biography of Helmut M. FEDERLE (1944)
Personal data
Birth : 10/31/1944 - Solothurn SO, Switzerland
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Austria - Switzerland
Address
Vienna, AustriaRepresentatives
Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
Education
1964 – 1969 : Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel – Vogelsangstrasse 15 – Basel BS, Switzerland
Professional data
Work and Life
1984:Moving to Vienna, Austria
1983 – 1984:Living in Zürich, Switzerland
1981:Studio in Geneva, Switzerland
1979:Moving to New York, USA
1971 – 1972:Stay in Paris, France at the Cité Internationale des Arts
1971:First exhibition in the Gallery Riehentor in Basel, Switzerland
1967 – 1969:Trips to Tunesia, Afghanistan, India and Nepal
Grants
1981
1981 : Eidgenössischer Wettbewerb für freie Kunst – Bern BE, Switzerland
Awarded by : Bundesamt für Kultur – Hallwylstr. 15 – Bern BE, Switzerland
1972
1972 : Eidgenössischer Wettbewerb für freie Kunst – Bern BE, Switzerland
Awarded by : Bundesamt für Kultur – Hallwylstr. 15 – Bern BE, Switzerland
1969
1969 : Eidgenössischer Wettbewerb für freie Kunst – Bern BE, Switzerland
Awarded by : Bundesamt für Kultur – Hallwylstr. 15 – Bern BE, Switzerland
Other professions
1999 : Professor – Painting
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf – Eiskellerstrasse 1 – Düsseldorf, Germany
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Acrylic/canvas - Oil/canvas - Stained glass 
Sculpture-Volume : Resin 
Drawing-Watercolor : Chalk/paper Subject
compositionMovements and styles
Geometric AbstractionWorks
| Buntglasfenster in der Niederlassung der Landeszentralbank der Freistaaten Sachsen-Thüringen in Meiningen | |
| Medium : Stained glass Size : 656 x 825 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2003
Works on Paper from 1969 to 2001
Peter Blum Gallery – New York NY, United States
05/03/2003 – 07/12/2003
2002
Helmüt Federle
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Nantes, France
03/09/2002 – 06/03/2002
1999
Helmut Federle. Personale
Kunsthaus Bregenz – Bregenz, Austria
12/09/1999 – 02/06/2000
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Sabine Knust Gallery & Maximilian Verlag – Maximilianstrasse 14 – Munich, Germany
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
2000
ACAF 7 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/04/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Jensen Gallery – 61 Upper Queen Street – Auckland, New Zealand
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Group exhibitions
2006
Trait, ligne, écrire l’espace
Galerie nationale de la tapisserie – Beauvais, France
11/22/2006 – 03/14/2007
2003
Exodus
Kettle’s Yard Gallery – Cambridge, United Kingdom
06/21/2003 – 08/03/2003
2001
Platea dell’ Umanità – 49° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
06/10/2001 – 11/04/2001
1999
Masterprints
Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Vienna, Austria
11/24/1999 – 01/22/2000
Günter Umberg – Der Künstler als Kurator
Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Vienna, Austria
09/22/1999 – 31/09/1999
abstrakt – Eine Definition abstrakter Kunst an der Schwelle des neuen Milleniums
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – Salzburg, Austria
07/24/1999 – 08/29/1999
1998
Jahresmuseum 1998
Kunsthaus Mürzzuschlag – Mürzzuschlag, Austria
06/27/1998 – 02/15/1999
1997
Futuro, presente, passato – 47° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
06/15/1997 – 11/09/1997
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
1989
Helmut Federle. Bilder und Zeichnungen 1975-1988
Publisher: Kerber Verlag – Windelsbleicher Strasse 166 – Bielefeld, Germany
Director of publication: Dickhoff Wilfried – Germany
1989
ISBN : 3-924639-10-8
Monographies
1999
Helmut Federle
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König – Ehrenstr. 4 – Cologne, Germany
Director of publication: KUB Kunsthaus Bregenz – Karl Tizian Platz – Bregenz, Austria
Director of publication: Köb Edelbert – Austria
1999
ISBN : 3-88375-409-9
Periodicals
2004
TALASNIK Stephen – Helmut Federle at Peter Blum
in: Art in America n° 1 p. 106
New York NY, United States
01/2004
2002
GHADDAB Karim – Helmut Federle
in: Art Press n° 280 p. 74
Paris, France
06/2002
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