Jens Thiele

• Born 1944 in Potsdam (Germany)
• Studied Graphic Art , Science of Art and Art Education
• Ph.D. in Art History (The Work of Art on Screen)
• Since 1980 working as a professor for Visual Media at the University of Oldenburg, Germany
• 1997 – 2008 Director of the Research Center for Children's Literature
• Exhibitions about different subjects of children's literature and picture books
• Specialised subjects: theory, history and aesthetics of Visual Media
• Scientific publications about theory and aesthetic of picture books
• Member of several national and international juries for children's literature
• Reviewer for „Die Zeit" and "Süddeutsche Zeitung"
• Restart of artistic practice in 2003
• Working since 2009 in his studio in Münster as an artist and illustrator
• Solo exhibitons since 2008

Foto: Gerald Wood