Renée Reichenbach

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Renée Reichenbach (born February 7, 1956 in Jena ) is a German artist and ceramist .

Live and act

Renée Reichenbach completed an internship at the Töpferhof Römhild after graduating from high school . She then studied in Halle (Saale) at the Burg Giebichenstein art college from 1975 to 1980 with Gertraud Möhwald and Martin Wetzel . She completed her studies with a diploma. A two-year aspiration followed. She has been working freelance in Halle since 1982. She is married to the sculptor Christoph Reichenbach , with whom she has two children.

Renée Reichenbach has been invited to symposia and workshops very often, including in Germany, the Czech Republic and Macedonia. In 1990 she took part in the 6th International Ceramic Symposium in Römhild. She received a work grant from the state of Saxony-Anhalt in 1993 and 2008. In 1995 she taught with a guest professorship at the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences , at the Institute for Artistic Ceramics in Höhr-Grenzhausen . After 1998 she led a workshop in Pontevedra (Spain). Renée Reichenbach himself organized the 2nd and 4th Ceramic Symposium in 2001 and 2006 in Halle.

The highlight of her artistic career to date was her admission to the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva in 1999 . She has been a member of Group 83 since 2006.

In 2008 she was invited to Seto ( Japan ) to the “Seto International Ceramic & Glass Art Exchange Program”.

The art historian Kristina Bake characterized her work:

“Continuity and consistency characterize the creation process of these objects as well as spontaneity and enjoyment of the peculiarities of the material. Relentless self-criticism, accompanied by a rare sensitivity, is a special characteristic of Renee Reichenbach. Her work is an expression of an unusual artistic sovereignty and credibility that does not allow itself to be deterred by the ever more rapidly changing tendencies of the art market. This stubbornness of the artist ultimately results in the secret of the elegant uniqueness of her work. "

Awards and grants

In addition to the aforementioned invitations to workshops and working grants, she received:

  • 1990 Working grant from the GDR Cultural Fund
  • 1997 Bitterfeld Art Prize
  • 2003 Scholarship from the Peter Siemsen Foundation to promote ceramic art
  • 2010 Art Prize of the Hallesches Kunstverein

Solo exhibitions

  • 1995 Frechen, gallery in the Keramion
  • 1997 Höhr-Grenzhausen, Westerwald Ceramics Museum - German collection for historical and contemporary ceramics
  • 1998 Deventer / NL, Galerie Loes & Reinier
  • 1999 Munich, gallery b15
  • 2004 Mönchengladbach, Galerie Barthels
  • 2006 Berlin, Galerie Theis
  • 2008 Seto / Japan, Seto City Art Museum
  • 2008 Bentlage Monastery / Dormitory

There are also many exhibition participations (selection): 1994 in Taipei, Taiwan at the “International Exhibition of Ceramics”; 1996 in Frechen / Keramion, "Movement, European Ceramics"; 2000 in Tokyo / Japan, The Museum of Modern Art “German Ceramics 1900–2000”; 2002/2003 Valencia, Museo Nacional de Ceramica, “2 culturas, un diálogo / 2 cultures, one dialogue”; Taipei / Taiwan, Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum, “The art of teapots, 2006 Chicago / USA, SOFA,“ European Ceramic Context (EEC) 2010 “Bornholms Kunstmuseum, Gudhjem / Denmark.

Working in public collections

literature

  • Neue Keramik 9/1993, pp. 660–663
  • Keramik Magazin 1/1994, pp. 6-9
  • Ceramics Art and Perception 35, 1999, pp 49-52
  • Matthias Ostermann, “The Ceramic Surface”, London A&C BLACK, 003
  • Neue Keramik 2/05, pp. 14–19
  • Arts and Crafts and Design 02/06, pp. 20–25
  • Ceramic Life Collection Peter Siemssen Foundation, Arnoldsche 2007
  • Renée Reichenbach - ceramics. Halle 2013. ISBN 978-3-939468-95-0

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personal data
SURNAME Reichenbach, Renée
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reichenbach, Susanne Renée
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist and ceramist
DATE OF BIRTH 7th February 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Jena