FRANCI PURG
          (7.4 1955 Ptuj)
            Na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani je študiral kiparstvo, 
            diplomiral je leta 1979. Leta 1991 se je študijsko izpopolnjeval v 
            Kölnu, 1995 v Glasgowu , 1997 v Parizu , 2001 v Belfastu. Kot svobodni 
            umetnik živi v Celju.
            
            He studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. His 
            specialised studies brought him Cologne in 1991, Glasgow 1995, Paris 
            1997, Belfast 2001. He lives in Celje, being a free-lance artis.
          
            IZBRANE SAMOSTOJNE RAZSTAVE / 
            SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
            
            1990
            Lesresrakete, Likovni salon Celje, Mala Galerija, Ljubljana
            1994 
            Majski vrh/May Height, Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, tovarna EMO Celje
            1996
            What makes me look like this, Triskel Art Centre,Cork; Galerija Kapelica 
            Ljubljana; Ujazdowski Castle, Varšava
            1997
            Avto Portret / Self - Portrait, Galerija DSLU, Ljubljana
            1998
            Where is the line...tukaj, tukaj, (performans/performance), Galerija 
            ŠKUC, Ljubljana
          IZBRANE SKUPINSKE RAZSTAVE / 
            SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
            
            1987
            14 Biennale internazionale del bronzetto piccola scultura, Padova
            1992
            Piazza virtuale: Neurope to Europe, KUD + Kanal A, Ljubljana, 3 SAT, 
            Documenta IX, Kassel
            1996
            For your eyes only, Ujazdowski Castle, Varšava
            1997
            Please Touch, 3rd International festival of computer art, Maribor
            1998
            Body and the East, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, Exitart New York (2001)
            1999
            Akt na Slovenskem, I. slikarstvo, Galerija Tivoli, Ljubljana, II. 
            kiparstvo, Jakopiceva galerija Ljubljana (2000)
            After the Wall, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Ludvig Museum Budapest, 
            Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahenhof, Berlin
            Art from the Rucksack, City Arts Gallery, Limerick; Catalyst Arts 
            Gallery, Belfast
            2000
            Celje-Povecava/Blow Up, Galerija sodobne umetnosti, Celje 
            VIPER, International Festival for Film, Video and New Media, Basel
            2001
            Body and the East- Exitart gallery- New York
            ART-MOSCOW- Art Fair