Helen Knopp-Rupertsberger
Helen Knopp-Rupertsberger also Knopp or Rupertsberger-Knopp (born September 21, 1942 ) is an Austrian painter , textile artist , local politician ( Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative ) in the Viennese district of Josefstadt and university teacher .
Live and act
The artist, who lives and works in Vienna, studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London and at the Academy for Applied Arts Vienna .
She worked as a textile technician in London. During her stay in Colombia , she advised craft cooperatives. In New York City , she worked for a textile company with designs and technical work. For 15 years she taught at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz . For several years she ran the gallery A41, Galerie im Hof, in Vienna together with Michael C. Niki Knopp . She appears as an employee of the Josefstadt district museum .
She has been a member of the Künstlerhaus Wien association since 1978, and of the MAERZ artists association since 1982 .
As part of her party-political engagement, she initiated the installation of a memorial plaque for Hugo Bettauer (* August 18, 1872, † March 26, 1925), writer, journalist and victim of National Socialism.
Knopp-Rupertsberger is the niece of the violinist Leopold Föderl and bequeathed his estate to the archives of the Vienna Philharmonic .
Publications
- Fritz Riedl. A contribution to Austrian textile art, Vienna, Eisenstadt , 1991
- With others: my city. Josefstadt , Vienna, 2014
Awards
- Appreciation award from the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts , 1968
- Gold Medal of Honor from the Austrian Society of Fine Artists
- Golden Medal (1987) and Golden Laurel (2013) from the Künstlerhaus Wien association
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helen Rupertsberger-Knopp, employee at the Josefstadt district museum in: Web presence of the Viennese district museums queried on December 25, 2015
- ↑ Helen Knopp-Rupertsberger in: The website of the Künstlerhaus Wien association queried on December 25, 2015
- ↑ Knopp-Rupertsberger, Rupertsberger-Knopp Helen in: Membership directory of the Künstlerhaus Wien queried on December 25, 2015
- ↑ Unveiling of a memorial plaque and an evening for Hugo Bettauer in: Press release of the Green Vienna from June 17, 2002 queried on December 25, 2015
- ↑ Daniel Ender: Late honor for Philharmonic Nazi opponents in: Der Standard Online from September 30, 2015, queried on December 25, 2015
- ↑ Honors Helen Knopp-Rupertsberger queried on the website of the Künstlerhaus Wien association on December 25, 2015
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Knopp-Rupertsberger, Helen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knopp, Rupertsberger-Knopp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter, textile artist, local politician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1942 |