Klaus Jung
Born 1955 in Solingen (Germany), Abitur 1973 in Solingen
Education
1973–1979 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (class of Klaus Rinke)
1979–1980 Royal College of Art, London (Sculpture School)
Artistic Practice
Studio in Düsseldorf (1980–1989 and again since 2009)
Extensive exhibition activity (1980–1996)
Studios in Trondheim, Bergen and Glasgow (1989–2009)
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
1985 Galerie Bernier, Athen / Galerie Nelson, Lyon / Förderkoje Galerie Fischer, Kunstmarkt Köln
1986 Galerie Tucci Russo, Turin / Galerie Fischer, Düsseldorf
1989 Galerie Fischer, Düsseldorf / Galerie Tucci Russo, Turin
1991 Städtische Galerie im Deutschen Klingenmuseum, Solingen
1993 Kunstverein Trondheim / Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1994 prosjekthallen Kunstakademie Trondheim
1995 Kunstverein Oslo
1996 Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München
Group Exhibitions (selected)
1977 Kunst und Architektur, Galerie Magers, Bonn
1978 wppt, Kunstverein Wuppertal / Programm VII, Galerie Ricke, Köln
1981 Treibhaus, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf
1982 P.S.1, New York / Künstlerhaus Hamburg
1984 Der versiegelte Brunnen, Kuntstichting Rotterdam / Kunstlandschaft, Kunstverein Freiburg / Skulptur II, Galerie Stützer, Köln / Es ist wie es ist, Kunstverein Düsseldorf
1985 Rheingold, Palazzo delle Belle Arti, Turin / Mitten im Werktag, Kunstverein Bonn / Investigation Espace 251 Nord, Liège
1986 Sieben Skulpturen, Kunstverein Köln / Von Raum zu Raum, Kunstverein Hamburg / Neue Deutsche Skulptur, ICC-Deweer Art Gallery, Antwerpen / Il Cangiate, Padiglione d’arte Contemporanea, Mailand
1987 Tekenen 87, Kunststichting Rotterdam / monumenta, 19. Biennale Middelheim, Antwerpen / Leicht erhöhte Temperatur, Schloss Parz, Grieskirchen / kein Platz, Kunstring Folkwang, Essen
1988 Projekt Rosengarten, Neuss / meine Zeit, mein Raubtier, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf
1993 CAD Forum, Zagreb / Maximal Minimalism – selected work from the LeWitt Collection, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA and Lyman Allyn Museum, New London CN
Residencies
1982 Studio and scholarship of the City of Düsseldorf at P.S.1, New York
1993 Artist in Residence at the Art Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Teaching and Leadership in Higher Arts Education
1989–1995 Lecturer at the Kunstakademie in Trondheim
1991–1995 Rector of Kunstakademiet i Trondheim (National Academy of Arts)
1995–2002 Lecturer at Vestlandets Kunstakademi, Bergen
1996–2002 Rector of Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen (Bergen National Academy of the Arts)
2002–2009 Head of the School of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art / Interim Head of the School of Design (March–August 2005)
2009–2014 Rector of Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
2015–2021 Head of Fine Art, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, The Hague
Other Roles
1989–2001 Chair of Nordplus Kunst (KUNO), network of Scandinavian art academies (Council of Nordic Ministers of Education)
2000–2006 and 2008–2012 Member of the Executive Group of ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts)
2002–2004 and 2008–2012 Vice President of ELIA
2012–2014 Spokesperson of the Conference of Rectors of Art and Music Academies in North Rhine-Westphalia
2009–2014 Chair of the Research Working Group of the German Conference of Rectors of Art Academies
2011–2012 Founding Board Member of the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam during its transition to university status
External Evaluation Assignments
1998 Member of the expert team for the evaluation of Konstfackskolen, Stockholm (commissioned by Högskoleverket, Swedish Higher Education Authority)
2000 Member of the expert team for the evaluation of the Fine Art Academy, Helsinki (commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Education)
2006 Approval, Review and Re-Approval of the MA Fine Art, MA Art & Education, MA Art Practice & Education and MA Contemporary Curatorial Practice at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England
2006 Review of the national research infrastructure in Ireland – Creative Arts (on behalf of the Higher Education Authority, Republic of Ireland)
2006 Review of Higher Education in Design and Crafts in Sweden (on behalf of Högskoleverket)
2007 Evaluation of Faculty 1 (Fine Art) at the Universität der Künste, Berlin (commissioned by UdK) / External Advisor for validation of the art cluster at Camberwell College of Arts
2007–2008 External evaluator for Norwegian third-cycle (PhD level) programmes in the arts
2007–2008 International expert on Art and Design to advise on expert status for design schools in Sweden (on behalf of Högskoleverket)
2008–2009 International expert invited by the Austrian Agency for Quality Assurance (AQA) to prepare quality assurance processes at Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien
2011 International expert invited by AQA to advise New Design University, St. Pölten, Austria
2013 Accreditation and review of the Applied Photography programme at Vilnius College of Design (commissioned by SKVC, Lithuania)
2014 Re-accreditation of BA and MA programmes in Photography and Media Art at Vilnius Academy of Arts (commissioned by SKVC, Lithuania)
2017 Member of the advisory group to the Universitetskanslersämbetet (Sweden) on the “konstnärlig masterexamen inom området design” at Linnaeus University / Accreditation group for Kunstuniversität Linz / Member of the doc.funds jury of the FWF, Austria
2018 Critical Friend Review: BA and MA in Visual Arts, KASK – Conservatorium School of Arts, Ghent
Conferences and Symposia
2001–2002 Chair of the organising committee for the 5th ELIA Biennial Conference, Dublin
2004–2005 Member of the working group for the ELIA re:search project
2006–2007 Chair of the organising committee for the ELIA Teacher’s Academy at the Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Brighton
2008–2010 Chair of the organising committee for “Claiming Creativity,” a symposium in collaboration between ELIA and Columbia College Chicago
2009 Founding coordinator of EUFRAD (European Forum for Research in Art and Design); first conference held in Glasgow, September 2009
2010–2012 Chair of the organising committee for the 12th ELIA Biennial Conference, Vienna
Keynotes
2006 Invited keynote at Sensuous Knowledge 3, the annual international conference on artistic research, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen
2008 Invited keynote at The Teacher: Image, Icon, Identity, Faculty of Education, University of Glasgow
2011 Invited keynote at the SHARE Conference, University of the Arts London (SHARE = Step-change for Higher Arts Research and Education)
2011 Invited keynote at the SHARE/Nida Summer School for Artistic Research, Nida, Lithuania
Publications
2001 Klaus Jung, Album 99, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen, ISBN 82-8013-006-3
2003 Homogeneity, Specialisation and Modularisation in Higher Arts Education, in: “A Curriculum for Artists”, University of Oxford / New York Academy of Art, 2004, ISBN 0-9538525-3-9
2006 Reasons to Research, in: Research Art, exhibition catalogue, accompanying research conference, ELIA / University of the Arts Berlin, 13–15 October 2005
2006 Was fordert Kunsthochschulen heraus, in: Reality Check: Who is afraid of master of arts?, IGBK (International Society for Fine Art), Berlin, ISBN-13: 978-3-00-020439-5
2007 The BA/MA Exercise and More Important Challenges in Art Studies: Between a Method and a Fancy, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, Lithuania, ISBN 9955-624-72-8
2007 Enabling Knowledge, Issue No. 4, Sensuous Knowledge, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen, ISSN 1890-2154