Ruth Welnhofer

1975-1978 University of Regensburg:

Degrees in teaching at elementary and secondary schools (grades 1-10) and additional qualification in Religious Education and Art (Professor Weickert and Professor Mack);

1981-2004 work as a teacher at elementary and secondary schools;

Study stays abroad to develop different artistic techniques and skills:

• ITALY, American Art Academy ITALART SANTA CHIARA STUDY CENTER at CASTIGLION FIORENTINO, Tuscany with Professor HEINZ G. RACKOWITZ;
• USA, UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA, College of Arts and Social Sciences, PENSACOLA;
• SWITZERLAND, Sculpting Academy SCUOLA DI SCULTURA DI PECCIA, Vallemaggia - Ticino;
• AUSTRIA, ALPIN AKADEMIE DACHSTEIN;

Numerous exhibitions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, USA and Japan:

Since 1986 organization and participation in national and international exhibitions and artistic and cultural events at home and abroad;

Certificates:

Since 2004 freelance visual artist

Today Ruth Welnhofer lives and works together with Peter Welnhofer in Kümmersbruck and Amberg.

Studios

Atelier ARTista, Amberger Str. 47 a, 92245 Kümmersbruck;

Rotes Maler-Häusl, Lukas-Cranach-Str. 18, 92224 Amberg;

Rollendes Atelier;

Favourite techniques

Acrylics and oil painting, graphics, sculpture;

 Additional artistic activities

• Since 1986 Management and organization of the international exhibitions "Kunst-Stücke"  in Italy (Castiglion Fiorentino, Cortona, Montepulciano) and Amberg (Stadtmuseum and Musikomm);
• 1999-2001 Management of the painting classes at the centre of music and communication Musikomm in Amberg;
• Lecturer at art classes, e.g. department of social treatment at Amberg's penal institution;
• in her own studio Atelier ARTista in Kümmersbruck and the "Rotes Maler-Häusl in Amberg";
• Participation in current projects, e.g.:

          - "1st Luft Fest"at the "Air-ART-Spa" Amberg

             Oberpfalz tv: video "1st Air Fest in Amberg";

          - "Bürgerkugel" Amberg  

             www.bürgerskulptur.de;

          - Construction of an award-winning Amberg

            city lion in cooperation with

            Sigi-Renner-Friseure

             www.sigi-renner-friseure.de

            and students of the

            secondary school of Kümmersbruck and 

            Max-Reger-Gymnasium (high school),

            state exhibition "Winterkönig" in Amberg's

            city museum,

            (profits for handicapped people)

            www.radio-ramasruri.de;

            - Art calendar "Amberg's City Hall"

            by Ruth Welnhofer,

            Lions-Club Amberg

            (profits for cancer research);           

          - Karl-Heinz-Böhm's campaign

            "People for People" (profits go to Ethiopia)

            ACC Amberg: Initiative Heidi Birner;

          - Project "Help for Kenya",

            by Giriama e.V. Weiden;

          - Stage design - Musical "Grease"/

            Jürgen Dandorfer / Musikomm Amberg

            www.musikomm.de;

          - 2009 international conference

            "Gesellschaft für Biologische Krebsabwehr"

            (Society of  Biological Cancer Treatment),

            Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg -

            organized by Dr. Ebo Rau

             www.biokrebs-heidelberg.de;

          - Publications of paintings for the permanent

            calender "Chakrade and the

            card game "Fünfer -Raus"

            by Dr. Ebo Rau

            (Dr. Ebo Rau-Stiftung / South Africa);

          - Auction for charity (Lions Club Amberg /

            Initiative by Dr. Dübeler) "ART of all kinds

            dealing with the topic 'the egg' ", A.K.T. /

            Amberg;

             www.oberpfalznetz.de/zeitung;

membership:

1. Art Association Pertolzhofen  /

    Kulturkooperative  K o O p f   Oberpfalz;

2. Artist Connection "The Rocchetto Group"

    (artists from Italy, South Afrika, 

    Great Britain, South Africa,  Grossbritannien

    and Germany) in Italien;

3. City Marketing Amberg;