"The most beautiful thing in my life
is my conviction that there are many good people.
Many more good people than I used to think.
This believe maintains my vigour for life."

Josef Elgurt

Josef Elgurt

brief biography

Feb. 12th   1924

Virtual Kishinev born in Kishinev, Moldova, to the family of a Jewish engraver

1934 - 1938

secondary school in Romania

1939 - 1941

school of arts

1941 - 1944

imprisonment in Nazi ghettos in Moldova, Ukraine, Romania

1951

final examination at school of arts, Kishinev

1958

final examination at National Academy of Arts of Latvia

1958 - present

participation in exhibitions in Latvia, Germany, Israel, Japan, Russia, Italy

1986

personal exhibition in Riga, Latvia

1996

personal exhibition in Riga, Latvia

Jan. / Feb. 1999

some newspaper articles [ in German ] personal exhibition in Riga, Latvia

summer 1999

SCHWERINER VOLKSZEITUNG vom 21.Juli 1999 exhibition in Lohmen, Germany

August 1999

newspaper-articles [ in German ] personal exhibition in Feldberg / St. Blasien, Germany

October 1999

personal exhibition in Berlin

Nov. / Dec. 1999

newspaper-articles [ in German ] personal exhibition in Berlin

January 2000

Josef Elgurt goes Florida Josef Elgurt in arts education, Florida (USA)

Jan. / March 2000

personal exhibition in Güstrow, Germany

July / Aug. 2000

personal exhibition in Bremen, Germany

August 2000

Ostsee-Zeitung personal exhibition in Rostock, Germany

Nov. 2000 - Jan. 2001

personal exhibition in Berlin, Germany

May 2001

personal exhibition in Paris, France

February / March 2003

newspaper article [ in German ] personal exhibition in Berlin, Germany

June 2003

newspaper article [ in German ] personal exhibition in "Evangelische Akademie Mecklenburg-Vorpommern", Rostock, Germany

July 2003

don't pass it ! personal exhibition in Bernau im Schwarzwald

Our live Birthday-Firework

Hommage à Josef Elgurt

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