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1939
Born in Bremen, Germany
1957
Student trainee -apprentice secretary, London
1959-65
HfBK, Berlin- Sculpture class of prof. Dierkes, Meisterschüler (master student)
1966-67
Airlift memorial Fellowship, Postgraduate Course at St. Martin's School of Art, London, with Sir Anthony Caro, Philip King, Isaac Witkin
1967-68
British Council Scholarship, Sculpture Department - St. Martin's School
1968-72
Part-time lecturer Wolverhampton Polytechnic Sculpture Department, England; Studio in London, large fibreglass sculptutes
1973-75
Instructor for Sculpture, Rhode island School of Design, Papier-mâché sculpture and painting
1975-76
Associate Professor for Sculpture, University of California, Turlock, cast ceramics and painting
1976-2002
Professor, Head of Foundation Department, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf- Works in Wood
Since 1979
Studio in Tobago
   
Publications
1978
Luise Kimme, Bilder und Keramik
1977-81
Luise Kimme, Die Tropen
1980-86
Luise Kimme, Sculpture-Escultura
1987-91
Luise Kimme, Sculpture
1985
Chachalaca, Robinson Crusoe isle, by Luise Kimme
2002
Halcyon Days, Catalogue of Works from 1982-2001
2003
Resurrection to Dance, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Religious Sculpture and Bronze Dancers
Magazines
1990 Galeri,Vol.I - Art and Design Magazine of the Caribbean- "Luise Kimme, Native Wood"
1991 Düsseldorfer Hefte- 6.Mai  - Ein Portrait der Düsseldorfer Bildhauerin Luise KImme, die auf Tobago lebt
1991 Düsseldorfer Illustrierte -Nr.6, 6.Juni - Bildhauerin Luise Kimme
1994 National Geographic- March - pages 78 and 79 - The Wild Mix of trinidad and Tobago- Palette of people
1995 art  Nr. 5 Mai- Bildhauerei im Rhythmus von Raggae
1997 Caribbean Beat - Jan./Feb. - Blue doors in the sky, "Luise Kimme creates unique wooden sculptures"
1999 A D Architectural Digest - Aug./Sept. - "Tanz im Paradies der Rhythmen"
2000 Brigitte- Sommer 2000, Portrait der Bildhauerinn Luise Kimme
2003 Caribbean Travel & Life - July 2003 - http://www.caribbeantravelmag.com  Article by Julie Feiner: "Larger than life, Luise Kimme", 3 pages. Photos: Stefan Falke ( the artistic expressions of Trinidad and Tobago spring from a cultureal mix of more than 40 nationalities.)
2003 Island Life No. 20, Issue 2. 2003 - "Princess with a Chainsaw".
  Maco- Caribbean Living - vol 5 Issue 2 - Beyond the Pink Flamingos- pages 58/59 and 64
Films/Videos
1985
Documentary- 21 March 1985- Albert Prince and Luise Kimme on Gayelle I
1990
Sculpture Class at U.W.I. - Gayelle, 6th September
1991 Caribscope - April 1991- Luise Kimme Tobago
Deutsche Welle TV- Bildhauerei, Luise Kimme
1996
WDR-Film -  Von Susanne Bohnet 1996, Weltkulturspiegel
1997 Wolkenlos, Vox TV - 12 April 1997
2001 Vox Tours, Vox TV - 8 April - Portrait Kimme in Tobago

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