Paloma Varga Weisz

Paloma Varga Weisz (born 1966) is a contemporary artist living in Germany, best known for her sculptures and drawings.

She lives and works in Duesseldorf.

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Life
Paloma Varga Weisz was trained as a woodcarver from 1987- 90 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From 1990-98 she studied at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Duesseldorf under Tony Cragg and Gerhard Merz. Her multifacetted practice includes sculptures and installations mainly in wood and ceramic, as well as watercolors and drawings. „Paloma Varga Weisz’ sculptural oeuvre, characterized by obvious references to traditional iconography and handcraft, joins the historical with contemporary artistic practice, revealing rarely its genealogical roots.“ [1]

She is the youngest daughter of Feri Varga (1906 – 1989), a Hungarian artist, who primarly lived and worked in France and Germany.

Awards and Scholarships

 * 2000/2001: Bremerhavenstipendium, Bremerhaven
 * 2007: Marianne-Werefkin-Preis, Berlin

Exhibitions (selection)

 * 2013:
 * Die Bildhauer. Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, 1945 bis heute, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf DE (group)


 * 2012:
 * Maison de Plaisance. Rosemarie Trockel Paloma Varga Weisz, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, DE (two person show)
 * Alone Together, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA (group)
 * Prima Materia, Gladstone Gallery, Brussels, BE (group)
 * Sadie Coles HQ, London GB (solo)
 * Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (group)


 * 2011:
 * Spirits of My Flesh, Chapter Gallery, Chapter, Cardiff, GB (solo)
 * mémoires du futur - la collection Olbricht, La Maison Rouge, Paris, FR (group)
 * Folkstone Triennial, Folkstone, GB (group)


 * 2010:
 * Neues Rheinland, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, DE (group)
 * Multiple Pleasures: Functional Objects in Contemporary Art, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, USA (group)
 * Intensif-Station, Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf, DE (group)
 * Lebenslust und Totentanz, Kunsthalle Krems, AT (group)
 * Larger than life - stranger than fiction, 11. Triennale Kleinplastik, Fellbach, DE (group)
 * Aber Schwarz ist doch gar keine Farbe!, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, DE (group)
 * Silent Revolution - Sammlungspräsentation, Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf, DE (group)


 * 2009:
 * Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, IL (solo)


 * 2008:
 * The Gilded Age, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, AT (solo)
 * Paloma Varga Weisz, Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
 * Konrad Fischer Galerie, Berlin, Germany, DE (solo)


 * 2007:
 * Sadie Coles HQ, London, GB (solo)
 * Effigies, Stuart Shave Modern Art, London, GB (group)
 * Makers and Modelers, Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA (group)
 * Die Kunst zu sammeln, museum kunst palast, Düsseldorf, DE (group)
 * Revue - Zehn Jahre Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve, DE (group)


 * 2006:
 * Of Mice and Men, Berlin Biennale, DE (group)
 * Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, IE (solo)
 * Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; IL (group)


 * 2005:
 * Always a Little Further, Biennale di Venezia, IT (group)
 * Chor, Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA (solo) Sadie Coles HQ, London, GB (solo)
 * Blickachsen, Museum Kurhaus Kleve, DE (group)
 * Sammlung 2005, Neupräsentation Kunstsammlung im K21, Düsseldorf, DE (group)
 * The Wonderful Fund Collection, Musée de Marrakech, Marrakech, MA (group)


 * 2004:
 * Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve, DE (solo)
 * Raumfürraum Kunstverein Düsseldorf D.Kunsthalle Düsseldorf DE (group)
 * Triennale der Kleinplastik, Fellbach DE (group)
 * European Triennial of Small-Scale Sculpture, Murska Sobota, SI (group)


 * 2003:
 * Stubai-Frau, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, DE (solo)
 * Falling Angels, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, USA (group)
 * actionbutton, Ankäufe der Bundesrepublik, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, DE (group)
 * Not Afraid, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA (group)


 * 2002:
 * Castello di Rivara, Turin, IT (solo)
 * The Galleries Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London, GB (group)
 * Big Trip, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, DE (solo)


 * 2001:
 * Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven,DE (solo)
 * [ Kunstverein Bremerhaven DE (solo)


 * 1999:
 * Sammlung Ackermans, Xanten, DE (solo)


 * 1996:
 * Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, SE (group)

Literature (selection)

 * Maison de Plaisance: Rosemarie Trockel und Paloma Varga Weisz. Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, Verlag für Moderne Kunst, 2012, Nürnberg. ISBN 978-3-86984-360-5
 * Neues Rheinland - die postironische Generation. Distanz Verlag, 2010, Berlin. ISBN 978-3-942405-20-1
 * A million miles from home. Folkestone Triennale, Cultureshock Media, 2011. ISBN 978-0-9562669-4-1
 * Paloma Varga Weisz, Gilded Age. A Tale of Today. Katalog Kunsthalle Wien. Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2008, Nürnberg. ISBN 978-3-940748-28-7
 * Paloma Varga Weisz, Zeichnungen. Koenig Books, 2005, London. ISBN 978-3-88375-999-9
 * Raumfürraum. Katalog Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2005, Köln. ISBN 978-3-88375-924-1
 * Most Wanted: The Olbricht Collection. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2005, Köln
 * Interviews 2. Gerald Matt, Kunsthalle Wien, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86560-364-7
 * Of Mice and Men. 4. Berlin Biennale, 2005, Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-1765-6
 * Sammlung Kunst der Gegenwart in K 21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. 2005, Düsseldorf, ISBN: 3-8321-7567-0
 * Paloma Varga Weisz. Katalog Museum Kurhaus Kleve. Revolver, Archiv für Aktuelle Kunst, 2004. ISBN 3-934935-16-8 u. ISBN 3-937577-43-2
 * Paloma Varga Weisz. Sammlung Ackermans, 1999, Xanten