BIOGRAPHY
Gritt Klaasen lives and works in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany.
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2014 |
Nomination as master student of Harald Gnade |
2013 |
Masters programme of Fine Arts at academy AfM, Berlin
Class Harald Gnade |
2012 |
Bachelor of Arts |
2009 |
Study of Fine Arts with focus painting at academy AfM, Berlin
Class Ute Wöllmann
Projects with Jonas Burgert, Norbert Bisky, Christopher Lehmpfuhl |
1990 - 2009 |
Active as a freelance artist, numerous study trips and stages abroad |
1995 |
Commencement of employment with animal shapes / animal photography |
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1989 |
Emigration to West-Germany, just prior to the fall of the Wall |
1988 | Political application for emigration |
1988 - 1989 | Conception, design and production of advertising materials in the Department of graphic and design at a Berlin advertising agency |
1986 - 1988 | Education as visual merchandiser - East Berlin
Dry point engraving, screen printing, linocut, enamelling |
Stays abroad (study trips animal/human photography/film)
Australia:
(2000,2007)
Central America, South America, Caribbean islands:
(1993,1994,1996,1997,2004,2005)
Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Drake Passage (offshore Antarctica)
Asia:
(1994,1995,1998,2007,2012,2013,20014,2015)
Brunei, West-Malaysia, Borneo (East-Malaysia and Kalimantan), Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cyprus, Maldives
Africa:
(1992,1994,1998,1999,2000,2002,2004,2015)
Egypt, Jordan, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho,
Cape Verde, Canaries
Europa:
(1988,1989,1990,1993,1998,1999,2001,2003,2004,2005,2008,2011,2012,2013,2014)
Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey,
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria