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Printmaker (1942–2012)

Jörg Schmeisser (20 February 1942 – 1 June 2012) was a noted and award-winning printmaker.^[1]

Biography

Schmeisser was born in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany (modern Słupsk, Poland); he studied at the Hamburg Fine Art Academy, Germany during 1962–67 and also in Kyoto (Kyoto Fine Art Academy) during 1969-72.

During his studies in Hamburg he studied printmaking under Paul Wunderlich. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was also involved in archeological excavations in Israel and Greece as a draughtsman/artist. In the years 1978–97 he worked at the Canberra School of Art, appointed Founding Head of the Department of Printmaking.

Schmeisser travelled extensively through Europe, Asia and Australia. He was married to the artist Keiko Amenomori Schmeisser. He died in 2012 in Canberra, Australia

Awards

Bibliography

• Wanajo, Eri, ed.

  Jörg Schmeisser, etcher, is thought to have taught print making to Albert Namatjira Jnr while visiting Arnhem Land in and to Narratjin Maymuru and his sons.

• Jörg Schmeisser, etcher, is thought to have taught print making to Albert Namatjira Jnr while visiting Arnhem Land in and to Narratjin Maymuru and his sons.
• German-born printmaker Jörg Schmeisser has a long established international reputation as a master of his medium.
• Jörg Schmeisser, etcher, is thought to have taught print making to Albert Namatjira Jnr while visiting Arnhem Land in and to Narratjin Maymuru and his.
• Jörg was born in Stolp, Pomerania (now Poland), in In he and his family made a perilous journey to Germany.
• Jörg Schmeisser was born in Pomerania, now Poland, in He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany, followed by graduate.

(2018). Jörg Schmeisser Retrospective: Neverending Journeys. Kyuryodo Art Publishing Co. ISBN .

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