Gallery Lehner Vienna Getreidemarkt 1/8 Mezzanin, A-1060 Vienna t: +43-1-5854623/23 / f: +43-1-5854623/30 e: wien@galerielehner.at Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday 14:00-18:00, Saturday: 10:00-13:00 HERWIG ZENS Herwig Zens (born. 1943 in Himberg, lives and works in Vienna) Herwig Zens soon aquires the reputation of an expert on graphics and a specialist on the topic "Totentanz" ("dance of death" or "danse macabre"). He develops close ties to Spain and in particular to the art of Goya which were topics of a retrospective in the art history museum in Vienna in 2005. Work on this topic was also the centre of an exhibition held in September 2008 in Gallery Lehner. From 1961 on studies at the academy of fine arts, Vienna Active as a student representative 1962 attendance of the School of Seeing " held by Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg 1965 Fügerpreis First travel to Spain 1966 Teaching-exam for Art's education, history and crafts 1967 diploma of painting in the class of Prof. Elsner 1972 award by the State of Lower Austria 1977 Longer duration of stay in Greece due to a medical condition 1982 Acquisition Award given by the State of Tyrol at the graphics competition Innsbruck Promotion award given by the State pf Vienna 1984 Beginning of the operation GOYA-PROJEKTION. Lasting until 1993 1986 Theodor-Körner-Price 1987 Professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna 1990 Project "Basler Totentanz" with the Museum of History in Basel Individual Exhibition at Basel artfair 1993 Finishing the work on the 14 pieces of the way of the cross fort he Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem Closure of GOYA-PROJEKTIONEN in the Museum of modern Art, Bilbao 1995 Präsentation of the "longest etching of the world at Art multiple, Düsseldorf 1996 Individual Exhibition at SAGA in Paris 1998 Danse Macabre of Füssen 2000 Theseus-Cycle Art-Event and Videofilm "step by step" with Students in Los Angeles Designing of the chapel of rest in Brunn/Gebirge near Vienna with architect Helmut Sautner Wallpaintings in a concerthall (Vivaldi-Saal) in the University of Music, Vienna; Topic: The origin of music " 2001 Medal of honor in Gold given by the City of Vienna
Retrospective in the former women s bath in Baden near Vienna Presentation of the diary-etchings on the occasion if Estampa, Madrid Picture cycle on Danse Macabre op. 12 by Hugo Distler 2002 "Schwoaze Weiber" (Black women) in the garden of Ambras Castle in the Tyrol Medal De Merito Civil confered by Juan Carlos I of Spain 2003 New Danse macabre for Lobeck in Marienchurch, Lübeck Silver medal of Mertis of the stat of Lower Austria for spezial cultural achievments 2004 Project Singings of the spirits above the waters with the Arnold Schoenberg Coir under the direction of Erwin Ortner 2005 Presentation of the diary-etching in one piece in Präsentation der Tagebuchradierung in einem Stück in Petanzos (Spain) and of Paraphrases on Goya in the History of Art Museum in Vienna at the occasion of the Goya retrospective 2006 Cycle of pictures for the auditorium of the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C. Filmproject: Goya - Last und Leidenschaft (Goy burden and passion) Since June, due to medical condition, Professor emeritus of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna 2008 Goya-Exhibition, Galerie Lehner, Wien
Justitia / Oil, Acryl and Carbon on Canvas / 70 x 100 cm / 2009 In Linz müsste man sein / / 23,5 x 33,3 cm / 1979
Satan (aus Hexensabbath - Zyklus) / Acrylic on Canvas / 80 x 100 cm / 2007 Der Tod im Bordell / Oil, acryl and charcoal on canvas / 80 x 100 cm / 2009
Goya, mit Unterstützung des Todes einen Brief schreibend / offset litho / 25 x 35 cm / 2001 Portrait Rainer Bischof / Oil, Acryl and charcoal on canvas / 40 x 50 cm / 2011
Zürich / Oil and acryl on canvas / 40 x 60 cm / 2002
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