Ruth Koppenhöfer
Ruth Koppenhöfer (born September 18, 1922 in Heilbronn ; † 1994 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse ) was a German ceramic artist and member of Gruppe 83, founded in 1983/84 .
After graduating from high school in 1941, Koppenhöfer studied architecture at the TH Stuttgart from 1942 to 1944 (preliminary diploma) and from 1946 to 1949 (graduation). From 1951 to 1956 she worked as an architect. As a guest student, she attended the then independent State College for Ceramics in Höhr-Grenzhausen from 1956 to 1957 , and in 1957/58 she continued her education with Richard Bampi in Kandern .
In 1959 Koppenhöfer opened his own ceramic workshop in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and from 1973 organized annual workshop exhibitions. In the 1980s, she became increasingly involved with painting, especially with watercolor - and later also with the etching technique.
Exhibitions
- 1982 Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Wilhelm Hack Museum ; Catalog
- 1983 Mannheim and Karlsruhe
- 1984 Düsseldorf , Cologne , Seattle (USA)
- 1985 Bremen , Focke Museum : "Koppenhöfer - Stahl - Hillers"
- 1995 Memorial exhibitions in Kaiserslautern and Neustadt-Mußbach ( Herrenhof )
Awards
- 1965 silver medal “The glazes in modern ceramics”, Geneva
- 1970 State Prize of Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz
- 1971 admission to the Académie Internationale de la Céramique
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ruth Koppenhöfer. design-and-arts.de, accessed on May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Former members. gruppe83.de, accessed on May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Ruth Koppenhöfer. Galerie Theis, Berlin, accessed on December 26, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koppenhöfer, Ruth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ceramic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heilbronn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1994 |
| Place of death | Neustadt an der Weinstrasse |