Renate Riess

Biography - Renate Riess

1940 born in Rabenstein near Chemnitz
1946-54 primary school in Rabenstein
1954-61 apprenticeship as merchandising designer and work in the same profession
1961-77 freelance work in the area of fair and exhibition design
1977-88 artistic collaborator at the district cabinet for cultural activities in Karl-Marx-Stadt, variously responsible for painting and graphic art, carving/wood and exhibition design,
since 1970 artistic instructor for children, young people, adults and senior citizens
1991-2000 1993-2001 and since 2002
Studio head of the"Atelier im Leimtopf" e.V. (“Studio in the Gluepot” registered association), now "Atelier 8-80" e.V. (“Studio 8-80” registered association)
Freelance painter and graphic artist and design work together with her husband, Joachim Riess.

Artist’s statement
My watercolours are created predominantly on location outdoors; the colour woodcuts at home, based on my watercolours.
A holiday without a sketch pad and box of paints is inconceivable to me; just lost time. Thus I create landscapes and floral works to bring pleasure
to myself and others after the holiday is over.
Each page is an episode of my life and has a story to tell, so it is difficult for me to par...

1951-54 painting circle, led by Herbert Herold
1954-56 painting circle of the Cultural Association of the GDR, led by Herbert Flach
1956-63 painting circle, led by Willy Willig
1963-83 painting and graphics promotion circle, led by Hermann Gabler
1983-90 leader of the “Roter Turm" painting and graphics circle in Chemnitz
1966-88 participation in workshops on specific artistic themes and techniques, held by: Carl- Heinz Westenburger, Klaus Neubauer, Michael Morgner, Gerald Sippel, Axel Wunsch, Jürgen Adler, Matthias Wegehaupt

Solo exhibitions include:
Chemnitz, Szekszárd, Schneeberg, Schwarzenberg, Aue, Bad Elster, Lichtenstein, Limbach/Oberfrohna, Wittingen, Ostseebad Prerow, Bad Wilsnack, Dresden, Darßmuseum Prerow, Arche Wiek, Hohenstein-Ernstthal gallery, Meerane gallery, Burgstädt gallery

Participation in exhibitions:
Chemnitz, Dresden, Frankfurt (0der), Magdeburg, Berlin, Rostock, Recklinghausen, Ústí nad Labem, Lodz, Linz, Rome, Marseille, Ulan Bator, Luanda, Havanna, Iraq, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Angola, Laos, Mexico, Wittingen, Herbstsalon (Autumn Salon) Augustusburg, and others