Tony Cragg
born in 1949, Liverpool, 1977 moving to Wuppertal and starting with his first exhibitions.
Lives and works today in Wuppertal.
Education
1969-1970 | Gloucestershire College of Art, Cheltenham |
1970-1973 | Wimbledon School of Art |
1973-1977 | Royal College of Art |
Teaching
2009 | Headmaster at the Art-Academy Düsseldorf, DE |
2005 | Visiting professor at the University of the Arts, London, UK |
2001 | Professor at the University of Art (UDK), Berlin, DE |
Honorary professor at the John Moores University, Liverpool, UK | |
1996 | Honorary professer in Budapest, HU |
1988 | Professorship at the Art-Academy, Düsseldorf, DE |
1978 | Lectureship at the Art-Academy, Düsseldorf, DE |
Prizes and Awards
2014 | Honorary Citizen of the city of Wuppertal |
Honorary Doctor of Azerbaijan | |
2013 | Great Price of Culture, Sparkassen Kulturstiftung Rheinland |
Chaire de création artistique, collège de france | |
2012 | Federal Cross of Merit, Germany |
Honorary Fellow of University of the Arts London | |
Cologne Fine Art Award | |
2009 | Honorary doctor of the Royal College of Arts |
2007 | Praemium Imperiale |
2005 | 1. prize for the best sculpture at Beijing Biennale, CN |
2002 | Piepenbrock Prize for Sculpture, DE |
2002 | CBE |
2001 | Honorary Degree Award of Doctor of the University of Surrey, UK |
2001 | Shakespeare Prize |
1994 | Royal Academician |