Biography of Carl-W. Röhrig
1953
Carl-W. Röhrig born on the 12th November in Munich, Schwabing District, in South-Germany.
1971
Decision to become an artist. Becomes a student of the Academy of Graphic Professions in Munich. Studies in technical and manual basics of art.
1972
Set-designer work at the Munich National Theatre. Participation in movies for American animated cartoons. First original paintings are being purchased by collectors.
1974
Early discovery by art experts and first exhibitions in the Munich region. The works are inspired by classical surrealism, though Röhrig’s picture compositons differ, substantially in their elements from his models.
1977
Artistic-scientific paintings of the world of the microcosmos created. Necessary for this is the use of a technique which later finds general acceptance in the art of painting.
1978
The artist starts to create scientific artworks for top German companies. Origin of the book "Ars bacteriologica".
1979
Numerous exhibitions of his previous works in Copenhagen, Vienna, Berlin, Zürich, Munich, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen und Lucerne on the topic "Ars bacteriologica".
1980
The artist moves from Munich to Hamburg. Further exhibitions in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Lucerne.
1981
On the topic of "Ars bacteriologica", an exhibition in Tokyo/Japan is inaugurated.
Further exhibitions in Hamburg in the artist’s club "Die Insel" and in the "Gallery Hochhuth", in Zürich in the "Gallery Bavaria" und in Vienna in the "Gallery
Prisma".
Award for his outstanding scientific artwork from the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany.
1982
Participation in a medical-scientific film for the international magazine GEO with the title "War in the Body" under the famous director Volker Arzt.
Broadcasting of the film on the First German National TV Channel (ARD).
Exhibition in Munich in the "Gallery Hartmann" and in Berlin in the "Tabor Gallery".
1983
Publication of several hundred artistic illustrations and paintings for various clients.
15 coverpages in well known magazines and periodicals.
1984
Study trip to the US lasting several months. Creation of medical illustrations for the book "The Incredible Machine" for the National Geographic Society in Washington D.C. This work appears in German in the GEO-book "The Human Being".
1985
Study trip to Canada, California and New York. The artist rapidly develops the "New Romantic", consisting of aspects of "gentle violence", crime and sex, as they occur in daily life.
1986
Realization of a 45-minute-long television film about the artist on the topic "Evolution as an Artwork or the Fantastic Journey" by the film director Uwe Schmidt (ARD). Group-Exhibition in New York in the "Ingbar-Gallery".Awarded the "Certificate of Merit" by the Museum of American Illustration in New York for his incredible scientific artworks.
1987
Exhibitions in Switzerland, Berlin, Munich, Augsburg, Frankfurt. A series of paintings on the topic "Water and Ocean" created. Further awards for his artistic works for the National Geographic Society in Washington D.C. follow with the "Award for Extraordinary Artistic Performances".
1988
Coverpages GEO, Der SPIEGEL, Stern, NATUR, GLOBO. Vernissage at the Munich "Nachtcafé". A series of paintings on the topic "Communication" develops. Examination of Greek Mythology. The second Sign of the Zodiac-Series is developed.
1989
The Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society declare the artist as a lifetime "Member of the National Geographic Society".
Release of the first book about Airbrush-Art and its fundamental tools.
Creation of large-size wall paintings in Nuremberg.
First lithographs made by the litho-print-technology published.
Creation of a series of 12 paintings for the topic 750 Years Switzerland.
The Swiss "Novum-Gallery" publishes paintings and a calendar of the painter on the occasion of the celebration of 750 years of Switzerland.
Contribution to the "FLIC-FLAC" TV-programme in "N 3" (Northern German TV)
A permanent exhibition of the artist’s work set up at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N.A.S.A.) in Los Angeles.
Completion of the legendary "Sign of the Zodiac-Series".
1990
More large size wall-paintings and sculptures, made of granite and bronze are created for public buildings in Nuremberg.
A new painting series on the topic of the "Rain-forest" develops.
Publishing of the book "The Garden of Eden Must Not Die".
Release of the first Carl-W. Röhrig Artbook, which documents a 15-year-long period of about 900 paintings and more than 2,000 specific, artistic illustrations
1991
The artist starts the Tarot-Series, consisting of 78 single paintings. Study trip to New Zealand, TV appearances and exhibitions. Due to impressions gained of this country, the impulse arises to create another painting series called "Ancestral Portrait Gallery of Endangered Species". The Tarot-Book as well as a card game with the artist’s motifs released.
1992
Beginning of the painting cycle "Ancestral Portrait Gallery of Endangered Species". The famous painting "Snow Leopard" appears in several international magazines and journals. The first original paintings are presented together with the famous animal film-maker and research scientist Professor Heinz Sielmann. The first original paintings are presented to the public at the "Deutschen Parlamentarischen Gesellschaft" (German Parliamentary Society) in Bonn.
1993
Honoured by the "Deutsche Parlamentarische Gesellschaft" at the organization of an overall exhibition in Bonn.
Opening of the exhibition in the "Museum for Underwater-Archaeology" in Bodrum/Turkey by the Turkish Minister of Culture.
Exhibitions in Sussex/England, Bremen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg.
1994
The book "THANK YOU" is released with highly imaginative paintings by the artist.
Further coverpage works in GEO, Der SPIEGEL.
The first paintings under the title "The Colours of the Rainforest" are created.
The Hamburg "Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe" (Museum for Art and Trade) acquires 5 paintings.
Another series of paintings called "Trees" develops.
Exhibition at the "Luxury Lifestyle Show", Palm Springs, USA.
Exhibition in Worpswede.
Exhibition in the "Gallery of the Present" in Wiesbaden.
1995
Completion of another Sign of the Zodiac-Series.
Twelve artistic silk ties and silk scarfs are created.
Coverpage in "Der SPIEGEL", "On the Trail of the First Human Being".
Further coverpage publications in magazines and journals.
Exhibition in Garding, Schleswig-Holstein (a North German State near Denmark).
1996
The monthly magazine "Spiegel-Special" appears with a coverpage by the artist: "World of Agents".
The Museum für Wald und Umwelt (Museum of the Forest and the Environment) in Ebersberg, Southern Germany, acquires five works by the artist.
The Museum Tampa-Aquarium in Florida/USA, commissions the artists to create a piece of work for their grand opening celebration.
The new artistic collection "Painted Frames" created.
Further coverpages published by well known German magazines.
An extensive work about endangered butterflies - done in oil on canvas - develops out of another series of his environmental paintings.
1997
Honoured by the Art Directors Club in Frankfurt for Spiegel-Special coverpage "World of Agents".
The City of Coburg acquires works by the artist.
The Röhrig-TAROT-Book is published in English.
Exhibition of free works in Los Angeles/USA.
1998
Exhibition "Art in the Palmtree House" - Castle of Nymphenburg in Munich.
The National Geographic Society in Washington D.C. releases the book "Inside Out" - The Best of National Geographic Diagrams and Cutaways with works
by Röhrig.
Exhibition in Badern Museum, Solingen (Germany).
Further exhibitions in Southern Germany.
1999
Exhibition in March at the Congress House, Zürich (Switzerland) for the "International Vitality Fair 1999" under the title "Window into another World".
Exhibition in May, "Lauenburgische Academy of Science and Culture" of the "Herzogtum-Lauenburg Foundation": "The Greatest Artwork is Nature".