STEFAN PLENKERS

The Prayer (IX), 1993, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
Exhibition view

Born in 1945 in Ebern/Bamberg
1963 A-levels, followed by an apprenticeship as a typesetter
1967 - 72 Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, Diploma
Freelance painter and graphic artist since 1972
1980 - 82 Master student of Prof. Gerhard Kettner, Dresden
1986 Trips to Baghdad, Berlin (West) and the Federal Republic of Germany
1988 Study trip to China
1989 Study trip to France
1991 Study trip to Lapland
1994 Study trip to the USA
2024 Stefan Plenkers dies in Dresden on November 8 at the age of 79

Works in public collections

Lindenau Museum, Altenburg
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Berlin
Collection of the German Bundestag, Berlin
Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin
Municipal Art Collections, Chemnitz
Art Museum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus
German Hygiene Museum, Dresden
New Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden
Art Fund, Dresden State Art Collections
Museum of Prints and Drawings, Dresden State Art Collections
Municipal Gallery, Dresden
Angermuseum, Erfurt
Museum Junge Kunst, Frankfurt (Oder),
Municipal Art Collections, Görlitz
Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig
The British Museum, London
Neubrandenburg Art Collection
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Oslo
St. Petersburg Hermitage
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History
Rostock Art Gallery
State Museum Schwerin - Art Collections, Palaces and Gardens
Polish National Museum Szczecin
Collection of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Regierungspräsidium Tübingen