Florian Depenthal

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Abstract Painter in the tradition of the royal discipline, with knowledge of the contemporary art scene and art history.

Challenge: to make paintings that are alive and breathing, and present to the immediate viewer. Not repetitive, and experienced as something which manifests the today.

1989 established a studio in Chicago to present,
as well as permanent studios in Karlsruhe, Germany,
and since 1999 in Miami, Florida .


--Published Books and Catalogues:

--Frank Pages Art Galerie, Baden-Baden, Germany – 1995
text by Heinz-Peter Schwerfel (art critic and filmmaker in Paris, editor of ART magazine, Hamburg ):
“Vertical Horizons”
46 pages, 23 color images.


--Galerie Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany – 1991,
text by Gerald Nordland (art historian, Museum Director: Milwaukee Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Washington Gallery of Modern Art): “The Paintings of Florian Depenthal”
110 pages, 58 color images.

--Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, USA – 1991,
text by Amy Gold (art historian, Christies New York)
26 pages, 8 color images.


--German American Heritage Society, St. Louis, USA – 1990,
text by Heinz Wirth (Consul, Consu...

1977-1983 Kunstakademie Karlsruhe, Germany
(Art Institute) State Exam.
1979-1983 University Karlsruhe, Germany
State Exam, awarded Masters Degree in Art History

Since 1989 various solo exhibitions and group shows at:

Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami
Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago
Paul Klein Gallery, Chicago
Frank Pages Art Galerie, Baden-Baden, Germany
Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany
Kunstschalter Ulm, Ulm, Germany
Galerie 48, Saarbrücken, Germany
Galerie Ursel Steinacker, Koblenz, Germany
Michael Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sandra Higgins Fine Art, London
Cultural Center, St. Louis, Missouri,USA
Goethe-Institut, Chicago
Columbia College Art Gallery, Chicago
Salon de Montrouge, Paris
Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris
Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig, Germany
Kunsthalle Kiel, Germany

Participation at International Art Fairs with representing galleries:

Art Miami, USA
Art Chicago, USA
Art Cologne, Germany
Art Frankfurt, Germany
Art Strasbourg, France
Art Paris, France
Art Zurich, Swiss
Art Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates