MICHAEL SCHOENHOLTZ
Michael Schoenholtz was a German Postwar & Contemporary sculptor who was born in 1937. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Galerie Schlichtenmaier Stuttgart have featured Michael Schoenholtz’s work in the past. The artist died in 2019.
Timeline
1937 Born in Duisburg, Germany
1957–1963 Studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (University of Fine Arts), Berlin, Germany. Master student under L.G. Schrieber
1966 Since 1966 he has exhibited his works in both solo and group shows in Germany, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic / Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Hungary, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, the USA and Portugal
1968 Burda-Preis (award) for sculpture, Munich, Germany
1969 Preis der Böttcherstraße (award), Bremen, Germany
1970 Villa-Romana-Preis (award), Florence, Italy
1971 Villa-Massimo-Preis (award), Rome, Italy
1975 Art award of the city of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
1983 Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Preis (award), Hagen, Germany
1995 2.Preis-III.Trobada d’Escultors (award), Calaf/Barcelona, Spain
1996 1.Preis Mainzer Kunstpreis „Eisenturm“ (award) for sculpture study drawings
1996 Member of the Academy of the Arts, Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany
1998 2.Preis „St.Martin von Tours“ (award), the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
2000 Biennale Poznan, medal: sculpture and architecture, Poznan, Poland
1971–2005 Professor at the at Hochschule für Bildende Künste / Universität der Künste (University of Fine Arts), Berlin, Germany
1999–2005 Artistic design of the lower church of the Dresdner Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady), Dresden, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Public Collections
Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Sprengelmuseum, Hannover, Germany
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg, Germany
Skulpturenpark Seoul, Seoul, Korea