Stefan Kürten
Selected Biography
Born in Düsseldorf in 1963
Lives and works in Düsseldorf and New York
1982-1983 Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf
1983-1989 M.A., Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
1989-1990 Art Institute, San Francisco
1992-1994 Taught at the Art Institute, San Francisco
2002-2003 Taught at the Kunstakademie Bremen
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
SupernaturalGalerie Ute Parduhn, Dusseldorf
2009
Once In A LifetimeHosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
2008
Black MirrorThomas Dane Gallery, London
Transmission
Cosar HMT, Dusseldorf
2007
Shadow TimeKunstmuseen, Krefeld, Germany and Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
Cheated Hearts
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
2006
Bad Moon RisingAlexander and Bonin, New York
2005
Say Hello, Wave GoodbyeThomas Dane, London
2004
Somebody Else's DreamHosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
2003
Something to believe inAlexander and Bonin, New York
The Nearest Thing to Heaven
Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg
2002
perfect dayAlexander and Bonin, New York
Die besten Jahre
Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
2001
Darker With The DayHosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
In einem anderen Land, an einem anderen Ort
Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
As Tears Go By
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
1999
Every Day is Like SundayHosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
1998
Arts Center, Goethe Institute, Hong Kong
Die Lüge der Erinnerung/The Lie of Memory
Todd Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
1997
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
1996
Galerie Raab, Berlin
1995
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
1994
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Jonker Gallery, Amsterdam
1993
Deitmar Werle, Köln
Life Cycles, Artspace, San Francisco
Das ABC des Lebens, Kulturforum, Neuss
1992
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
The Living Room, San Francisco
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
1991
Aschenbach Galerie, Amsterdam
Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Los Angeles
1990
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
1989
Matrix 131: Stefan KürtenUniversity Art Museum, Berkeley
1988
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
1984
Fun Gallery, San Francisco
Trains and Boats and Planes and Platinum Collection
Alexander and Bonin, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Print AffairsMike Karstens, Münster
2007
Selected Works by Gallery ArtistsAlexander and Bonin, New York
2005
EditionsAlexander and Bonin, New York
2004
the gallery selects...Alexander and Bonin, New York
2003
Die RomantikfalleGallerie Robert Drees, Hanover, Germany
Land and Sea
Alexander and Bonin, New York
New Prints
International Print Center, New York
2001
All-TerrainContemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach
Urban Views
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
2000
Extraordinary RealityColumbus Museum of Art, OH
Fresh Flowers
Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle
Of the Moment
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
1999
Who's Afraid ...Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
1998
Der Akt in der KunstGallery Raab, Berlin
1997
PortraitsGalerie Raab, Berlin
1996
Letzter AufgussWellenbad, Düsseldorf
1995
New AcquisitionsUniversity Art Museum, Berkeley
1994
On PaperThe Drawing Room, Amsterdam
1992
MalereiRäume für Kunst, Wuppertal
Förderkoje
Art Cologne, Köln
New Acquisitions
University Art Museum, Berkeley
1990
ForumMesse, Düsseldorf
The Idealists
Galeries Raab, Berlin
Pictures from this Life
Artspace, San Francisco
1989
Show OneOliver Art Center, Oakland, CA
Landscapes
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Fresh Views
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Landscapes
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1988
Tout le NuméroGoethe Institut, Casablanca
1987
PaintingLorence Monk Gallery, New York
1985
Perspektiven 3Kunstverein Düsseldorf
Real Surreal
Lorence Monk Gallery, New York
1984
P 11Im Klapperhof, Köln
End Art
Galerie Gugu Ernesto, Köln
Fellowships
1989
Fulbright FellowshipAwards
1999
Grant from the Düsseldorf Poensgen FoundationNew York
1995
San Francisco Artspace GrantKunstfonds, Bonn
1991
Kulturförderpreis from the City of Neuss
1986
Cité des Arts, Paris, Grant from Kunstakademie of Düsseldorf
Kulturförderpreis from the City of Düsseldorf for Music