1951
Born in Munich
1969-75
Studies and degree course at the Akademie für Bildende Künste (Academy of Fine Arts), Munich
1975
Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service in Paris
1979
Städtische Galerie at the Lenbachhaus, Munich Art Forum
1980
Villa Romana scholarship, Florence
1981
Initiator of the exhibition entitled "Rundschau Deutschland", Munich and Cologne
1982
Villa Massimo scholarship, Rome
1984
Metamorphoses, State Antique Collection, Munich
1988
Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn
1990
Kunstverein Augsburg (Augsburg Art Society)
Kunstverein Mannheim
1991
Idols, Kunstverein Heidelberg
1992
Portraits, DuMont Kunsthalle, Cologne
Portraits, Kunsthalle Bremen
1993
Caribbean Style, Neue Galerie, Linz
1996
International Senefelder Prize for Printed Graphics
1997
Works 1975-1996, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin
Ceramic Vases and Vessels, Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe
Ceramics. Painting. Vases., Gerhard Marcks-Haus, Bremen
1998
Pictures of the Côte d’Azur, Kunsthalle in Emden
Museo del Grabado Español Contemporaneo, Marbella
1999
Pictures of the Côte d’Azur, Museum of Modern Art, Passau
Sculptures and Glass, Ceramic Museum, Mettlach
Painting Meets Photography, Fondazione Levi, Venice
2000
World Map of Life, 12 large-format ceramic murals, commissioned by WWF for the EXPO 2000 in Hanover
2001
Painting Meets Photography, Städtische Galerie Villa Dessauer, Bamberg
Luxe, Calme et volupté ...ou la joie de vivre, La Malmaison, Cannes
2002
Szczesny, artrium, Geneva
Szczesny, Casa de la Provincia, Sevilla
Premiere of "Szczesny - The Film" at the 55th Film Festival in Cannes
2003
A Feast for the Eyes, Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Hamm
Méditerranée - L’Esthétique du Sud, Salle Jean Despace, Saint-Tropez
2004
Szczesny - Una Fiesta para los Ojos, Palma de Mallorca
2005
Kunsthalle Mannheim
2006
Shadow sculptures all over the city of St. Tropez
2007
A Dream of Earthly Paradise, Mainau Island Art Project, Mainau
Musée de la Photographie Villa Aurélienne, Fréjus
Centre d’art la Malmaison, Cannes
2008
Sculptures d'ombre à Grimaud, Grimaud
A summer in Tegernsee, Tegernsee
Shadow sculptures, Sternberg Lounge, Düsseldorf
Shadow sculptures, Villa Aurelien, Fréjus
Ceramics, Villa Domergue, Cannes
2009
Caribbean Style, Szczesny Factory, Berlin
Garden show, Rechberghausen
Shadows on the Biltmore, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Miami
2010
Shadow sculptures, Beddington Fine Art, Bargemon
Caribbean Dreams, KunstRaum Bernusstraße, Frankfurt
La joie de vivre, Beddington Fine Art Gallery, Bargemon
Caribbean Dreams, KunstRaum Bernusstraße, Frankfurt
Szczesny Dairy - St. Tropez - New York - Mustique, 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York
A summer in Saint-Tropez, Mediengruppe Pressedruck, Augsburg
Saint-Tropez in Berlin, Bocca di Bacco, Berlin
La joie de vivre, Klostergut Besseslich, Kunsthalle Koblenz, Koblenz
Vis à vi, KunstRaum Bernusstrasse, Frankfurt am Main
Shadows on the Biltmore Benefit Cocktail Reception, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Miami
Or et bleu, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Frankfurt
Szczesny's world, Peter's friends Gallery, Palais-Royal, Paris
2011
Les sentiers de la Sculpture, Polo Club Saint-Tropez
Golden sculptures, Plaza Athénée, Paris
Shadows on the snow, Kulmpark, St. Moritz
Shadows on the sand, Sylt, Sylt art festival
Shadows on the water, Saint-Tropez
2012
Schatten im Park, Schloss Bensberg/Schloss Lerbach
Szczesny at the Adlon, Hotel Adlon, Berlin
Szczesny in Frankfurt, with main exhibition "Kunstgarten Palmengarten" at the Palmengarten, Frankfurt
Szczesny: Neue Wilden works from the 80s, 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York
Since 1974: Numerous solo and group exhibitions at art galleries.
Venues included: Munich, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, Zurich, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, Saint-Tropez, Chicago and New York, as well as numerous art and building projects (amongst others: Lindencorso Berlin; Kempinski Marbella, Expo Hannover, Terre Blanche, Côte d'Azur).
Stefan Szczesny lives and works in St. Tropez and Berlin.
