Waltrud Viehböck
Waltrud Viehböck (born February 24, 1937 in Fulda ; † December 19, 2014 in Linz ) was a German - Austrian pharmacist and sculptor .
life and work
She completed a pharmacy degree in Germany , then attended the University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz from 1968 to 1971 , master class metal with Helmuth Gsöllpointner and has since worked as a freelancer in the fields of street furniture , sacred objects and sculpture . She makes jewelry and metal sculptures . The artist was married to Arthur Viehböck, received Austrian citizenship in 1977 , lives and worked in Kematen an der Krems and carried the professional title of professor.
She was admitted to the Künstlerhaus Wien on March 31, 1976 and showed her collections there in 1992 and 2002. In 2008 and 2009 she was awarded the Golden Laurel there. She also belonged to the artists' association MAERZ and the Upper Austrian Art Association and regularly took part in exhibitions at home and abroad.
Exhibitions (selection)
- Metal sculpture and jewelry by Waltrud and Arthur Viehböck , exhibition and catalog (62 pages) in the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau and in the gallery MAERZ (1979)
- Steel sculptures , exhibition and catalog (28 pages), Künstlerhaus Wien, 1992
Works (selection)
- around 1976 with Arthur Viehböck: Tabernacle in the Puchenau parish church
- 9 steel figures as part of the Vienna Water World (1995)
- Object in the landscape of Prigglitz (1995 to 1997)
Web links
- Waltrud Viehböck near Basis-Vienna
- Waltrud Viehböck in the Belvedere in Vienna
- Waltrud Viehböck in the art collection of the province of Upper Austria
- Short entry in the person lexicon Lower Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Waltrud Viehböck , in: DIP website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Waltrud Viehböck , in: Web presence Wladimir Aichelburg - Künstlerhaus Vienna
- ↑ Awards and honors for members of the Künstlerhaus Wien , in: The website of the Künstlerhaus Wien
- ^ Object in the landscape of Prigglitz , in: Kunstlexikon, website of the Lower Austrian State Museum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Viehböck, Waltrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fulda |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th December 2014 |
| Place of death | Linz |