Cilli Willeke

Cilli Willeke (* 1929 in Bous ) is a German painter .

Life

In the 1940s, Cilli Willeke took up private studies with the painter Jakob Schug and from 1946 worked in the art and craft studio Weiland in Bous. From 1948 to 1949 she worked as a ceramic painter at Villeroy & Boch Mettlach. In 1949 she married the painter Günther Willeke, with whom she had three children. Since 1973 she has been a member of the Untere Saar, Saarlouis artist group , of which she was chairman from 1989 to 1990. In 1976 she designed a ceramic wall in the Koblenz Lützel parish center. In 1987 she was a founding member of the Kunstverein - Cercle artistique international "LIMES".

Exhibitions (selection)

• Schwalbach, Old Castle Dillingen, DRK Hospital Saarlouis, Bous Town Hall, CEB Merzig, Catholic Academy Trier, Neuwied, Saarwellingen, Echternach, Electoral Museum Trier, Wittlich, Metz, Bad Kreuznach, Birkenfeld, Mainz, Eisenhüttenstadt, St Nazaire, Blieskastel, nuclear research -Center Cern-Geneva
• 2017: Atelier of the Museum Haus Ludwig, Saarlouis
• 2019: Vernissage in the Old Town Hall, Saarwellingen
• 2019: Ludwig Galerie: "COMPLEMENTARY" - ARTIST GROUP LOWER SAAR EV AND KUNST FORUM SAARLOUIS EV

Prizes and awards

• 1993: Prix "Konrad Adenauer" in the exhibition "Saar - Lor - Lux"
• 1994: 1st prize for painting in the "Limes" exhibition in Wittlich
• 1996: 1st prize in the poster competition Saarlouiser Kleinkunst - Rasen
• 2001: Culture award from the community of Schwalbach

architectural art

• Wall design in the Catholic parish church, Griesborn
• Mural in the chapel of St. Josef Schwalbach, Elm (Schwalbach (Saar))

Web links

• Biography of Cilli Willeke on willeke-kunst.de
• Pictures, vita and exhibitions of Cilli Willeke at the Federal Association of Visual Artists (BKK) Saarland
• Rolf Ruppenthal: Artists give an insight into their work (PDF), Saarbrücker Zeitung from June 14, 2017