Tania Welz @ Rome Art Week

Tania Welz

Born in Munich, Germany, Tania Welz has lived and worked in Rome for over 20 years.

Through burns, cuts and paddings of humble materials contrasting with precious inserts, Welz sets in motion a metamorphosis, a constant progression of decline and renewal, within an infinite cycle of appearance and disappearance.

Her work is as a series of snapshots in which a wide range of material worlds intertwine, damage and repair each other- only for a moment and then they separate again- in an attempt to show this fleeting instant of life, to freeze a moment of beauty before it will inevitably disappear.

Her work received various awards and was exhibited in international group and solo exhibitions in China, Dubai, Warsaw, Los Angeles, Belgrade, London, Munich and Rome.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

2022 (Upcoming) Museo Castromediano, Lecce, Italy2019 ‘the Dedica Anthology’, Palazzo Naiadi, Le Dame Art Gallery curator Gianfranco Valleriani, Rome, Italy2019 Gallery Benjamin Eck, Munich, Germany2018 ‘le trame del mondo – interlacement’, curator Raffaela Salato Piazzadispagna9, Rome, Italy2012 Gallery Caffe Concerto, Modena, Italy2012 Gallery Böhmler im Tal, Munich, Germany2011 Gallery laranarossa, Latina, Italy2010 Gallery Opera Unica, Rome, Italy

Group exhibitions

2022 ‘Waves of weaving‘, Domus Art Gallery, Athens, Grecia, group exhibition with Yuriko Damiano, Florence Vacher, Curatrice Giulia Coccia

2019 Artrooms Award, International Contemporary Award for Independent Artists, Finalist exhibiton, Melia White House, London2019 ‘artist in focus 2‘ , Drina Art Gallery, Belgrad, Serbia curated by Natascia RadojecivMiloš Todorović, Tania Welz, Michele Iodice, Veljko Zejak, Alexandar Gligorijevich, Petar Mirković, Marko Lađušić,Lola Sprenger, Nikola Kolya Božović, Dajana Vujčić, Alexandar Dimitrijević. Miloš Tomić, Milena Mijović Durutović2019 ‘24 hours creating a new day’, Choral Art Action, Melia White House, LondonSite specific installation, curated by Gianfranco Valleriani, Sounds: Alex MarengaGianni Asdrubali, Gerald Bruneau, Mariangela Capossela, Silvia de Gennaro, Francesca Fini, Hugh Fleetwood, Grabriela Herma, Armano Jericevic, Tanaka Kohei, Marko Koppe, Eden Lai, Gianfranco Notargiacomo, Alice Padovani, Mauro Palotta, Vic Pereiro, Claudia Quintieri, Virginia Ryan, Edmond Simpson, Goran Stojcetovic, Miron Tee, Stevens Vaughn , Tania Welz, Fiorenza Zaffina, Meng Zhou 2019 ‘The Dedica Anthology’, Palazzo Naiadi, Le Dame Art Gallery, Rome curator Gianfranco Valleriani, Rome with Marco Tamburro, Kim kwansoon, Gerald Bruneau, Antonella Catini, Alice Padovani, Maupal, Fiorenzo Zaffina, Virginio Favale, Akelo, Patrizia Montedoro2019 ‘Artrooms’ Rome , International contemporary art fair fo independent artists2018 ‘Between Two Seas / LA International’, Arena 1 Gallery, Los Angeles, USAcurator Luigia MartelloniWith Wim Wenders, Scherezade Garcia, Andy Moses, Mei Xian Qiu, Yossi Govrin, Uemon Ikeda, Alberti Vannetti, Lynn Aldrich, Jay Mark Johnson, Luigia Martelloni,2018 ‘Elevision’, International group showing, DUBAI, ABU DABI, UAE2017 Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy 2016 Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy2016 4 th international emerging artist award , showcasing winning artwork ‘All you can(not) leave behind’, World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE2015 WIA Expo 2015 (Warsaw International Art), Warsaw, Poland2014 ‘from Lausanne to Bejing’, 8th International Fiber Art Biennale Nantong, China2012 ‘Premio internationale Limen Arte’ 2011Curator Giorgio di Genova, Vibo Valentia, Italy2012 ‘La Materia Ri-Nata’, Gallery Modulo M4, MACRO, la Pelanda, Rome, Italy2011 Gallery ‘laranarossa’, Latina, Italy2010 Gallery RVBArts, Rome, Italy2010 Gallery Quibab Art, Abu Dhabi, UAE2010 Residence in farnese, Rome, Italy2009 Gallery Traasart, group showing with the members of the ‘Gelatoartsalon’ New York, Rome, Italy2007 ‘itinerario clandestino’, centro culturale arte oggi, group showing with the members of the ‘clandestini – movimento in arte´ foundation, Rome, Italy2006 ‘arte x arte’, group showing with the members of the ‘clandestini – movimento in arte´ foundation, Rome Italy2006 ‘percorso di pace’, Gallery Gard, Rome, Italy

Awards

2020 – Honorable mention, CFA Artist of the year Award, Circle foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France

2019 Le Dame Art Gallery Award, Le Dame Art Gallery, London

2016 Winner 4 th International Emerging Artist Award category ‘Mixed Media’, Dubai, UAE

2010 25th Annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition selected by Juror Ms. Megan Fontanella, Assistent curator , Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York for a review in ArtisSpectrum Magazine, New York

Commissions

2003 Stage set Rai 3 ‘Correva l’anno’2009 Prorail, Dutch Railway Netwrok Prorail, commissioned artwork: Loco-motif2017 Hotel Maria Regina, artdesign concept and realization of the three floor wing of the hotel with a total of 43 small works and 12 works of big dimensions, Rome, Italy

Private Collections

Dutch Railway Network Prorail

Activities related to Art

Co-creator, co-author and presenter of the TV art – magazine ‘Art2Art’ (see part-1, see part-2), Artchannel China (艺术人文)

Pubblications

2016 The Best of 2016, 4th International Emerging Artist Award,page 862014 8th From Lausanne to Bejing Fiberart Biennale Catalogue, page 171, ISBN 978-7-112-18456-92014 Percorsi d’Arte in Italia, Enzo le Pera,ISBN 978-88-498-4249-42011 Premio Internazionale Limen Arte, 3rd edition, page 223,2010 Artis Spectrum, Profiles of Contemporary Art and Artists, Vol.23, May 2010, page 37