CAROLINE RAMERSDORFER
Born:
1960 in Lustenau, Austria
Education
1979 Sorbonne, Culture and french Civilisation, Paris, France
1981 International University of Art, African Arthistory,
1983 Museumscience, Restauration of Fresco paintings, Florence, Italy
1983-88 Academy of Fine Arts - Sculpture, Carrara, Italy
1988 Title of Thesis : Sculpture and Environment. A project in nature.
Scholarships/Grants/Awards
1991-92 Austrian Ministry of Art and Education Vienna for Japan
1993 New York City
1997 Federal Chancellery Vienna and UNESCO Paris for Project Carambolage: Art and Cultural exchange with the caribbean westindyisland Dominica
2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Emaar Artsymposium 1st Prize
2006 Zhengzhou, China : exposition of 120 selected projects during the Renaissance & Rising International City of Sculpture & Cultural year: Golden Award
2006 Beijing, China International maquette show , proposals for the Beijing Olympic park in 2008 : merit award - finalist.Selected Group Exhibitions
1986 Forme nel Verde - Dodici Scultori fra natura e geometria. S.Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy
1988 Un luogo die Scultura-Tendenze e suggestioni. Florence, Italy
1990 KuenstlerInnen. Castle of Meersburg/Lake of Constance, Germany
1993 Transparency. Palais Liechtenstein Feldkirch, Austria
1994 Artforum - Hallein, Salzburg; 7 Neue. Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
1996 6. Art 9560. Amthof Feldkirchen, Carinthia, Austria
1997 Art in the center - Art centered. Vaduz, Liechtenstein and Feldkirch, Austria
1998 Carambolage. Artexchange with the caribbean westindyisland Dominica, Semperdepot, Vienna Austria
1999 Station Gallery Taipeh, Taiwan
2000 Bordercontact. Installation at Railway Station Schaan-Vaduz, Liechtenstein;
2000, Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz, Austria
2002 Inner Views, Literaturhaus, Vienna, Ausria; Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch, Austria
2002 Gallery of Contemporary Art Fellner von Feldegg Krefeld, Germany; English
2002 Dictionary, Museum of Contemporary Art MAC, Marseille, France
2003 Frauenmuseum Wiesbaden, Germany; Jubilee exposition : 30 years Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch , Austria; Shanghai, China . View on Public Art, China Sculpture Space.
2004 The magic of stone - Wehinger Factory, Roethis, Austria.
2005 Return to indoor - Sculpture Institute, Beijing, China.
2005 Salon des Arts, Kensington London,Great Britain.
2005 Project Transfer , Gallery Prisma , Bolzano, Italy.
2005 Gallery Fellner von Feldegg, Krefeld, Germany
2006 Renaissance & Rising, An International City of Sculpture and Cultural Year of Zhengzhou,China. Beijing, China International maquette show , proposals for the Beijing Olympic park in 2008 2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, New York
2006 Gallery Fellner von Feldegg, Krefeld,Germany
Solo Exhibitions
1989 Skulptur und Struktur, Gallery Dr. Rhomberg Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria
1991 Skulptur, Gallery Ruth Allemann Zurich, Switzerland
1992 Bridge of imagination - Shimada Museum Kumamoto and Yufuin Art Museum Japan
1994 Skulptur. Gallery Ruth Allemann Zurich, Switzerland; Hibiki. Gallery Mune Yufuin, Japan
1995 Art in town - installation in St.John's Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
1996 Artforum Kramsach, Tyrol. Gallery Holzer Villach, Carinthia, Austria
1997 Constructed space and crossborder projects Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
1999 Layers-Light-Sight. Gallery Le Monde Fukuoka; Gallery Mune Yufuin, Japan
2000 The way of Platon. Installation in St. John's Feldkirch, Austria
2001 Inner Views. Gallery Le Monde Fukuoka, Japan
2004 Sculptures at Zima - Construction Holding, Dornbirn, Austria
2007 Sculpture, John Davis Gallery, Sculpture Garden, Hudson, NY
Public Collections
1992 Shimada Art Museum, Kumamoto, Japan
1992 Yufuin Art Museum, Japan
1994 Vorarlberg County Museum, Bregenz, Austria
1998 Eda Garden Museum, Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan
2001 Federal Chancellery Artothek City of Vienna, Austria
2002 Culture Departement City of Vienna, Austria
2003 RAIBA Bank Art Collection, Bregenz, Austria
2004 Vorarlberg County Museum, Bregenz, Austria
2006 City of Zhengzhou, China
International Sculpture Syposium
1986 Cloud Carrara, Italy
1988 Salomon Custonaci, Italy
1990 Birth of Energy Hohenems, Austria
1991 Energy Reimei no - oka, Kickuchi Kougen, Kumamoto-Ken, Japan
1992 Labyrinth of centuries Sozo no-oka, Muraoka - cho, Hyogo-Ken, Japan
1995 Lightlines Krastal-Klagenfurt, Austria
1997 Lightview Mellau, Austria
1999 Lightspace Hualien, Taiwan
2000 Energy IV Telc. Czech Republic
2002 Inner View Kettering / Ohio, U.S.A
2005 Inner View Dubai / United Arab Emirates
2006 Inner View Kaoshung / Taiwan
2006 Inner View Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura , Spain
Realization in Public Urban Space
1989 Sourcepyramid Dornbirn, Austria
1990 Lightsensors Dornbirn, Austria
1996 Energy III Austria
1998 Beamspace Eda-Garden Museum, Yokohama, Tokyo-Japan
2000 5 Ringstone project Fukuoka, Japan
2002 Energy V Vernon, B.C. Canada
2003 Layers-Light-Sight Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Video Concept and Camera
1997 Vienna-Japan (28min) Documentation
1997-98 Gli Amici di Livia (30min) Artproject with Bosnian refugee children in Italy, Foundation Livia Benini, Florence, Italy
1998 Carambolage (14min) Artexchange Austria-Dominica
2000 Hualien, Fukuoka, Telc (10min) Documentation
Bibliography
1985 Carmignano, Firenze, Chiostro di S.Michele, Scultura Artisti stranieri operanti in Italia curated by Mariano Apa: catalogue Arti grafiche Albano, Italy
1986 San Qurico d'Orcia, Horti Leonini, Forme nel Verde. Dodici scultori fra natura e geometria, curated by Enrico Crespolti; catalogue Mazzotta Foro Buonaparte 52 - 120121 Milano, ISBN 88-202-0689-7 Italy
1986 Carrara, Scolpire all'aperto, VIII Simposio internazinale di Scultura, curated by Pier Cario Santini; catalogue Officine Grafiche Rugani di Lucca nel 1988, Italy
1988 Un luogo di Scultura, Tendenze e suggestioni curatet by Anna Laghi, catalogue, Florence, Italy
1990 Caroline Ramersdorfer Sculpture. Text by Prof. Franz Bertel, Susanna Bruni, Mariano Apa, Anna Laghi, Patrizia Veroli, Poems by Norbert Mayer; Josef Hanser grafics, catalogue Schuricht Bludenz, Austria
1991 International sculpture symposium, Kikuchi Kogen, Japan. 27 min Videodocumentation
1992 Ramersdorfer Bridge of Imagination photos by Yuko Shimada; catalogue Seiko Sha Co. Kumamoto, Japan
1993 Transparenz-Artists in Austria. Palais Liechtenstein Feldkirch curated by Irene Ruetz, Interview by Dr. Ingrid Adamer; catalogue Hämmerle Druck Hohenems
1994 One day. Hibiki 7min. Tv Documentation OBS, Oita, Japan
1995 Internationales Bildhauersymposium Krastal - Klagenfurt curated by Verein Begegnung in Kaernten, Kulturabteilung Magistrat Klagenfurt; catalogue Kreiner Druck Villach, Spittal a.d.Drau.
1997 Artists at the Casino. Caroline Ramersdorfer. Cunstructed Space and Crossborder Projects by Albert Ruetz; Rouge & Noir, Bimonthly magazine of the Casino Austria
1997 Caroline Ramersdorfer 2min 30sec ORF, Austrian TV Documentation
1999 International Stone Sculpture Symposium and International Famous Works Exhibition, Hualien County Culture Center; catalogue ISBN 957-02-4788-6
2000 Eda Garden Museum. The place for time&heart curated by Yoji Inoue Atelier Heikei Keikaku, 5-38 4 Chuo, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo 103; catalogue Fukuin Co.Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
2000 Caroline Ramersdorfer Installation in St.John's church, Feldkirch curated by Eva Jakob with text by Mag. Albert Ruetz; catalogue Kulturreferat der Stadt Feldkirch, Palais Liechtenstein, Austria
2000 International sculpture symposium, Telc. Czech Republic. 30 min Videodocumentation
2001 Caroline Ramersdorfer Inner Views by Nakayama Mayumi, monthly art magazine, Fukuoka, Japan
2002 Inner View. Expositioncatalogue, Vienna; Rheinische Post (Kulturszene Krefeld) Inner Views das Geheimnis der Zeichenby Hans Dieter Peschken 6.Mai 2002 Morning Star Vernon, B.C. Canada ' Sculptor follows own Philosphy' by Kristin Froneman, Sunday July 28th,Sept. 4th 'Marble Sculpture lands at Theater ' by Kristin Froneman; a.n FOR ARTISTS magazine,
published in Great Britain, november 2002 issue page 40, ways and means by Lorna Green
Sculpture magazine 2002, published in Beijing/China page 39
China Sculpture Institute December 2003 issue page 22-24.
2003 Kulturlandschaft Vorrlberg, Wiesbaden
Return to indoor. 2005 Expositioncatalogue Beijing China. Challenge the nail expositioncatalogue, Salon des Arts , Kensington, London; Project Transfer , Expositioncatalogue
2006 Renaissance & Rising
An International City of Sculpture and Cultural Year of Zhengzhou,China, expositioncatalogues.
2007 Amelinckx, Andrew, The Register Star, Review, Page One and a-12.