Tania Welz

Nata nel 1965

Germania

https://www.taniawelz.com/

data di inserimento in W.A.D. 12/2024

Biografia

I was born in Munich and have been based in Rome for over 25 years. After a successful career in television production with networks like VIVA TV, Sky Universal, and National Geographic, I decided in 2013 to fully embrace my passion for art.

My work focuses on the dynamic interplay of fabrics and materials, which I transform using fire, water, and chemical processes. I’ve developed a distinctive technique that blends modest materials with luxurious textiles, emphasizing the potential for rebirth and renewal within decay. This constant transformation reflects the fluidity of existence, a recurring theme in my art.

I’ve had the privilege of exhibiting my work globally, with shows in China, Germany, the UAE, and the United States. In 2023, I held a solo exhibition, Oltre Confine, at the prestigious Museum Castromediano in Lecce, Italy.

My honors include winning the 4th International Emerging Artist Award in Dubai and receiving the Huacui Museum Special Prize at the 19th edition of the Arte Laguna Prize in 2024, which earned me an artist residency at the Huacui Museum in Shanghai, China.

My art is part of both private and public collections, including a commissioned work for the Dutch Railway Network Prorail and a long-term loan at the Castromediano Museum in Lecce.

Today, I continue to create in my studio in central Rome, exploring the transformative power of materials in my work.

Curriculum

Solo shows

2023 ‘Oltre Confine’, Museo Castromediano, Lecce, Italy, curated by Polo Biblio museale, critical essay by Lorenzo Madaro
2019 ‘La luce della Materia’ , Palazzo Naiadi, Le Dame Art Gallery, curator Gianfranco Valleriani, Rome, Italy
2019 Gallery Benjamin Eck, Munich, Germany
2018 ‘Le Trame del Mondo – Interlacement’, curator Raffaela Salato, PiazzadiSpagna9, Rome, Italy
2012 Gallery Caffe Concerto, Modena, Italy
2012 Gallery Böhmler im Tal, Munich, Germany
2011 Gallery LaRanaRossa, Latina, Italy

Group shows

2024 Roots, Metamorphosis, Mixtures II International biennal of contemporary fibre art, curated by Barbara Pavan, Museum of Embroidery and Textiles, Valtopina, Italy
Promoted by Scuola Ricamo Valtopina and the Municipal Administration with the patronage of the Region of Umbria, the Province of Perugia, CEDRAV, Umbria Ecomusei, CCIAA Perugia, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Foligno, Club UNESCO Foligno and Fonti del Clitunno ODV.

2024 Fainting slowly, Art Installation, Villa Sciarra 27.06.2024, Rome exhibition project ‘Opera‘, curated by Eugenia Querci e Elena Lago,

2024 Oikoumene, Group show, SCD studio, progetto espositivo curato da Barbara Pavan, Perugia, MA Monteluce art district, Italy

2023 / 2024 Squares, Group show, Galleria La Dama di Capestrano, Capestrano
2023 For Grace Received, Art Installation ‘Open Villa Sciarra’, Villa Schiarra, Rome
2023 ‘M.A.H.A.S’, Studio Rö, group showing, Design week Milan
2023 ‘XS Project’, curated by Barbara Pavan for the international fiber art magazine ‘ArteMorbida’, Bergamo art fair 13. – 15.01.2023
2022 ‘Waves of weaving‘, Domus Art Gallery, Athens, Grecia, group exhibition with Yuriko Damiano, Florence Vacher, Curatrice Giulia Coccia
2021 ‘6th Textile Art of Today’, travelling exhibition including Shoplifter Hrafnhildur Arnardottir (Island), Kari Anne Helleberg Bahri (Norway), Włodzimierz Cygan (Poland) amongst other artists
Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava,Slovak Republic, Tatra Gallery, Poprad, Slovak Republic, The Museum of Moravian Slovakia, Czech Republic, Pesti Vigadó Gallery,
2019 ‘24 hours creating a new day’, Choral Art Action,
Le Dame Art Gallery, Melia White House, London, Great Britain
site specific installation curated by Gianfranco Valleriani, Sounds: Alex Marenga
2019 ‘The Dedica Anthology’, Palazzo Naiadi, Le Dame Art Gallery,
curator Gianfranco Valleriani, Rome, Italy

2019 ‘Artrooms’, International contemporary art fair for independent artists, Rome, Italy
2019 Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy
2018 ‘Between Two Seas / LA International’, curator Luigia Martelloni, group showing
with Wim Wenders, Scherezade Garcia, Andy Moses, Mei Xian Qiu, Yossi Govrin,
Uemon Ikeda, Alberti Vannetti, Lynn Aldrich, Jay Mark Johnson, Luigia Martelloni
Arena 1 Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2018 ‘Elevision’, International group showing, Dubai, Abu Dabi, UAE
2018 Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy
2017 Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy
2016 ‘4th International Emerging Artist Award’, WORLD ART DUBAI,
Showcasing winning artwork ‘All you can(not) leave behind’, Dubai, UAE
2016 Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy
2015 WIA Expo 2015 (Warsaw International Art), Warsaw, Poland
2014 ‘from Lausanne to Bejing’, 8 th International Fiber art Biennal, Nantong, China
2012 Premio Internazionale Limen Arte 2011
curator Giorgio di Genova, Vibo Valentia, Italy
2012 ‘La Materia Ri-Nata’, Galleria Modulo M4, Macro, la Pelanda, Rome, Italy
2011 Gallery LaRanaRossa, Latina, Italy
2010 Gallery RvbArts , Rome, Italy
2010 Gallery Quibab, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2010 Residence in Farnese, Rome, Italy
2009 Gallery Trastart, group showing with the members of the ‘Gelatoartsalon’

Awards
2024
2020 Honorable mention, CFA Artist of the year award, Circle foundation for the Arts,
Lyon, France
2019 Le Dame Art Gallery Award, winner, Le dame Art Gallery, London, Great Britain
2016 4th International Emerging Artist Award
winner in the category ‘mixed media’, Dubai, UAE
2010 25 th Annual Chelsea International Fine art Competition
winner, Juror Megan Fontanella, assistant curator Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, USA

Commissions
2003 Stage Set Rai 3, ‘Correva l’anno’, Rome, Italy
2009 Prorail, Dutsch Railway Network Prorail,
commissioned artwork: ‘Loco-motif’, Rotterdam, Holland
2017 Hotel Maria Regina, 12 large format works and 43 medium sized works
Publications
2023 La gazetta del mezzogiorno – Oltre confine al Castro Mediano inaugura la personale di Tania Welz
2022 Article Art Scene Athens ‘Weaving new meaning into traditional artforms’ , 03.08.2022
2021 textile art magazine Artemorbida – interview,
https://www.artemorbida.com/intervista-a-tania-welz/
2021 6th Textile Art of Today Catalogue ISBN 978-80-973111-1-7
2019 Interview, Fashionela
http://www.fashionela.net/people-in-fashion/tania-welz-a-thing-of-beauty-is-a-joy-forever/
2016 The Best of 2016 , 4 th International Emerging Artist Award, page 86
2014 ‘8 th from Lausanne to Bejing’ Fiberart Biennal, catalog, page 171,
ISBN 978-7-112-18456-9
2014 Percorsi d’arte in Italia, Enzo le Pera, page 277, ISBN 978-88-498-4249-4
2011 Premio Internazionalke Limen Arte, 3rd edition, page 223
2010 Artis Spectrum, Vol.23, May 2010, page 37
Private collections
Artwork ‘Loco-motif ‘, Dutch Railway Network, Prorail, Rotterdam, Holland

Activities related to Art
2012 Co-creator, co-author and presenter of the TV art – magazine ‘Art2Art’ for Artchannel China, Rome, Italy
2022 artistic intervention to support the development of safety culture at TFT (Tuscan Railway Transport)
2023 fashion design collaboration with ARCHIVIO J. M.