Gerda Ritzmann-Luger GERILU
Born 1946 in Dornbirn (Austria)
Lives and works in Switzerland since 1970
Art education:
1960 - 1963 Technical college of textile, Dornbirn, A
1964 - 1966 English and nude drawing, further education college, Birmingam, GB
1987 - 1991 Theory of colours, nature study, portrait, colour and art form, college for art, Zürich, CH 1998 Seminar, European academy for art, Trier, D
2000 - 2001 Experimental creating, college of higher education for arts, Zürich, CH
2006 Three-dimensional creating, college of higher education for arts, Zürich, CH
2012 Seminar, Sommerakademie, Homburg a. Main, D
2013 Seminar, „Papier Wespe“, Wien, A
Scholarships:
2004 and 2005 atelier scholarship, Stiftung Casa Bedigliora, Zürich, CH
2015 Jury-member at:
L’associazione cramum e la Fondazione Giorgio Pardi, Milan, Italy
La selezione dell’opera vincitrice sarà compiuta dalla Giuria del premio cramum
Memberships:
SGBK, Swiss association fine arts for women`s artists, www.sgbk.ch
IAPMA, International Association of Papermaker and Artist, www.iapma.de
SIK-ISEA Swiss Institut for Art Research and archives, www.sikart.ch
Exhibitions (selection):
2016
“Inspired by paper - 30years IAPMA”, Touring exhibition in Europe on the occasion of the 30 anniversary of IAPMA, selected
2015
“Papier Global III“, Stadtmuseum, selected, Deggendorf, Germany
Fondatione CRAMUM, invited, Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan, Italy
“Hors-les-murs”, Pavillon Corbusier, invited, Montrouge-Paris, France
Ddessign, invited, Atelier Richelieu, Paris, France
“Pulp & Fiction”, selected, Artists House of Be'er Sheva, Beer Sheva, Israele
2014
"GEA”, Miniartextil 2014, ARTE&ARTE, selected, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy
"CASUALE“, Centro culturale e museo ELISARION, Minusio, CH
“teximus 1”, TAFch, Altstadthalle, Zug, CH
Member exhibition, IAPMA, selected, Museum della Carta e Watermark, Fabriano, Italia
„Land Art Twingi 2014“, Symposium, juriert, Landschaftspark Binntal, Wallis, CH
2013
19. Kunstausstellung NATUR - MENSCH, selected, Rathaus-Scheune, St. Andreasberg, D
„Desert in bloom“, the artist house of Negev, selected, Beer Sheva, Israel
Internat. Baltic Minitextile Triennal, Museum Miasta Gdyni, selected, Gdynia, Polen
Exposition nationale suisse d`art contemporain, place suisse des arts, Lausanne
“The art and soul of paper”, IAPMA, hosted by: Norwich University of arts, selected, Norwich, UK
„Agora“ ARTE&ARTE, chez Le Beffroi, Paris-Montrouge, France
Sofia international Paper Art Biennal, Amateras, selected, Sofia, Bulgarien
2012
“Watermarks”, IAPMA-membershow, selected, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius, selected, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania
Galerie und Kulturzentrum Weiertal, selected, Winterthur, CH
Ehrengast bei Buch- und Handpressenmesse, Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld, CH
“Agora”, ARTE&ARTE, selected, Villa Olmo, Como, Italia
“From Lausanne to Beijing”, 7th international fiber art biennale, selected, Cultural Industry
District, Nantong, China
2011
“Papier&was”, invited, Bodmanhaus, Gottlieben CH
“Absatz – Spitze”, dock.aktuelle Kunst aus Basel CH
“Un jour de Bonheur”, Arte&Arte, Salons de Hotel de la Republique, Montrouge-Paris, France
“Fiori per le donne”,Installation, ancient washhouse, Brione s/M, CH
2010
open Art, international exhibition of sculptures, Roveredo CH
“…e lucean le stelle”, ARTE&ARTE, selected, Chiesa S: Francesco, Como, Italy
“…e lucean le stelle”, Museo di Mocenigo, ARTE&ARTE, Venice, Italy
National and international exhibitions since 1987
