biography

1964
Born in Ulm
1981
Apprenticeship as a stonemason and stone sculptor
1991 - 1997
Studied fine arts and sculpture at the Muthesius School of Fine Arts in Kiel with Professor Jan Koblasa
seit 1995
Freelance artist
1998
Start of the art concept 'KLEYCITY', monumental tower sculptures in 24 countries so far
2003
Artist in Residence, City of Uto, Japan
2012
Doctor of Liberal Arts (DLA) at the University of Pecs in Hungary with Professor Colin Foster
2012
Jp Kley lives and works in Kiel, his studio is located in a former gravel pit
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exhibitions | fairs | awards

solo exhibitions

2021
Tuwaiq International Sculpture Symposium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4. European Sculpture Triennial in Neustadt i.H., Germany (curator and organiser)
NordArt, international exhibition
2020
3rd MINQIN International Desert Sculpture Symposium, China
2019
Red Sea International Sculpture Symposium 2019, Jeddah, Saudi Arabien
2018
5th Simposio de Escultura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
2017
Art Karlsruhe, Germany
2016
NordArt Public Choice Award 2016
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Jo Kley

The artist Jo Kley was born in Ulm in 1964. In 1981 he completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason and stone sculptor in his hometown. From 1991 to 1997 he studied fine arts and sculpture (MA) at the Muthesius School of Fine Arts in Kiel under Professor Jan Koblasa. 2012 Doctor of Liberal Arts (DLA) at the University of Pécs in Hungary under Professor Colin Foster. Jo Kley has been a freelance artist since 1995. As a participant, organizer and curator, he has participated in numerous sculpture symposia at home and abroad and has been present at numerous exhibitions. Around 100 of his monumental sculptures are in public space in Germany and 20 other countries from the Far East to Europe and North and South America. In 1998 he launched the art concept 'KleyCity', which presents monumental tower sculptures in 24 countries to date. In 2003 he was Artist-in-Residence, City of Uto, Japan. Jo Kley lives in Kiel, his studio is located in a former gravel pit.

"I want to charge the form, the sculpture with energy. If I succeed I call it "energy in form"."