Jörg Schmeisser b. 1942

Also known as Jorg Schmeisser
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Jörg Schmeisser, etcher, is thought to have taught print making to Albert Namatjira Jnr while visiting Arnhem Land in 1976 and to Narratjin Maymuru and his sons when they were artists in residence at Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, in 1978.
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etcher, was appointed Founding Head of Printmaking at the Canberra School of Art, now part of The Australian National University in 1978. There is some speculation that he taught print making to Albert Namatjira Jnr while visiting Arnhem Land in 1976 and to Narratjin Maymuru and his sons when they were artists in residence at Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, in 1978. Appears to do colour etchings and engravings mostly.

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1996
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2007

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References [<ExternalResource: Butler, Roger; in Samuels, Jeffrey; & Watson, Chris (1987), 'Aboriginal Australian Views in Print and Poster', West Melbourne, Vic : Print Council of Australia catalogue, 25 July - 17 September 1987.>, <ExternalResource: Gilmour, Pat; Kurosaki, Akira; Gates, Merryn; & Schmeisser, Jörg (1995), 'Jörg Schmeisser: A survey of works 1964-95', Goulburn, NSW : Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Haynes, Peter (1995), 'Jörg Schmeisser: A Survey of Works 1964-1995', Imprint 30/4, [summer 1995], pp. 21-22 (exhibition review).>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', St. Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin (3rd Edition, revised and updated).>]