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Waldemar Zimbelmann

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Biography

Born in 1984 in Akadyr, KZ
Lives and works in Karlsruhe, DE

Waldemar Zimbelmann explores an artistic universe where figuration and abstraction mingle, drawing on a delicate, nuanced visual language. His works are distinguished by their texture and three-dimensional application of paint, characteristic of his technique. The artist uses the method of overpainting, superposing layers of material to reveal patterns and planes through material extraction. Sgraffito, an engraving technique, enables him to trace figurative forms while playing with color. W. Zimbelmann’s work is marked by a fusion of shapes, bodies, time and space. He incorporates a variety of elements into his compositions, including animals, houses, landscapes and fictional portraits. Silent yet expressive, his figures establish a subtle dialogue with the viewer. The viewer is invited to plunge into these imaginary worlds, embodying human emotions.

Waldemar Zimbelmann (born in 1984, lives and works in Karlsruhe, DE), studied at the Academy for Fine Arts (Karlsruhe, DE). Zimbelmann recently had a solo exhibition at the A.K.T. (Pforzheim, DE), and the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE). His work was also shown at MAN Museo d’Arte Provincia di Nuoro (Nuoro, IT), and Baden-Württemberg Städtisches Kunstmuseum (Singen, DE) amongst others.

Exhibitions

Curriculum vitae

Solo and two-person exhibitions
  • 2025
    Veins in the Leaf, Bremond Capela , Paris, FR
  • 2024
    Dissolving Hands, A.K.T., Pforzheim, DE
  • Elliptical Thinking, Harkawik, New-York, US
  • The eyes a paper , Althuis Hofland, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2023
    Acoustic Faces, G/ART/EN , Como , IT
  • 2020
    Der Himmel ELLENO, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Rudolf-Scharpf-GaleriE, Ludwigshafen, DE
  • Der Kreis ist rund Die Ellipse ist oval Der Kreis ist kugelrund Der Mensch ist jovial, Meyer Riegger, Berlin, DE
  • 2019
    Father, let the eyes be your, Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2018
    Was sie zeigen und verschweigen. Waldemar Zimbelmann und Janusz Czech, Nordheimer Scheune, Nordheim, DE
  • 2016
    My Hands Have Vanished, China Art Objects, Los Angeles, US
  • Waldemar Zimbelmann, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • 2015
    Waldemar Zimbelmann, Ornis Althuis, Amsterdam, NL
  • Cross eyed notion, Meyer Riegger, Berlin , DE
  • 2013
    SYMBIOSE, Meyer Riegger, Berlin , DE
  • 2012
    Waldemar Zimbelmann, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • 2011
    Fair, Artissima 18 Turin, Turin, IT
  • Waldemar Zimbelmann, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • 2008
    Poor Memory, Bendixen Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
Group exhibitions
  • 2023
    Party in the Blitz, Mamoth, London, GB
  • Im Osten nichts neues, A.K.T, Pforzheim, DE
  • 2022
    Group Exhibition, Annrumma Gallery, Naples, IT
  • 2020
    It seems so long ago, Matthew Brown Gallery, Los Angeles , US
  • A means to an end, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • Insect Gallery, Los Angeles, US
  • Give me a reason, Villa Gellertstrasse, Karlsruhe, DE
  • 2019
    Come together, Meyer Riegger, Berlin, DE
  • Phase 0, Bau 3, Karlsruhe, DE
  • 2018
    O Youth and Beauty!, MAN Museo d’arte Provincia di Nuoro, Nuoro , IT
  • DELTABEBEN - Regionale 2018, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum & Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, DE
  • Fairy Dust & Wanderlust, Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam , NL
  • 2017
    And Then There Were None, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • salondergegenwart, Hamburg, DE
  • 2013
    A drawing that illustrates my last show at Meyer Riegger, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • Selections from the Grunwald Center and the Hammer Contemporary Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, US
  • LIGEGYLDIGT HVORHEN, BLOT UDENFOR VERDEN, Gallerie Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, DK
  • 2012
    Gallery Weekend Berlin, Meyer Riegger, Berlin , DE
  • Baden-Württemberg 60. 2012, Städtisches Kunstmuseum Singen, Baden-Württemberg, DE
  • 2011
    Captain Pamphile, Sammlung Falckenberg/Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, DE
  • 2010
    Passage, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
  • Captain Pamphile, Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg, Waldkraiburg, DE
  • TOP 10, Meisterschülerausstellung Forum Würth, Arlesheim, DE
  • 2009
    Schwere, Glück, Beschäftigung, The Forgotten Bar Projekt, Berlin, DE
  • 2007
    Ökumene, ehem. Autohaus Zschernitz, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, DE
Education
  • Academy for fine Arts Karlsruhe, Professor Erwin Gross, Karlsruhe, DE
  • Master student of Prof. Erwin Gross

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