Background
Westphal, Rolf Werner was born on December 27, 1945 in Breloh, Hanover, Germany. Son of Werner Wilhelm and Erika Emma Carolina (Pieper) Westphal.
Westphal, Rolf Werner was born on December 27, 1945 in Breloh, Hanover, Germany. Son of Werner Wilhelm and Erika Emma Carolina (Pieper) Westphal.
Student, Macalester College, 1964-1967; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1971; Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1973.
Visiting professor School Art and Design Wichita State University, 1992-1993. Visiting lecturer, consultant District of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 1992. Guest artist Russia FilmInst., Moscow.
American representative International Music and Opera Festival, Krosnoyarsk. Visiting lecturer and designer Hervanta School for Art and Technology, 1992. Visiting lecturer Kankapaa, Finland, 1992, Tampere School for Art and Media, 1991-1992.
Visiting professor in sculpture Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1990-1991;Frederick Layton Distinguished visiting professor in studio art Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1984-1990, others. Member International Communications Agency Lecturer Tour, 1980.
Married Susan Lynn Morgan, October 9, 1973 (divorced March 1993). 1 child, Ahti Rolf; married Ann Elizabeth Garvey, July 3, 1993 (divorced September 1998).