Diether Kunerth (born 1940 in Freiwaldau) is a contemporary artist who lives in Ottobeuren, Upper Swabia.
Diether Kunerth was born in 1940 in Freiwaldau in the Reichsgau Sudetenland. He studied from 1960 to 1967 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and was master-class student of Prof. Kirchner. Kunerth soon turned his back on the city to work in Ottobeuren. Without being subject to the constraints of big-city art business, he developed a large and extensive oeuvre. In consideration of Kunerth's artistic significance, the municipality of Ottobeuren established the Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst – Diether Kunerth (museum for contemporary art – Diether Kunerth), which cost 4.7 Mio Euro and was co-funded by the federal state of Bavaria und the EU. The museum opened on May 24, 2014.
Galerie Gurlitt, München (1964,1967)Landesmuseum Detmold (1977)Dobler Hau, Kaufbeuren (1977)Schaezler Palais, Augsburg (1978)Galerie Lüpfert, Hannover (1978, 1986)Städtische Galerie, Paderborn (1980, 1981)Städtische Galerie, Stade (1981)Galerie von Braunbehrens, München (1985)Galerie Neuendorf, Memmingen (1986–2004)Brechthaus, Augsburg (1986)Galerie in der Finkenstraße, München (1987)Städtische Galerie, Bielefeld (1987)Universität, Bielefeld (1989)made Galerie, Thannhausen (1990)Galerie Tabula, Tübingen (1990)Städtische Galerie, Leutkirch (1990)EP-Galerie, Düsseldorf (1991, 1995–1997)Kreuzherrnsaal, Memmingen (1992)Haus des Gastes, Bad Grönenbach (1993, 1997)Kornhaus, Kirchheim/Teck (1994)Paris-Haus, Memmingen (1994)Theaterfoyer, Memmingen (1995)Johanniterhalle, Schwäbisch Hall (1997)Schloß Elbroich, Düsseldorf (1996)Art Cabinet, Nantucket, USA (1996, 1998)Toskanische Säulenhalle, Augsburg (1997)Marktplatz Ottobeuren (2002)St. Ulrich Basilika, Augsburg (2003)Basilika Ottobeuren (2003)Stadttheater Memmingen (2003)Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst – Diether Kunerth, Ottobeuren (2014–2015)Museo Würth, La RiojaMuseum Würth, KünzelauDesign Fair, New YorkGalerie Neuendorf, MemmingenKünstlerhaus Thurn und Taxis, BregenzEchnaton Galerie, Kairo, ÄgyptenGalerie Yanagizawa, TokioGalerie Marquit, Boston, USAMuseo d'arte moderna e contemporanea Trento e Rovereto (MART), Arte Sella DocumentaGalleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMeC) di Bergamo, Accademia CarraraArt Miami, International Modern & Contemporary ArtNevin Kelly Gallery, Washington DCDesign Fair, New YorkDunap Galerie, Budapest, UngarnExpo Hannover1970: Kunstpreis des Regierungsbezirks Schwaben1978: Kulturpreis der Stadt Memmingen1985: Großer Sieben-Schwaben-Preis Augsburg1988: Bürgerpreis der Stadt Kempten (Dachser Preis)2000: Strigelpreis der Stadt Memmingen1996: world's largest wooden head, Erkheim
