Gerhard Mevissen

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Gerhard Mevissen at work, 2008. Gerhard Mevissen Kunstwerkstatt.jpg
Gerhard Mevissen at work, 2008.

Gerhard Mevissen (born August 27, 1956) is a German artist whose main emphasis is on painting with watercolor and recently also the production of reliefs made of concrete.

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Life and career

Having studied theology in Bonn ( (Germany)) Gerhard Mevissen was trained in social pedagogy and art therapy. Since 1976 Mevissen has started to focus on drawing and water color painting; in 1978/79 he produced drawings during a six-month lasting stay in Madrid. Hereby, his devotion to art became even stronger so that in 1999 he became an autonomous artist.

Awards

2001 Award of Arts by the German relief organization for blind people (Kunstpreis des Deutschen Blindenhilfswerks Duisburg)

Exhibitions

Books by Mevissen

In May 2007 Gerhard Mevissen published his first book "Stillespeicher" ( ISBN   2959986792). It deals with his water color painting cycle "Stillespeicher".

In September 2009 his second book "Lichtung Stillefeld" was published. The book broaches the new concrete park called "Lichtung Stillefeld" in Höngen, Selfkant.

In March 2012 the book "Zurufe" ( ISBN   978-99959-635-7-6) completed the trilogy.

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