Josef Wehrle (sculptor)

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Josef Wehrle (* 1943 in Memmingen ) is a German wood sculptor.

Life

Josef Wehrle, the son of a farmer from Unteropfingen , completed an apprenticeship as a farmer from 1957 to 1962 before he trained as a wood sculptor at a state vocational school. Since 1976 he has been working as a freelance artist. He also took over his parents' farm in Unteropfingen and ran it until 2000. Since then, Josef Wehrle has devoted himself exclusively to his art.

Exhibitions and public purchases

St. Willeboldbrunnen Berkheim

Collective exhibitions

  • 1983, 1985 Large art exhibition in Munich
  • Annual exhibitions in Kempten since 1984
  • Marktoberdorf 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Great Swabian Art Exhibition Augsburg
  • 1995 sculpture symposium
  • 1999 Membership exhibition at Kunstverein Kempten
  • 2002 Participation in the sculpture symposium Schloss Neuenbürg "Crossing borders"
  • 2003 Participation in the sculpture symposium “Touches” Mühlacker

Solo exhibitions

  • 1995 Biberach ad Riss town hall
  • 1996 Art Association Gauting
  • 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Munich Gallery Klaus Lea
  • Since 1997 Schloss Mochental Galerie Schrade

Public purchases

The Klage plant was purchased from the Dillingen teacher training center . The village fountain in Berkheim was also designed by Josef Wehrle ( Willebold ). The Dettingen Town Hall adorns the piece of witnesses . In 2010 he created a village well for Oberopfingen .

Works

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung : Josef Wehrle brings his sculpture with the tractor from August 4, 2010, accessed on August 20, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Wehrle, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wood sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Memmingen