Essentielle detaljer

  • Nationality: Germany
  • Color intensity: monochromatic
  • Art period: Modern

The Life and Career of Jerry Zeniuk

Born in Bardowick, Germany, to refugees from Ukraine, Jerry Zeniuk moved to Boulder in 1950. He earned his MFA from the University of Colorado in 1969, the same year he relocated to New York. His professional journey included a period in Hamburg from 1973 to 1974 and a year-long residency in Berlin from 1977 to 1978 supported by a DAAD scholarship. A Fellow for Painting for the National Endowment for the Arts in 1981, Zeniuk later became a member of the German Artists Association in 2003. He served as a professor of painting and graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich from 1993 to 2011 and has been a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts at the Alten Spinnerei since 2014.

Artistic Practice and Exhibitions

Zeniuk’s painting practice involves experimentation with techniques such as encaustic. His work has evolved from nearly monochromatic compositions to colorful pieces focused on the properties of color and pure visual perception. His 2012–2013 exhibition, Elementare Malerei, at the Staatsgalerie Moderne Kunst im Glaspalast Augsburg, showcased these various creative phases. His paintings are held in numerous public collections, including:

Spørgsmål og svar

Findes der en kronologisk gennemgang af Jerry Zeniuk?

Jerry Zeniuks karriere udfolder sig periode for periode på kunstnerens Kronologi-side: en horisontal tidslinje over værkerne, opdelt i kapitler efter karriereperioder.

Kan jeg gennemse Jerry Zeniuks værker efter stemning?

Stemningsfulde rum for Jerry Zeniuk er en side, hvor kunstnerens værker er organiseret efter stemning.

Hvor og hvornår er Jerry Zeniuk født?

Jerry Zeniuk blev født i Bardowick i 1945.

Kan jeg gennemse Jerry Zeniuks værker efter kunstretning?

De kunstretninger, som Jerry Zeniuk arbejdede inden for, kan findes på kunstnerens Alle kunstretninger-side, hvor værkerne er grupperet efter kunstretning.

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Where was Jerry Zeniuk born?
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In which year did Zeniuk receive his MFA from the University of Colorado?
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Which technique does Zeniuk experiment with in his painting?
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From 1993 to 2011, what was Zeniuk's role at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich?
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Which museum held an exhibition of his work titled 'Elementare Malerei'?