhibitions, Hohnhaus Museum, Lauterbach (Hesse)

literature

• Otto J. Groeg: Who's who in the arts. Volume 2. Who's Who-Book & Pub., 1978, ISBN 392122022X , p. 160.
• Günther Ladstetter, Joachim Heusinger von Waldegg (ed.): Paul Berger-Bergner and his students. Catalog for the exhibition from May 11th - June 10th 1979, Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1979.