Heinz Mack 1931

Born 1931 in Lollar, Germany

Studied Art and Education at the National Academy of Arts, Düsseldorf and Philosophy at the University of Cologne, Germany

1956 foundation of group ZERO with Otto Piene and Günther Uecker
1958 Art Prize of the City of Krefeld
1963 Premio Marzotto
1965 1st prix arts plastiques at the 4th Paris Biennale
1970 visiting professor in Osaka, Japan
1979 1st prize Licht 79 in The Netherlands
until 1992 full member of the Berlin Academy of Arts
2011 Grand Federal Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
2012 Cultural Prize of the city of Dortsmund's arts council
2015 voted as honorary member of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Lives and works in Mönchengladbach, Germany and Ibiza, Spain