Anna Abellan Flaig

Living on two continents and countries, Italy and Africa, contrast and energy fields I chose as an painter and sculptor in order to nourish and renew myself, to vibrate as a human being and be fully infused by the rough powerful beauty of Africa, as well as Italy's elegant refinement and artistic heritage. I need it all: the close connection to nature as well culture. My medium is manly stone, but I also work with wood and bronze. My forms are soft and round, organic, they imply and accentuate the sensuality of the material as well as life as I perceive it. Harmony and simplicity are reflected in the pure lines of my sculptures - an inner attitude I search and explore in life. Life cycles, nature symbols, my spiritual path, the archaic power as well as the fragility and the sensitive memory of the material fascinate me. I perceive carving as a ritual, a cosmic dance transcending matter.

1956 Born in Bern, Switzerland
Living and working in Italy and South Africa

1983 Translator Diploma of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences

1984-90 Classes at the Art School “ Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst” in Zurich

1990-91 Classes at the Sculptor School in Peccia /Switzerland

2002-05 Calligraphy classes with the japanese master Sanae Sakamoto

2003 Etching course at the Aquaforte Studio in Lausanne

2007-10 Carving in international sculpture studio, Pietrasanta,Italy

2008 Carving symposium, Colorado, USA

Solo exhibitions

2000 Exhibition of paintings and sculptures at the Technical High School in Lausanne, Switzerland

2003 Exhibition of paintings, work on paper and sculptures at the Gallery of the Cultural Center of Montreux, Switzerland

2004 Work on paper and sculptures, Promove, Montreux, Switzerland

2008 « Sinnliche Welten », Gallery Friendly Society, Berlin, Germany


Group exhibitions

1991 Sculpture exhibition at the museum of Valmaggia, Switzerland

1995 Sculpture exhibition at the Carita Hospital in Locarno, Switzerland

1996 Outdoor sculptures exhibition, lake promenade Weesen, Switzerland

2003 « Linien », Gallery Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
« Farbige Träume »,Gallery Friendly Society, Berlin, Germany

2007 « Les sens en tout sens », Espace culturel, Assens,Switzerland

2010 « In Resonance », Somerset Studio, Cape Town, South Africa
« Roots – The Spirit of South Africa », Gallery Friendly Society, Berlin, Germany

2014 « Calligraphy », Prince Albert Gallery, Prince Albert, South Africa

2015 « Donna », Interarte, Pietrasanta, Italy


Art Fairs

2003 Art Fair ART 34, Gallery Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland

2010 Art Show Puls 5, Zürich, Switzerla...