Honors & Awards

For his achievements in the field of Mural Painting Rainer Maria Latzke was awarded with honors and titles.

In 1977 Rainer Maria Latzke was awarded the Master Student title of the Dusseldorf Academy of Arts

For his revival of classic wall painting the Forbes magazine listed Latzke in 1992 amongst the most influential artists of the decade

In order to live and work in the United States the US authorities awarded Latzke the rare EB1immigration visa as an “Alien of Extraordinary Ability”

The Russian Trade Union of Artists ranks Rainer Maria Latzke amongst the world’s best artists of the last four centuries.

In 2010 the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art (SIVA) of Fudan University, ranked under three best Universities of China, awarded Latzke an Honorary Professorship for outstanding achievements in the field of mural painting and interior design.