Wolfgang Schäfer - biography:
1955 born in Altenkirchen (Germany)
1975-78 grafic-art education at FH Design Düsseldorf; Illustration: Prof. Rudi Assmann; Photography: Prof. Klaus Kammerichs
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 by Blazenka Perica
2005 "hart an der realitaet", made in Flingern, Groupshow curated by Blazenka Perica, Flurklinik, Düsseldorf
2005/6 "Paradies gesucht?" "in search of paradise?", Groupshow and serie of events curated by 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
2007 »Beethoven Hommage«, Exhibition, Haus der Musik, Wien,
»Bridges of longing – The portrait of Maria Callas as projection«, Exhibition, Haus der Musik, Wien
2007 <back-forwards> 4 positions of building art,
Andreas Bee, Ruprecht, Dreher, Jan Kolata, Wolfgang Schäfer,
introduced by Carl-Friedrich Schröer
2008 »Bridges of longing–The portrait of Maria Callas as projection«,
Exhibition, Galerie Nicols, Düsseldorf,
Exhibition, Galeria de Arte Minkner,
Palma de Mallorca (Catalogue with an introduction of Emmanuel Mir)
2008 Mut und Sinnlichkeit-courage and sensuality, groupexhibition
curated by Emanuel Mir, CON-SUM, Düsseldorf
Leonore Araki, Felix Baltzer, Veit Ferrer, Claudia van Koolwijk, Julia van Koolwijk, Julia Rüther, Wolfgang Schäfer, Ulrike Schroeter-Virnich
2009 heilig, heilig- holy, holy - glorification and spirituality in art, groupshow and serie of events, curated by Wolfgang Schäfer, introduced by
Carl Friedrich Schröer, CON-SUM Düsseldorf
2009 »Beethoven Hommage«, Exhibition, Universitätsclub, Bonn,
»Bridges of longing – The portrait of Maria Callas as projection«, Exhibition, Universitätsclub, Bonn