Presentation
1944 Born in Mengen/Württemberg
1964 Abitur in Euskirchen
1965 - 1967 Commercial apprenticeship in the furniture store Pesch, Cologne
1967 - 1971 Studied art history, archaeology and psychology in Cologne, graduating with a master's degree.
1990 Doctorate at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen.
Marriage to the medical historian Axel Hinrich Murken Birth of three children (1972, 1974, 1980)
1971 - 1972 Scientific and museum educational work at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.
Since 1973 freelance writer. Books, texts and contributions to catalogs and collective works on the art and culture of the 20th century.
1976 foundation of the publishing house Murken-Altrogge.
Artistic career
1963-1965 2 years of private painting lessons with the Eifel painter Konrad Schäfer (1915-1991).
Since 1980 free painting and illustration (including illustrations of three self-authored children's or youth books).
Since 1984 participation in group exhibitions in Düsseldorf, Aachen, Bergheim, Cologne and Gütersloh.
Die Leichtigkeit des Seins
Christa Murken
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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From January 21, 2023 to February 21, 2023
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