Wolfgang Schäfer - biography



1955 born in Altenkirchen (Germany)
1975-78 grafic-art education


soloexhibitions, groupshows and performances

1979 "protection of landscape and consciousness of nature"; ZIF Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung, Bielefeld; Kunstmusuem Wesel, Städtische Galerie
1982-86 action-paintings; Berlin, Hamburg, Kassel, München, Düsseldorf
1986 opening of TOR 3 with Achim Duchow; "Sehnsucht/longing", H.S. gallery, tokyo
1987 "the lion is laughing"; Deltagallerie, Düsseldorf
"evolution"; Medien-Mafia, Düsseldorf-harbour
1989 "secrets in the dark"; Gallery Aries, Tokyo
1990 "la belle et la bète"; Zollhof, Düsseldorf
1991 "lost paradise"; Gallery Hardt-Art, Zürich
1992 "saving the tracks"; Spoerl-factory, Düsseldorf
1993 "dance macabre"; Klingenmuseum, Solingen
"strange and different?"; Medien-Mafia, Düsseldorf
"crusified self"; Kunstmuseum Chemnitz
1994 "hommage a Maria Callas"; Knokke
1995 "hommage a Maria Callas"; Altstadtherbst, Düsseldorf
1995 "Con-Con", "birth of a rose"; CON-SUM gallery, Düsseldorf
1996 "Sehnsucht Hommage an eine Diva"; NOH-gallery, Düsseldorf
1999 "new pictures"; CON-SUM gallery, Düsseldorf
"windroses"; Doko-Museum, Köln
"new pictures"; Neue Bilder Welt, Köln
2000 "big questions in life"; 88 Verein für Kunst und Kultur, Hamburg
"the unknown known"; Galerie Viktoria, Püttlingen und Doko-Museum, Köln
"a selection"; twentyfourseven, Berlin
"hommage a Achim Duchow"; gallery Klein, Bad Münstereifel
"i'm back again but sorry i'm not here"; Kunstverein Lippstadt
"stars.in.der.manege"; Salon Hansa, Düsseldorf
2001 "illusionary journeys"; Navigators, Düsseldorf
"pop-icons and abstract compositions"; WHU, Vallendar
„anwesend abwesend / absent existent“
Atelier Soulis Moustakidis, ( catalogue ), Edition,
„beautiful people“, Gallery Rita Nichols, Düsseldorf
2002 „Gleicher Ort Neue Zeit / Same Place New Time“, CON-SUM, Düsseldorf,
(audio and CD-ROM)
„beautiful people“ pop-installation, Blue Square, Gallery Burkhard Eikelmann, Essen,
„schwebende Welt / suspended world“,
CON-SUM, Düsseldorf,
(audio and CD-ROM)
2003 PREMIUM exhibition, Berlin
stars.in.der.manege salon hansa, Düsseldorf
2004

Paravent-Project, Stilwerk Düsseldorf, Galerie Burkhard Eikelmann, Stiftung Starke, Berlin, Galerie Burkhard Eikelmann, 2004
"abstrakt im raum" Groupshow and serie of events, CON-SUM, curated with Blazenka Perica

2005

"hart an der realitaet", made in Flingern, Groupshow curated with Blazenka Perica, Flurklinik, Düsseldorf

2005/6

"Paradies gesucht?" "in search of paradise?", Groupshow and serie of events curated with Blazenka Perica, CON-SUM, Düsseldorf

2006

"Doko - Coco - Nuts" Museum Doko presents, Groupshow, Malkasten Künstlerverein, Düsseldorf
“Beethoven Hommage”, Chambermusichall
H. J. Abs of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn