Vita
1932
born in Dresden / Germany
1952 - 1956
studied at Dresden "Hochschule für Bildende Künste" (Academy of Fine Arts)
1961
moved to Düsseldorf
1961 - 1963
studied at the "Kunstakademie Düsseldorf" (Academy of Art)
1962 - 1983
studio in Düsseldorf, Pop Art und photo realism characterize his early work
1971 - 1994
chair at the "Kunstakademie Düsseldorf" (Academy of Art)
1975 - 1992
member of the "Akademie der Künste" (Academy of Arts), Berlin
1992
exhibition "Gerhard Richter-Early Prints", Bernd Slutzky Gallery, Frankfurt
1993
Major retrospective (Paris, Bonn, Stockholm, Madrid)
1997
Golden Lion at the 47th Biennale in Venice
2002 - 2003
Major USA retrospective (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington)
Gerhard Richter lives and works in Cologne