"Where big forces mature and in her highest power

express themselves, there are the times of the art"

(Wilhelm Heinse) 

1958: born in Neustadt an der Waldnaab (Germany)

1980: studies architecture in Nuremberg and Frankfurt (urbanism)

1987: engineer’s diploma (architecture)

2000 – 2004: painting and drawing studies
• kit preparation at the Art School Irene Schuh in Frankfurt
• member of the Artists’ Workshop Mühlheim in Mühlheim am Main

2005: opens own studio in Mühlheim am Main

2005 – 2008: artistic development
• in the studio of Karen Robert-Pitts, Neu-Isenburg
• in the Städel in Frankfurt am Main
• 2006 nude drawing with Stephan Melzl
• 2007 free painting with Nino Pezzella
• 2008 nude drawing with Bernd Fischer



EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS


2003: Ratingen hospital
Mühlheim/M Artists’ Workshop Mühlheim
2004: Neu-Isenburg Gallery Chamäleon
Mühlheim/M Gallery Regenbogen
community centre St Maximilian Kolbe
Artists’ Workshop Mühlheim
2005: Neu-Isenburg town hall
Artists in the work
Mühlheim/M community centre St Maximilian Kolbe
Gallery Regenbogen
Artists’ Workshop Mühlheim
2006: Neu-Isenburg Cafe Rouge
Quartier IV
Dietzenbach county hall
Mühlheim/M community centre St Maximilian Kolbe
Artists’ Workshop Mühlheim
2007: Maintal historical town hall
Mühlheim/M “Wine and dolce vita”
Gallery Bild und Form
Artists’ Workshop Mühlheim
Berlin “Artists help children”
2008: Salzburg 11th International Art Fair




PUBLICATIONS

www.kunst.ag,
www.kunstrefugium.de,
www.kunstprofil.de,
www.artist-window.de,

Josef Weidner
Müllerweg 8 b
63165 Mühlheim am Main
Tel: 06108/81561
Jw.weidner@web.de
www.josef-weidner.de