Villa Romana prize
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The Villa Romana Prize, which has been awarded since 1905, is the oldest German art prize.
The Villa Romana was acquired in 1905 by Max Klinger
for 60,000 gold liras.
Klinger then arranged for the German Künstlerbund where artists stayed, in particular the scholars of the Villa Romana Prize.
In 1906 in Leipzig
, the Villa Romana club, founded by Klinger, earned the Künstlerhaus Villa Romana. In 1926 the club was re-established.
The club changed status into a foundation, based in Düsseldorf
. Annually, three to five talented visual artists reside in charge of the Villa Romana, and use the local studio (More recently, is also a stipend.)
The Villa Romana was acquired in 1905 by Max Klinger
Max Klinger
Max Klinger was a German Symbolist painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer.Klinger was born in Leipzig and studied in Karlsruhe. An admirer of the etchings of Menzel and Goya, he shortly became a skilled and imaginative engraver in his own right. He began creating sculptures in the early 1880s...
for 60,000 gold liras.
Klinger then arranged for the German Künstlerbund where artists stayed, in particular the scholars of the Villa Romana Prize.
In 1906 in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, the Villa Romana club, founded by Klinger, earned the Künstlerhaus Villa Romana. In 1926 the club was re-established.
The club changed status into a foundation, based in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
. Annually, three to five talented visual artists reside in charge of the Villa Romana, and use the local studio (More recently, is also a stipend.)
1905 to 1914
- 1905: Ulrich HübnerUlrich HübnerUlrich Hübner was a German painter.He was born into a family of artists, his academic training he received in 1892 in Karlsruhe with Robert Poetzelberger, Gustav Schönleber, and Carlos Grethe....
, Georg KolbeGeorg KolbeGeorg Kolbe was the leading German figure sculptor of his generation, in a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style similar to Aristide Maillol of France.Kolbe was born in Waldheim ....
, Richard Pietzsch, Kurt Tuch, Max KurzweilMax KurzweilMaximilian Franz Viktor Zdenko Marie Kurzweil was an Austrian painter and printmaker. He moved near Vienna in 1879.... - 1906: Max BeckmannMax BeckmannMax Beckmann was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement...
, Dora Hitz, Käthe KollwitzKäthe KollwitzKäthe Kollwitz was a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century...
, Hermann Schlittgen - 1907: Martin Brandenburg, Georg Burmester, Fritz MackensenFritz MackensenFritz Mackensen was a German painter of Art Nouveau. He was a friend of Otto Modersohn and Hans am Ende, and they were the founders of the artists' colony Worpswede. From 1933 to 1935 he was head of the Nordischen Kunsthochschule in Bremen...
- 1908: Ernst BarlachErnst BarlachErnst Barlach was a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer. Although he was a supporter of the war in the years leading to World War I, his participation in the war made him change his position, and he is mostly known for his sculptures protesting against the war...
, Richard Dreher, William Gross, Henry Tscharmann - 1909: Paul Baum, Willi GeigerWilli GeigerWilli Geiger may refer to:*Willi Geiger *Willi Geiger *Willi Geiger...
, Adolf SchinnererAdolf SchinnererAdolf Schinnerer was a German artist, active in painting, drawing and graphic design.... - 1910: Karl Albiker, Otto Höger, Hans Meid
- 1911: Ludwig Cauer, Otto Höger, Fritz Rhein
- 1912: Theo Brockhusen, Alexander Gerbig, Georg Greve-Lindau
- 1913: Karl Caspar, Moritz Melzer, Erich Stephani
- 1914: Otto Richard BossertOtto Richard BossertOtto Richard Bossert also known as O. R. Bossert was a German portrait painter, art teacher and graphic artist, also known for portrait etchings of historical figures and color woodcuts. Bossert was born in Heidelberg and studied in Karlsruhe, before settling in Leipzig. In 1904 he began teaching...
, Bernhard Hasler, Wilhelm Laage
1928 to 1943
- 1928: Gerhard MarcksGerhard MarcksGerhard Marcks was a German sculptor, who is also well-known for his drawings, woodcuts, lithographs and ceramics.-Background:...
- 1929: Joseph FassbenderJoseph FassbenderJoseph Fassbender was a German painter and draughtsman.-Life and art:During the 1920s Fassbender was trained in painting by Richard Seewald at the Kölner Werkschulen. Since 1928, he ran his own studio in Cologne...
- 1930: Josef HenselmannJosef HenselmannJosef Henselmann was a German sculptor and professor.Henselmann was born in Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern. After studying at the Gymnasium he completed an apprenticeship to be a wood sculptor. After the First World War he was a student at the Munich Academy...
- 1931: Xaver Fuhr
- 1932: Hans Christof Drexel
- 1933: John Sass
- 1934: Otto Freytag
- 1935: Philipp Harth, William Maly
- 1936: Emy Roeder, Arthur Degner
- 1937: Toni Stadler
- 1938: Helmut Ruhmer
- 1939: Fritz Bernuth
- 1940: Rudolf Riester
- 1941: Hans Breker, Karl Clobes, Walter Rossler
- 1942: Oscar Kreibich, Hubert Nikolaus Lang, Karl Paul, Egon Schiffers
- 1943: William Hausmann, Kurt Lambert, Walter Wichmann
1959 to 1969
- 1959: Theo Bechteler, Peter Herkenrath, Carl-Heinz Kliemann, Toni Stadler
- 1960: John Geccelli, Jochen Hiltmann, Guido Jendritzko, Harry Koegler
- 1961: Peter Brüning, Erwin Eichbaum, Wilhelm Hausmann, Wolfgang vom Schemm
- 1962: Horst AntesHorst AntesHorst Antes is a German artist and sculptor.After his Abitur, he studied from 1957 to 1959 under the important woodcutter HAP Grieshaber at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe.In 1959, the artist's work was honoured with two prizes, art prize of the city of...
, Gerson Fehrenbach, Paran G'schrey, Hans Kock - 1963: Friedrich Karl Gotsch, Günter Ferdinand Ris, Ursula Sax, Horst Skodlerrak
- 1964: Clemens Fischer, Winfred Gaul, Utz Kampmann, Rolf Szymanski
- 1965: Georg BaselitzGeorg BaselitzGeorg Baselitz is a German painter who studied in the former East Germany, before moving to what was then the country of West Germany...
, Franz BucherFranz BucherFranz Bucher is a Swiss artist. He has produced paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etchings, sculptural objects, reliefs, murals, and stained glass.-Early life and education:Franz Bucher was born in 1940 in Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland...
, Rainer Küchenmeister, Ludwig MeidnerLudwig MeidnerLudwig Meidner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker born in Bernstadt, Silesia. He was apprenticed to a stonemason, but the apprenticeship was not completed. He studied at the Royal School of Art in Breslau and, from 1906-07 at the Julien and Cormon Academies in Paris where he met... - 1966: Hans Baschang, Dietlinde Stengelin, Helmut Sundhaußen, Gota Tellesch
- 1967: Bernd Berner, Buja Bingemer, Horst Lark, Michael BlackMichael BlackMichael Black may refer to:*Michael Black , former English footballer*Michael Black , former Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia*Mike Black , American football player...
- 1968: Franz Bernhard, Rolf-Gunter Dienst, Hildegart Lutze, Gatja Helgart Rothe
- 1969: Henry Brummack, Bernd Damke, Wolf KahlenWolf KahlenWolf Kahlen is a German video artist who has been exhibiting since the 1960s. Since 1982 he has been a professor of intermedia art at the Technical University in Berlin.-External links:*...
, Joachim Schmettau
1970 to 1979
- 1970: Markus LüpertzMarkus LüpertzMarkus Lüpertz is a contemporary German painter and sculptor.In the 1960s, Lüpertz worked primarily in Berlin, moving on to take a professorship at Karlsruhe at the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe in the 1970s, then to Düsseldorf where he was for over twenty years director of the Kunstakademie...
, Ansgar Nierhoff, Michael Schoenholtz, Ben Willikens - 1971: Peter Ackermann, Hermann Albert, Christa DichgansChrista DichgansChrista Dichgans is a Berlin-based German painter, associated with the Pop Art movement.-Biography:Dichgans was born in Berlin, Germany in 1940 and studied painting at the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin and the German National Academic Foundation .In 1966 she received a scholarship from the German...
, Jürgen Paatz - 1972: Klaus FußmannKlaus FußmannKlaus Fußmann , is a contemporary German painter.Fußmann was born in Velbert, Germany. He studied from 1957 to 1961 at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen and from 1962 to 1966 at the Berlin University of the Arts. From 1974 to 2005, he was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts...
, Edgar Gutbub, Max G. Kaminski, Hansjerg Maier-Aichen - 1973: Hede Bühl, Nino Malfatti, Jobst Meyer, Hans Peter Reuter
- 1974: Kurt KochKurt KochKurt Koch is a Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, currently serving as president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity since his appointment was announced on 1 July 2010...
, Christiane Maether, Heinz-Günter Prager, Arthur StollArthur StollArthur Stoll was a Swiss biochemist.- Life and work:The son of a teacher and school headmaster, he studied chemistry at the ETH Zurich, with a PhD in 1911, where he studied with Richard Willstatter... - 1975: Claudia Kinast, Bernd Klötzer, Alf Schuler, Dorothee von Windheim
- 1976: Michael Bette, Michael ButheMichael ButheMichael Buthe was a German artist. From 1964 to 1967 he studied art at the Werkkunstschule Kassel. Thereafter he studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf as master student of Joseph Beuys. From 1985 to his death 1994 he worked as a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf...
, Nikolaus Lang, Bertram Weigel - 1977: Jakob Mattner, Anna Oppermann, Heinz Schanz, Gottfried Wiegand
- 1978: Abraham David ChristianAbraham David Christian-Life and Work:Christian's sculptures were included in Documenta 5, when he was only nineteen years old, and he had his first one-person show at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, in 1973...
, Elena Engel, Christiane Mobius, Walter StohrerWalter StöhrerWalter Stöhrer was a German painter born in Stuttgart. Between 1952 and 1954 he studied as a commercial graphical artist , receiving a journeymans certificate... - 1979: Johannes Brus, Friedemann Hahn, Inge Higher, Mechtild Nemeczek
1980 to 1989
- 1980: Fritz Gilow, Rainer Mang, Reinhard Pods, Gerd Rohling
- 1981: Frank Dornseif, Bruno Erdmann, Dieter Kraemer, Guenter Tužina
- 1982: Gundi Bindernagel, Karl Bohrmann, Marina Makowski, Eva-Maria Schön
- 1983: Martin Rosz, Norbert Tadeusz, Nicole van den Plas, Michael Witlatschil
- 1984: Rolf Behm, Doris Hadersdorfer, George Meissner, Marianne Pohl
- 1985: Cordula Giidemann, Paul Herberg, Sabine Krasel, William Weiner
- 1986: Andreas Bindl, Dietz Eilbacher, Andreas Grunert, Max Neumann
- 1987: Lisa Hoever, Bernd Minnich, Thomas Virnich, Jochen Zellmann, Karl-Heinz Krause
- 1988: Nikifor Brueckner, Gabriela DauererGabriela DauererGabriela Dauerer is a contemporary German painter. She is representative of a kind of minimalistic painting.- Life :...
, Walter Kütz, Klaus Schmetz - 1989: Jörg Eberhard, Bernd Jünger, Gisela Kleinlein, Berthold Langnickel
1990 to 1999
- 1990: Albert Borchardt, Galli (artist), Hermann Josef Mispelbaum, Norbert Radermacher
- 1991: Vera Leutloff, Eberhard Wagner, Barbara Wille, Carl Emanuel Wolff
- 1992: Sybille Berke, Katharina Grosse, Klaus Gärtner, Bernd Mechler
- 1993: Andreas Bee, Jochem Hendricks, Marko Lehanka, Hans-Willi Notthoff
- 1994: Herbert Barden, Karin Sander, Michel Sauer, Martin Steiner
- 1995: Isa Dahl, Wolfgang Hambrecht, Andreas Sansoni, Jörg Spamer
- 1996: Irene Blume, Christiane Dellbrügge and Ralf de Moll, Maik Löbbert, Dirk Löbbert, Michael Munding
- 1997: Franz Baumgartner, Martin SchmidtMartin Schmidt-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, Walter Schreiner, Barbara von Wienskowski - 1998: Brunner/Ritz, Tobias Gerber, Peter Herrmann, Andreas Schön
- 1999: Heiner Blumenthal, Andreas Bunte, Daniel Knorr, Gregor SchneiderGregor schneiderGregor Schneider is a German artist, whose main area of work is constructed rooms. In 2001, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for his infamous work Totes Haus u r exhibited at the German Pavilion....
, Vincent Tavene
2000 to 2009
- 2000: Thomas EllerThomas EllerThomas Eller is a German visual artist and writer. Born and raised in the German district of Franconia he left Nürnberg in 1985 to study fine art at the Berlin University of the Arts. After his forced dismission he studied sciences of religion, philosophy and art history at Free University of Berlin...
, Michael Kutzner, Simon Vogel, Amelie von Wulffen - 2002: Simone Böhm, Dorothea Goldschmidt, Stephan Gripp, Dieter Viegen
- 2002: Barbara Heim, Hannes Norberg, Daniela Trixl, Christina Zück
- 2003: Sven-Ole Frahm, Gelke Gaycken, Norbert Kuepper, Markus VaterMarkus VaterMarkus Vater is a German artist. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Royal College of Art, London. As of 2008 Vater lives with his wife and child in London.-Solo exhibitions :...
, Christian Frosch - 2004: Ralf BrückRalf BrückRalf Brueck is a German artist.From 1996 to 2003, he studied at the Kunstakademie Duesseldorf. Bernd Becher and Thomas Ruff were his professors....
, Monika Kapfer, Christian Black, Jörg Wagner - 2005: Robert KlümpenRobert KlümpenRobert Klümpen is a German painter.In 2001, he graduated from Academy of Arts, Düsseldorf, where he studied with A. R...
, Alexander LanerAlexander LanerAlexander Laner is a German artist.In 1991–1993, he trained as a painter and creator of neon advertising.In 1993–1996, he trained as stonemason.In 1997–2004, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich with Olaf Metzel....
, Ulla Irina RossekUlla Irina RossekUlla Irina Rossek is a German artist.In 1999–2003, she studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.In 2003–2004, she studied at Städelschule Frankfurt.She lives and works in Berlin.-Exhibitions:2009...
, Constantin WallhäuserConstantin WallhäuserConstantin Wallhäuser is a German artist.In 1992–1993, he studied at the Liverpool College of Art.In 1997–2004, he studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.He lives and works in Berlin.-Exhibitions:2008... - 2006: Andrea HanakAndrea HanakAndrea Hanak is a German painter.In 2000, she studied at the Erasmus programme, Ireland.In 2005, she graduated from Academy of Fine Arts Munich, where she studied with Günther Förg.She lives and works in Munich.-Exhibitions:...
, Simon Dybbroe MøllerSimon Dybbroe MøllerSimon Dybbroe Møller is a Danish artist.In 1999-2001, he studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with Magdalena Jetelowa....
, Anna Kerstin OttoAnna Kerstin OttoAnna Kerstin Otto is a German painter.In 1997-1999, she studied at Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach, and Academy of Reykjavík, Iceland....
, Stefan ThaterStefan ThaterStefan Thater is a German artist.In 1998, he graduated from the Academy of Art, Hamburg .He lives and works in Berlin.-Awards:*2000 Travelling grant by “Junge Kunst in Hamburg e.V.”*2003 Working grant by the city of Hamburg... - 2007: Andrea FaciuAndrea FaciuAndrea Faciu is a Romanian artist who lives since 1991 in Germany.She graduated from the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Munich, where she studied with Olaf Metzel.She lives in Munich, Germany and Berlin.-Exhibitions:...
, Barbara KussingerBarbara KussingerBarbara Kussinger is a German artist.In 1999, she studied at Sommerakademie Salzburg, with Xenia Hausner.In 2006, she graduated from Academy of Fine Arts Munich.-Solo Shows:*2008 Galerie Royal, Munich....
, Silke Markefka, Mikhail PirgelisMikhail PirgelisMikhail Pirgelis is a German sculptor.He studied as a surveyor, at FH Bochum.In 1997 to 2001, he studied Fine Art at Akademie Ruhr.He studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Rosemarie Trockel, Martin Gostner.... - 2008: Dani GalDani GalDani Gal is a German video artist.He studied at Avni Institute, Tel Aviv 1997 - 1998, at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, 1998–2000, at Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, where he studied with Ayse Erkmen, 2000–2005, and at Cooper Union, 2005. He lives and works in...
, Julia SchmidtJulia SchmidtJulia Schmidt Julia Schmidt Julia Schmidt (born 1976 in Wolfen (Germany) is a German painter, living in Hamburg.She graduated from Glasgow School of Art and from Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig. Schmidt exhibited at Union Gallery, and Casey Kaplan.-Awards:...
, Asli SunguAsli SunguAsli Sungu is a German performance artist, and painter.She lives and works in Berlin.-Awards:*2010 The Delfina Foundation London residency *2007 Villa Romana prize*2007 blauorange award, shortlist-Exhibitions:...
, Clemens von WedemeyerClemens von WedemeyerClemens von Wedemeyer born is a German video artist.He studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, where he studied with Astrid Klein.... - 2009: Olivier FoulonOlivier FoulonOlivier Foulon is a Belgian artist.From 1991-1995, he studied at the Institut Saint-Luc, Brussels; from 1995–1999, he studied at the Ecole de Recherche Graphique, Brussels; from 2001–2002, he studied at the Jan van Eyck Academie....
, Kalin LindenaKalin LindenaKalin Lindena is a German artist.She graduated from the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig in 2004, where she studied with Walter Dahn.She showed at Simultanhalle, Cologne, DéPENDANCE, Brussels, and Stirling, UK....
, Eske SchluterEske SchluterEske Schlüters Leer, East Frisia) is a German video artist.She graduated from Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg in 2004.She lives and works in Hamburg.-Solo exhibitions:...
, Benjamin YavuzsoyBenjamin YavuzsoyBenjamin Yavuzsoy is a German artist.He studied at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, with Wiebke Siem and Eran Schaerf.He lives & works in Hamburg.-External links:*, DEUTSCHE BANK ART MAGAZIN], Kito Nedo, März 2009...
External links
- villa romana website
- "Villa Romana Prize", art-in.de