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Vita

Maren Wellendorf
Maren Wellendorf -Staffelei
Haus und Atelier in Spanien- Maren Wellendorf

I lived and worked in the artist village Worpswede close to Bremen, Germany; now I live in Torrox, southern Spain. 

until 1988:
 Creation of jewellery, objects and small format pictures out of metal, various exhibitions including the Cityhall Stadthalle Bremen, Castle Schloss Schönebeck, Rothenburg, Germany

from 1988:
Dedication to painting, private lessons with Jack Rutherford (known painter in the United States and later director of the Academy of Art San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico)
 Maren Wellendorf - Jack Rutherford, 2006 
Foto: Maren Wellendorf und Jack Rutherford                           


from 1989 (in addition) :
Painting courses with Helga Henschel -Holterdorf and other well known artists in order to deepen craft knowledge

1990 - 2000
During a year one or two joint and several individual exhibitions in northern Germany and southern Spain, including banks, cultural institutions, municipal cultural centres (casas de culturas)

(1994/95 permanent representation through the “Pig Up” Gallery in Bremen, Germany ) 


1997

Vernissage- Maren Wellendorf


major solo exhibition of the complete work at the education centre Reinfeld / near Hamburg by the Cultural  Association Reinfeld, Germany
Extension of the exhibition up to  5 months



 

 

1999
 
Ausstellungsbesucher- Maren Wellendorf


Auction of paintings for Terres des Hommes






 


since 2000

- Permanent representation through the Gallery  “Andalusien Art”, Worpswede, Germany

2001

- Solo exhibition “Andalusian Journey (Andalusische Reise)”,  Gallery Andalusien Art, Worpswede, Germany (3 months) 

2002

 - Second solo exhibition in the Education Centre Bildungszentrum Reinfeld /Hamburg by the Cultural Association Reinfelder Kulturverein, Germany

 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery Artpoint, Frankfurt, Germany

2003

-  Solo exhibition “Andalusian Journey (Andalusische Reise)”, Málaga, Spain

- Art fair Marbella, Spain

2004

- Solo exhibition “Between mud flat and desert (Zwischen Watt und Wüste)”, Gallery Andalusien Art, Worpswede, Germany

2005

- Solo exhibition (Retrospective), Gallery Andalusien Art, Worpswede, Germany

2006

- Joint exhibition in Granada, Spain

-“Art autumn (Kunstherbst)” in Bremen, Germany

2007

-Biennale Internazionale dell´Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy

-Kunstbiennale in Roadalquilar, Spain

-Solo exhibition Gallery Unplugged, Göttingen, Germany

2008

- Studio exhibition in Worpswede, Germany open studios

2009

- Certamen de Pintura Ramon Portillo, Motril, Spain

- Concurso de “Arte a Campo Abierto”, Velez-Malaga , Spain, second award

 Maren Wellendorf gewinnt 2. Preis in Velez-Malaga   Maren Wellendorf gewinnt 2. Preis in Velez-Malaga

2010

- Festival de Arte, Nerja, Spain

- Festival de Arte, Marbella, Spain

- Exhibition at the Centro Cívico, Almunecar /La Herradura, Spain
   Besucher Centro Civico  Centro Civico- Maren Wellendorf mit kuenstlern 

2011

- Exhibition in Puente Don Manuel, Spain

- Radio Interview and portrait of artist

- Solo exhibition at the “Casa de Cultura” , Torrox-Costa, Spain

Ausstellungshaus kl   Ausstellung Torrox-Costa kl

- presentation of the painting “Nazarener” to the museum-director Antonio Montañez

Maren+Museeumsleiter2-kl 

2012

- Exhibition with the artist-group Axarquia Art in Frigiliana, Casa de Apero