German, born 11 October 1959

Education:

Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland
MFA (painting and wall painting under Professors J. Tarasin and E. Tarkowski)
June 1993

Awards:

European Center for Conservation and Historic Preservation, Venice (San Servolo). Italy Study grant for restoration program in stucco marmorino, stuccolustro, and fresco
September – December 1997

Individual Exhibitions:

2003Cabaniss Fine Arts Center, Altamont School (Birmingham, Alabama)
2002.2003Space One Eleven (Birmingham, Alabama)
2001Cabaniss Fine Arts Center, Altamont School (Birmingham, Alabama)
1998Kreishaus Cloppenburg (Cloppenburg, Germany)
Mercedes-Benz (Berlin, Germany)
Kreuzkirche (Berlin, Germany)
1997
St. Matthaeus-Kirche (Berlin, Germany)
Galerie Karl Witzleben (Frankfurt/Order, Germany)

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2004Bare Hands Gallery (Birmingham, Alabama) forthcoming
2002Art Aficionado, Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Alabama)
2001Thomas Projects/ Artist Cooperative (Birmingham, Alabama)
2000 Thomas Projects/ Artist Cooperative (Birmingham, Alabama)
1998
1996IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (Berlin, Germany)
1995Freie Berliner Kunstausstellung (Berlin, Germany)
1994Freie Berliner Kunstausstellung (Berlin, Germany)
1993Academy of Fine Arts, Technical University (Warsaw, Poland)
1992Henkel KG/Fachwerkhaus (Dusseldorf, Germany)
1987Kunstlerforderung/ State-sponsored exhibition for the promotion of new artists (Grossenbrode, Germany)

Selected Bibliography:

Coman, Victoria L. “Painting by history. Artist displays fresco techniques to Altamont class,” The Birmingham News, Wednesday, July 12, 2000, p. 1S-2S

Hauke, Angelika. “Ausstellung: Entwicklung eines Malers,” Munsterlandische Tageszeitung, Monday, October 26, 1998, n. p.

Nelson, Jim. “Recent work by Jurgen Tarrasch,” The Birmingham News, Sunday, April 27, 2003, p. 3F (with illustration)

Nelson, Jim. “Tarrasch’s abstract paintings bring to mind plaid wall paper,” The Birmingham News, Sunday, June 3, 2001, p. 3F

Special Projects:

2003 Fresco Palimsest, International Curatorial Space, New York, New York (with Catherine Cabaniss)
1998 Reconstruction of stuccolustro façade on the portico, Alte National Galerie (Berlin, Germany)
1997 Restoration of stucco marmorino surfaces, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista (Venice, Italy)
1996 Wall design and murals, Restaurant and Hotel Frisco (Berlin, Germany)
1995 Reconstruction of Expressionist wall paintings, Kreuzkirche (Berlin, Germany)
1993 Wall design and mural, logo design, Akina Japanese Restaurant (Riverside, California)