Jürgen Eckey

Jürgen Eckey 1957 born in Münster (Westphalia), Germany 1967 - 1977 attendance at the humanistic Wilhelm Dörpfeld Gymnaium in Wuppertal 1978 - 1985 studied Latin, German and Ancient Greek in Münster; member of the student drama group 1985 - 1987 Pedagogical and practical training as a teacher at Johannes Althusius Gymnasium in Emden and Studienseminar Leer (Eastern Frisia) 1987 - 2009 teacher at the high school in Lohne (Lower Saxony), head of the theater group, qualification as a teacher for performing arts, member of two art clubs. Qualification for teaching German as a foreign language at Goethe Institut 2009 - 2014 teacher for German as a foreign language at the college in Kalisz (Poland) and at the Juglas vidusskola in Riga (Latvia). Beginning of artistic activity in 2010, self-taught studies 2014 - 2019 teacher at the high school “Gymnasium In der Wüste” in Osnabrück, responsible for German lessons for migrants and for European affairs Since 2014 several master classes with the artist Sybille Hermann Since 2016 publications of pictures in the journal “Artist Window”, exhibitions in Baden Baden, Rome and Verona

2018 art project “Nanas” at the Moeser Realschule Osnabrück

Since 2019 freelance artist in Taiwan

2020 Teacher at the art school for children "Painting fun" in Douliou

Artist in residence at the Taiwan literature base in Taipei

Member of the Taipei urban sketchers

2020 – 2022 Lectures and workshops at Tunghai University in Taichung

Since 2021 Artist in residence for the hotel chain "Skywide" . Permanent exhibition at

the Skywide Hotel in Baolai

2023 Solo exhibition "Saving memory" at the 11fen Gallery in Longtan

2024 Participation in the exhibition "Sketching on the Road" by Taipei urban

sketchers

Participated in the exhibition "Painting in Taipei" of the Taipei City Art Promotion Bureau

Moved to Kaohsiung in 2024 June, also a member of the Kaohsiung urban sketchers.