About the Artist

Jan Künster was born in Bonn in 1951 and spent much of his youth with his Dutch Grandmother in Amsterdam.

Even as a child the passion for art was already burning so many of Jan's formative days were spent in museums and galleries or watching the street painters over their shoulders. It was these images that set his future career.

Jan Künster studied at the Cologne art school then found himself at an advertising agency. However, his love for painting took over and in 1976 Jan had his first single exhibition with his 'Portrait Series - Faces'.

Jan Künster's pictures are now shown around the world in numerous single exhibitions. They are seen in museums, including the Museum Of European Kind in New York, as well as in many private collections.

Golf has always held a particular fascination for Jan. It is a sport full of beauty and dynamism. The perfect beat, the calculation of the shot, the body control, the ambition, the passion - that is pure golf and that is what Jan captures in his paintings.

With his golf pictures, Jan opens another dimension to his artistic creativity. They have already been used at The BMW Golf Cup International, and in a comprehensive exhibition at the Robinson Club Ampflwang in Austria with great response. A friend of the famous golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez commissioned a portrait by Jan, which was met with great delight.

Jan Künster lives and works with his family in Bonn.