Kley Jo

Joe Clay was born in Ulm, Germany.

Education:

1981-1984 Apprentice stonemason and stone sculptor in Ulm.

1991-1997 Studied fine arts and sculpture at the Muthesia School of Fine Arts in Kiel, Germany, with Professor Jani Koblasi.

In 2012 he received a Doctorate in Liberal Arts (DLA), University of Pécs, Hungary, under Professor Colin Foster.

Creative path

1995 works as a freelance artist in Germany.

1998 organizes the global art concept “KleyCity”, installing tower-shaped sculptures in 25 countries.

2000-2019 Works as CEO of the art company ars magnifica GmbH.

Group exhibitions:

2020

3rd MINQIN Desert Sculpture International Symposium, China;

KARLSRUHE, Germany;

2019

2019 International Red Sea Sculpture Symposium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;

Hos Sculpture Symposium, Bergen, Norway;

Symposium on Stone Sculpture, Remstal Garden Show, Baden-Württemberg, Germany;

KARLSRUHE, Germany;

2018

The Simposio de Escultura, Santiago de Chile;

Kiev International Symposium on Sculpture with the support of Adamovskiy Foundation, Kiev, Ukraine;

European Sculpture Triennial, Neustadt, Germany (curator and organizer);

International Symposium on Sculpture, Minamikyushu, Japan;

KARLSRUHE, Germany;

2017

Puerto Vallarta 1st International Sculptors Forum, Mexico;

Silk Road International Art Exhibition, Xi’an, China;

Schönndorf Sculpture Symposium, Germany;

NordArt, International Exhibition and Symposium on Sculpture, Büdelsdorf, Germany (organizer of the sculpture symposium 2013-2017);

KARLSRUHE, Germany;

2016

International sculpture symposium in Bento Goncalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;

Changsha International Festival of Sculpture, China;

NordArt Public Choice Award 2016;

China Wuhu Liu Kaiqu Award International Exhibition Sculpture, PR China, Bronze Award;

2015

International Symposium on Bisante Stone, Tekirdag, Turkey;

Triennial of European Sculpture in Neustadt, Germany (curator and organizer).