Irene Anton, * 27.04.1966 in Darmstadt – Germany

Member of BBK Berlin, BVBK Brandenburg and sculpture network

Universitary education:

2002–2005 University of fine arts Berlin-Germany (UdK), master-degree of art in context, specialisation
in exhibitionorganisation and community arts - art in public spaces

1989-1994 University of fine arts Berlin(UdK), degree in fashion and textile design

1988-1989 University of Wuppertal(U-GH), basical year of industrial design

1986-1988 Academy of fine arts (AKI) in Enschede - Netherlands

2008 – 2011 3 years of teaching at Kurt-Schwitters-Highschool in Berlin

Since 2005 workshops of landart and textile art for adults and children at schools

Since 1994 working as a designer and artist

Soloexhibitions (selection)

2014 "textile topographics", Abu Dhabi ARTHUB, United Arab Emirates

2013 „Rauminszenierungen“, Kunstverein Bobingen - Germany

2012 Galerie „Konvex 99“ in der Kauffahrtei Chemnitz - Germany

2011 “...denn nichts ist wie es scheint!“, Niederlausitzmuseum “ Luckau - Germany

2010 “intervención”, Museo Islita Guanacaste – Costa Rica

“new textile connections”, Bildungszentrum Raiffeisenhof Graz - Austria

“Topographiques Textiles”, Galerie La Girafe in Brussels - Belgium

“Benetzungen”, Miope Galerie Berlin

2009 “Conectate”, Museum of contemporary art(MACUF), La Coruña-Spain

2008 „TextileTopoGraphics“, Miope Galerie Berlin

2007 “conTextil 2”, Galerie La Girafe in Brussels - Belgium

2006 “Zweifelhafte Objekte”,Galerie K Berlin

2005 “conTextil” 1, Galerie “La Girafe” Berlin

“errare humanum est”, Galerie Zeitzone Berlin

Groupexhibitions (selection)

2015 "Sculpture at Scenic World", Katoomba/NSW - Australia

"Sculpture on the Greens", Kooindah Water Resorts, Wyong/NSW - Australia

"A-CIERTO", Galería de arte ENMALA, Lanzarote - Spain

2014 "1st international historical memory art festival", Liwa ARTHUB, United Arab Emirates

"Open 17", San Servolo Island, Venice - Italy

"Global Village", Kulturhuset Brønden, Brøndby Strand/Kopenhagen - Dänemark

"Wasser!", Projektraum Group Global, Berlin

"verknotet - verbunden - verformt", Kunstforum Seligenstadt - Germany

"HIP 4", Heiligenhafen Installation Parcours - Germany

"Spektrale 6", Schlossberg Luckau - Germany

"the forest of tranquility", Ourimbah/NSW - Australia

"Artgeschoss", Wolfenbüttel - Germany

"Sculptour, Beulenhof Kluisbergen" - Belgium

"sculpture on the greens", Kooindah Water Resorts, Wyong/NSW - Australia

2013 Starke Foundation Berlin

Art Brandenburg, Potsdam - Germany

„KLP“ - path of art and literature, Loreley - Germany

„MADSTOP : POTSDAM“, Gallery M, Potsdam – Germany

Miniartextil, Le Beffroi, Paris/Montrouge - France

2012 Starke Foundation Berlin

“Agorá”, Miniartextil at Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo (Lago di Como) - Italy

“zooart”, Fresia Gardens Cuneo - Italy

“without borders” Triennial of Textile, Gallery Miloša Alexandra Tren?ín - Slowakia

“48 Stunden Neukölln“ Berlin“Turgut Pura Art Prize”, Museum of painting and sculpture Izmir - Turkey

“Banality and Grace” Gallery SVÚ, Bratislava - Slovakia

„Spektrale 5 – Im Weinberg, Kunst und Natur eine Einheit?“, Luckau - Germany

„Vernetzen 2“, Abraxas Galerie Augsburg and Galerie M Potsdam - Germany

2011 “ji ji”, Surinaams Museum Paramaribo - Surinam

Starke foundation, Berlin

“Texpoart” La?i - Romania

„Art Brandenburg Potsdam“ - Germany

“Ortung VII” Schwabach – Germany

WTA contemporary textile art biennial, Oaxaca – Mexico

Contemporary Art Ruhr (CAR) Essen - Germany

“Localize” art festival Potsdam - Germany

“Höhlerbiennale” Gera - Germany

“2B“ Neue Galerie in der Bücherstadt, Wünsdorf Waldstadt – Germany

2011 “lux et linea“, Galerie M en Potsdam -Germany

Starke foundation Berlin

“Late Light Shopping“ Berlin-Neukölln

“1er encuentro de la red textilia iberoamericana”, Omar Dengo Foundation San José – Costa Rica

“Ostrale ‘10”, international exhibition of contemporary art Dresden – Germany

“International Baltic Minitextile-Triennial”, City Museum of Gdynia – Poland

Altes Museum Luckau, „ Spektrale 4 – Schauplatz Gegenwart“, Altes Museum Luckau,

2009 Art Brandenburg Potsdam - Germany

“1000+1Prax(e)is” at Goethe Institut Thessaloniki, exhibition in line with the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennial - Greece, organized by the museum of contemporary art

“Simplex-Komplex”, castle of Nove Mesto nad Metuj-Czech Republic

Minitextile-exhibition „Zoom“ , Gallery X in Bratislava – Slovakia

Textile Art Biennial Szombathely - Hungary

“Mini Textile Art”, 4th International Exhibition Kherson – Ukraine

„Blaue Nacht“, Ehrenhalle Altes Rathaus Nürnberg

Arte Faleria Festival- Italy

2008 “Threading Trends”, Alte Post Neukölln in Berlin

„Matrix Natura“, Miniartextil exhibition at San Francesco church, Como-Italy

“Tina B”, billboard textart, Prague – Czech Republic

“Neukölln Exquisit”, Alte Post Neukölln Berlin

Minitextile-exhibition „X“ , Gallery X in Bratislava - Slovakia

“Aquamediale 4” in Lübben-Germany

“Spektrale 3” , Altes Hafthaus Luckau-Germany

“Textile Trinity“, Kunstraum t27 in Berlin

2007 “Global Intrigue”, European fibre and textile triennial, Museum Arsenals in Riga -Latvia

“Aquamediale 3” in Lübben-Germany

Minitextile-exhibition “TEXTil”, Gallery X, Bratislava - Slovakia

2006 “in rete”, Miniartextil exhibition at San Francesco church, Como - Italy

2005 “conTextil” 1, Galerie “La Girafe” Berlin

Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo - Netherlands, „the bag incorporation“

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, festival “Bewegter Wind”

2004 “Berlin entre dos aguas”, MAC(museo de arte contemporáneo) in tránsito, Santiago de Chile

Residencies and Symposiums (selection)

2014 Residency Abu Dhabi ARTHUB and Liwa ARTHUB - United Arab Emirates

Residéncia Nautilus, Matagorda/Lanzarote - Spain

2013 Sculpture symposium Kirchhain - Germany

Matrices international outdoor textile art symposium, Moonrain Art Center, Val des Monts/Quebec – Canada

Environmental art symposium “ART – NATURE”, Gabrovtsi - Bulgaria

2012 Printmaking symposium BBK Augsburg - Germany

2011 Artist in residence of ARTCEB Botopasi - Suriname

„old school residency“, Gorna Lipnitsa - Bulgaria
Artist in residence of culture- and communication center (KCCC) Klaipeda – Lithuania

2010 International symposium “Quand les treize lunes entrelacent”, Moonrain Art Center, Val-des Monts/Quebec - Canada

2009 Residency „life examination“ of the Kaunas Biennial - Lithuania

1st Scuplture Symposium Winterthur at Gallery Wyschür-Weiertal - Switzerland

2008 “Simplex-Komplex” at Kunstbauwerk Vierraden and Berlin - Germany

“ITS”, Internatinal textile art symposium Raiffeisenhof Graz-Austria

2007 international landartsymposium “sites en ligne”, Silly - Belgium

“Im Fluss”, 16th international landscape-plainair, Schwedt - Germany

2006 Residency “social transformation project”, Gölazi -Turkey

Residency “SUD-EST - Express”, Hønefoss - Norway

Residency “casaterra”, Valle d’Itria/Céglie - Italy

Awards and competitions (selection)

2013 Finalist of art in public space competion, roundabout O'Brien Park, Schwabach - Germany

2012 Early entry award, “Art takes Miami”, Artists Wanted, New York - USA

Audience Award „Spektrale 5 – Im Weinberg, Kunst und Natur eine Einheit?“, Luckau – Germany

Honorable Mention “Turgut Pura Art Prize”, category sculpture, Izmir - Turkey

2010 Audience Award „Spektrale 4 – Schauplatz Gegenwart“, Altes Museum Luckau - Germany

2008 Award of “Aquamediale 4” competition by BVBK Brandenburg, Lübben - Germany

2006 2nd award of the landscapedesign-competition “labyrinth in the forest”, Saksala Art Radius Finland, work out of the the labyrinth in 2007

2004 1st award of the art competition “Bewegter Wind”, district of Waldeck - Frankenberg

Grants:

2015 Travelgrant 'Interstip' by the ministry of culture Land Brandenburg - Germany

2011 Travelgrant Suriname by the german embassy of Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago

2010 Travelgrant by the german embassy of San José – Costa Rica

2009 Residency grant “Gelderner Turmstipendium” in Geldern - Germany, object, installation, mixed media

2008 Grant of the cultural department of Berlin-Neukölln for the project “Windraum” at “Rütli”- secondary school in Berlin

2006 Grant of the cultural department of Berlin-Neukölln for the ART_IST outdoor-workshops in collaboration with Hella Böhm

Grant by Kunstkids e.V. for the project “Windige Klamotten” in cooperation with Ida Ehre-Highschool in line with the “Windfest Hamburg”

Commissions (selection)

2011 Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, installation in line with the special exhibition „Windstärken"

2012 Pohoda Festival, Airport Tren?in - Slowakia

Upcoming 2015

Sculpture symposium Pfäffikon - Switzerland

International sculpture triennial "Bad RagARTz", Bad Ragatz - Switzerland

Cave Biennale Gera - Germany

"Landart Convent", Casa del Drac, Cervera del Maestre - Spain

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