Preisträger
1998 // Wolfgang Friedrich // Arethusa
"He who chooses to follow a process that requires an extended amount of time, gains a different relationship than he who sees time as an rapid and temporary phenomenon that passes in an instant. Friedrich's skill and aptitude can sometimes deceive one into believing his forms are created through a specific and rapid approach, yet despite his talents, such results are not so quickly achieved"
(Source: Prof. Dr. Heinz Spielmann, a member of the jury for the awards ceremony catalog).
(Source: Prof. Dr. Heinz Spielmann, a member of the jury for the awards ceremony catalog).
Life and Career
| 1947 | Born in Torgau |
| 1966 | Attended high school and vocational training as a skill glassmaker |
| 1968-1973 | Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden under Prof. Gerd Jaeger, Prof. Walter Arnold, Prof. Herbert Naumann, and Dozent Helmut Schwager |
| 1973-1974 | Postgraduate studies |
| 1977-1978 | Taught evenings at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1978- | Freelance sculptor in Rostock |
| 2003-2009 | Lectured basic studies at the Technical School of Art in Rostock |
Selected Exhibitions
| 1978 | North Gallery (Galerie Nord), Dresden |
| 1981 | Gallery on the Boulevard, Rostock |
| 1990 | Unter den Linden Gallery, Berlin Castle Reinbek near Hamburg |
| 1991 | East Gallery with Ute Friedrich, Hamburg Pinakoteket Gallery, Mörbylanga, Sweden |
| 1992 | Paris Atelier, Jean Marc Lafon with Thomas Jastram |
| 1998 | M Gallery with Ronald Paris, Berlin Winkelmann Museum with Ronald Paris, Stendal |
| 2005 | Art Hall (Kunsthalle), Rostock Jenaer Art Association (Jenaer Kunstverein) |
| 2007 | State Theater, Schwerin |
| 2008 | Sophien-Edition Galley, Berlin |
| 2011 | Casts of Ancient Sculpture Collection, Free University, Berlin |
Exhibition Participations
| 1977-1988 | All Exhibitions of Art of the DDR |
| 1983 | Artists from the district of Rostock - Livorno, Italy |
| 1984 | Small Sculpture Triennial, Budapest Uppsala, Sweden |
| 1985 | Baltic Sea Biennial, Rostock |
| 1986 | Sculpture Symposium - Burgdorf, Switzerland Sculptors of the German Democratic Republic in Warsaw |
| 1987 | Dantesca Biennial, Ravenna |
| 1987-1988 | Sculptures from the DDR in Bonn, Munich, and Mannheim |
| 1988 | International Medal Exhibition - Colorado Springs, USA |
| 1989 | The Language of the Medal, Berlin Bode Museum International Medal Exhibition, Helsinki |
| 1991 |
From Idea to Sculpture - Rostock Art Museum, Hamburg Gallery |
| 1992 | International Medal Exhibition - British Museum, London |
| 1998 | Ernst Rietschel Art Award for Sculpture, Dresden Metal sculpture - Germany, Tokyo |
| 2007 |
FIDEM XXX International Medal Exhibition, Colorado Springs USA |
| 2009 | Wiligrad Palace Gallery, "Landscape 2009" |
Selected Awards
| 1984 | Small Plastic Triennial First Place Award, Budapest |
| 1989 | City of Rostock Culture Award |
| 1998 | Ernst Rietschel Art Award for sculpture, Dresden |