Michael Amesbury

Michael Amesbury at the Homo erectus heidelbergensis find site of Mauer. The sand that is running between my fingers is from the horizon where the mandibula was found. Original photograph by D. Wegner.

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Curriculum Vitae

Michael Amesbury


1958-1976: Born in Tampa, Florida (USA) Nov.20, 1958; Grew up in California, Hawaii, England and Germany.

Design Vitae

1992 to present: Free-lance computer graphics and animation (witha focus on archaeological reconstructions).
1976 to present: Free-lance Graphics, lllusfration, Cartooning.
1990: Designed and executed props and other elements for the "Filmgebeuren" (Belgian version of the Academy Awards) in Gent.
1990:Designed and executed interior architectural elements for the new cultural center in Gent.
1988-1991: Developed fabric designs for various international textile firms.
1984-1985: Worked in the Display Dept. of the Modesto Macy's (USA).
1984-1985Graphic design for Doctor's Medical Corporation, Modesto, Ca (USA).
1981-1984: Worked in the campus Graphics dept. CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, Ca (USA).
1976-1979: Political cartooning for the Merced Sun-Star.

Fine Arts Vitae

1990: Guest Instructor at the Royal Academy of Art in Gent.
1988-1991: Organized and presented Art workshops in various educational institutions (D)
1986-1991: Worked in the Museum of Modern Art in MÖnchengladbach, Germany.
1984: Graduation from California State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts.

One Person Exhibitions and Projects

1995: "Gottesfolk," Cast;le Chapel, Schönecken, Germany.
1995: "Kunst zur Eiszeit," Reiss Museum, Mannheim, Germany.
1994: "Parallax," Galerie Junge Kunst, Trier, Germany.
1993: "The Path of Language," Galerie Junge Kunst, Trier, Germany.
1993: "Green Chapel," Hardter Forest, Germany.
1993: "Separatio," Museum Villa Zander, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
1993: "Schichten," Reiss Museum, Mannheim, Germany.
1991: "Tsunami," (three locations in Gent: Saint Baafs Abbey, Vooruit and the Museum of Modern Art in Gent, Belgium.
1991: "Works on Paper," Gallery Huis Sint Jakobis, Gent , Belgium.
1991: "Dunkirk,"Dunkirk, France.
1991: "MutterschoB," Ring Park, Cologne, Germany.
1991: "Three Hour Walk," Drakeplatz, Düsseldorf, Germany.
1990: "Celeritas," BIS (old museum), MönchengIadbach, Germany.
1989: "Ankündigung der Zeit," Train station, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
1989: "Gravity's Rainbow," Malmedeyer SfraBe, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
1989: "Wende," Viersener StraBe, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
1989: "Attraktor," Fabrik Heeder, Krefeld, Germany.
1989: "AnkOndigung des Lichts," Castle Erkelenz, Germany.
1987: "Green Chapel," Hardt Forest, Germany.
1987: Opitz & Kretchmann, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
1983: University Gallery, Turlock, California.

Group Exhibitions and Projects

1993: "Solo Mo," de Fabrik, Eindhoven, Nederlands.
1993: "Arc of Angels," National Museum, Warsaw, Poland.
1991: "Automaten Kunst," Gallery Von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany.
1991: "Eme Kiste in die Provinz," Kunstverein Heinsberg, Germany.
1989: Gallerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany (Edition Juni).
1989: "Angebot + Nachfrage," Wuppertal, Germany.
1989: Delta Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany (Edition Juni).
1989: "Sun Wheel," Sans Basin, Oregon/Idaho Border.
1988: Gallery am KIemen Markt, Mannheim, Germany

Collected Works

Museum of Modern Art, New York .
Spencer Collection, New York .
Museum Villa Zander, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
City of Cologne, Germany.
Reiss - Museum, Mannheim, Germany.
City of Mauer, Germany.
Geological Institute of the University of Heidelberg, Germany