{"id":152,"date":"2013-01-27T16:23:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T16:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.mueller-franken.de\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:53:41","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"Johannes M\u00fcller-Franken – Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Biografisches<\/h2>\n
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1960<\/dt>\n
Born in Freiburg im Breisgau<\/dd>\n
1980\u201390<\/dt>\n
\n Studied Art Education at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specializing in Film (until 1986) and Painting\n <\/dd>\n
1990\u201392<\/dt>\n
\n Studied Fine Arts at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specializing in Painting\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Solo exhibitions<\/h2>\n
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1998<\/dt>\n
\n St\u00e4dtische Galerie im Park, Viersen
\n Emslandmuseum Schloss Clemenswerth, S\u00f6gel
\n Kunstverein Eisenturm, Mainz\n <\/dd>\n
2001<\/dt>\n
O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York<\/dd>\n
2009<\/dt>\n
O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York<\/dd>\n
2017<\/dt>\n
Bernaducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2018<\/dt>\n
Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Group exhibitions<\/h2>\n
\n
1986<\/dt>\n
\n Galerie Polyprint, Wuppertal
\n Kunstpreis der Sparkasse Esslingen
\n \u201eKunst 86\u201c, Haus der Kunst, M\u00fcnchen
\n Kunstpreis Eisenturm, Mainz\n <\/dd>\n
1987<\/dt>\n
Kunstpreis der Sparkasse Esslingen; Kunstpreis der Stadt Alpirsbach<\/dd>\n
1988<\/dt>\n
Galerie der Stadt Mainz<\/dd>\n
1989<\/dt>\n
\n Kunstpreis der Sparkasse Karlsruhe
\n Landeskunstausstellung, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
\n Kunstpreis der Sport Toto GmbH, Koblenz\n <\/dd>\n
1990<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eKunst 90\u201c, Haus der Kunst, M\u00fcnchen
\n \u201eTrompe l’Oeil heute\u201c, Kunstkreis Hameln\n <\/dd>\n
1991<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eKunst 91\u201c, Haus der Kunst, M\u00fcnchen
\n \u201eDen Mops verdoppeln? – Realismus heute\u201c, St\u00e4dtische Galerie im Park, Viersen
\n Dresdner Bank Zentrale, Frankfurt am Main\n <\/dd>\n
1992<\/dt>\n
Landeskunstausstellung, Mittelrheinisches Landesmuseum Mainz<\/dd>\n
1993<\/dt>\n
1. Realismus Triennale, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin<\/dd>\n
1995<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eScharfer Blick – Der Deutsche K\u00fcnstlerbund in Bonn\u201c,
\n Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn\n <\/dd>\n
1997<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eGro\u00dfe Kunstausstellung\u201c, Haus der Kunst, M\u00fcnchen
\n \u201eGro\u00dfe Kunstausstellung Nordrhein-Westfalen\u201c<\/span>, Kunstpalast, D\u00fcsseldorf
\n Galerie B\u00e4umler, Regensburg\n <\/dd>\n
1999<\/dt>\n
Galerie B\u00e4umler, Regensburg<\/dd>\n
2001<\/dt>\n
\u201eVisionen des Wirklichen\u201c, St\u00e4dtische Galerie im Park, Viersen<\/dd>\n
2002<\/dt>\n
Chicago Art Fair<\/dd>\n
2009<\/dt>\n
M. A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma<\/dd>\n
2010<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eRealismus – Das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit\u201c, Kunsthalle Emden
\n \u201eRealismus – Das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit\u201c, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, M\u00fcnchen
\n \u201eFeest der herkenning – Internationaal realisme\u201c, Kunsthal Rotterdam\n <\/dd>\n
2013<\/dt>\n
\u201eIlluminators\u201c, O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York<\/dd>\n
2015<\/dt>\n
\u201cArt Miami\u201d, Bernaducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2017<\/dt>\n
\n \u201cThe Europeans\u201d, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201cSize doesn’t matter\u201d, Bernaducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York
\n \u201cArt Miami\u201d, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York\n <\/dd>\n
2018<\/dt>\n
\u201cArt Miami\u201d, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2019<\/dt>\n
\n \u201cPhiladelphia Art Fair\u201d, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201cArt Miami\u201d, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York\n <\/dd>\n
2020\u201321<\/dt>\n
\u201eArt Miami – SoHo Edition\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2021<\/dt>\n
\u201eArt Miami\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2021\u201322<\/dt>\n
\u201eDusk Till Dawn\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2023<\/dt>\n
\u201eWinter 2023\u201c<\/span>, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
\u201eFall Selections\u201c<\/span>, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York<\/dd>\n
2024<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eVisualizing Schubert\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201eSummer Solistice\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201eSmall Works\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201eScaled-down\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York\n <\/dd>\n
2025<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eAfterglow\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201eSummer Selection\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
\n \u201ePhotorealism 2025\u201c, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York\n <\/dd>\n
2026<\/dt>\n
\n \u201eRivaling Reality – 60 Years of Photorealism\u201c, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Avards\/Honors<\/h2>\n
\n
1987<\/dt>\n
\n 1. Preis beim Kunstpreis der Stadt Alpirsbach
\n \u201eNach der heftigen Malerei eine neue Sensibilit\u00e4t\u201c\n <\/dd>\n
1989<\/dt>\n
F\u00f6rderpreis der Sport Toto GmbH Rheinland-Pfalz<\/dd>\n
1994<\/dt>\n
Studienstipendium des Delfina Entrecanales Studio Trust, London<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n

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Biografisches 1960 Born in Freiburg im Breisgau 1980\u201390 Studied Art Education at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specializing in Film (until 1986) and Painting 1990\u201392 Studied Fine Arts at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specializing in Painting Solo exhibitions 1998 St\u00e4dtische Galerie im Park, Viersen Emslandmuseum Schloss Clemenswerth, S\u00f6gel Kunstverein Eisenturm, Mainz 2001 O.K. Harris Works of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407,"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions\/407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.mueller-franken.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}