WINFRIED VIRNICH

Born in 1955 in Eschweiler, Germany, artist Winfried Virnich completed his Fine Arts degree at HdK (UdK) Berlin, in 1986, after completing his music studies in Aachen from 1976 to 1980. Since 1983, his work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and has also earned prestigious awards such as the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship and a Work Scholarship of the Kunstfond Bonn, in 1987.

From 1997 to 2021, he was a professor of Painting at Klasse Virnich, Kunsthochschule Mainz, during which he also served as the Director from 2003 to 2014. Currently residing and working in Köln, Virnich has held numerous exhibitions across Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, and beyond. His works have been housed in esteemed venues like Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, and Museum Ludwig, Koblenz.