About me
I was born on a freezingly cold winter's day in what is now the Czech Republic. The year was 1962 and the month was January. Eight years later my family emigrated to Germany, which has become my life long exile.
Although I have never gone to art school, art has been a loyal companion to me since early childhood. Maybe to cope with the torments of homesickness after emigration, maybe because it is running in my veins anyway, I took up painting at an early age, later photography and sculpturing.
Art has long grown into a passion, and I draw my inspiration from everything that surrounds me: the people I love, people I watch, people I meet, music, literature, nature, politics, the cities and landscapes I feel drawn to - Amsterdam, Hamburg, London, Istanbul, the ocean, the canals, the hills of my Swabian exile ...
Biography
born 1962
freelance journalist for newspapers and radio from 1981 - 1985
studies of English and Theology at the University of Tübingen/ Germany and Bangor/North Wales/ UK from1983 - 1990
teaching from 1990-2020
since 2020: full time artist
artistic training since 1999:
sculpturing with Heidrun Wolter, Stuttgart/ Germany
painting and life drawing with Karin Beck, Atelierhaus Reutlingen/ Germany
artistic workshops at the Tate Modern, London/ UK and Istanbul Modern, Istanbul/ TR
Since 2021 member of Atelier 32 e.V.
Since 2019 member of KUN:ST International e.V.
Exhibition History
2021: KUNST-WINTER-RUNDGANG, 28/11/2021 - 19/12/2021, Kulturwerkstatt BT24, Albgut Münsingen
2021: MERRY CHRISTMAS 2021, 11/11/2021 - 19/12/2021, KUN:ST Quartier Leonberg, Schmalzstr. 4 (group show)
2021: Romana Meissner@Germain Henneka & Guests, 27/09/2021 - 03/10/2021, Berenstraat 24, Amsterdam/NL (group exhibition together with Germain Henneka, Frank van der Eijk and Jos Verheugen)
2021: Romana Meissner | Maks Dannecker: 2 Räume - 2 Positionen, 24/07/2021 - 08/08/2021, Kulturwerkstatt BT24 im Albgut Münsingen
2021: "Summer Art Festival", June 2021, groupshow, Virtualartists UK (virtual show)
2021: "GAIA - THE ORIGIN", 26/03 - 04/04/2021, groupshow, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery Milano, Corso San Gottardo 18, Milan/ Italy (digital show)
2021: "LOVE MY BODY- We need different eyes", 19-28 February 2021, groupshow, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery Milano, Corso San Gottardo18, Milan/ Italy (digital show)
2021: "AND NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING?", groupshow, 9-30 January 2021, AZARO Artspaces, Hamburg/ Germany (exhibition will start digitally due to shutdown/ live stream of virtual opening on Jan. 9th under @azaroartspaces on Instagram)
UPDATE: Exhibition extended till 14th February 2021!!
2021: "DIE NEUEN", 7-31 January 2021, KUN:ST Quartier Leonberg/ Germany// POSTPONED to May 2021 due to shutdown!!
2020: ARTe Christmas Special, 3 - 6 December 2020, Messehalle Sindelfingen/ Germany// CANCELLED!! (due to Covid-19 lockdown)
2020: EXPO4ART, 25/09/2020 - 27/09/2020, Halle des Blancs Manteaux, 48 Rue Vieille du Temple, Paris/ F
2020: KUN:ST Preis 2020: "Die vierte Dimension", 04/06/2020 - 19/07/2020, KUN:ST Quartier Leonberg/ Germany
2020: KUN:ST Preis 2020: "Die vierte Dimension", ARTe Sindelfingen/ Germany (19/03/2020 - 22/03/2020) and KUN:ST Quartier Leonberg/ Germany (26/03/2020 - 19/04/2020) CANCELLED due to Corona
2020: Romana Meissner @GERMAIN HENNEKA&GUESTS: SORTING OUT THE CHAOS. 3rd annual group exhibition, Rockarchive Gallery Amsterdam/NL (24/02/2020 - 01/03/2020)
2020: Group exhibition EISZEIT (Mitgliederausstellung KUN:ST International e.V.), Galerie KUN:ST Quartier Leonberg/ Germany (09/01/2020 - 26/01/2020)
2019: Group exhibition KUN:ST International e.V. "Merry Christmas", Galerie Leonberg (December/ January 2019/2020)
2019: Kunstpreisausstellung "BlueHarmony", Galerie Leonberg (April 2019), Leonberg/ G
2019: Kunstpreisausstellung "Blue Harmony", Arte 2019 (21/03 -24/03/2019), Sindelfingen/ G
2019: 2nd group exibition in the Rockarchive Gallery Amsterdam/ NL (02/03 - 09/03/2019)
2018: Parallax Art Fair London/ UK
2018: Hamburg zeigt Kunst, Hamburg/ G
2018: Germain Henneka & Guests, group exhibition in the Rockarchive Gallery Amsterdam/NL
2017: Four Seasons Art Fair Amsterdam/ NL
2017: 29. Stuttgarter Kunstausstellung, Stuttgart/ G
2017: Künstlermarkt Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe/ G
2016: Aktionstag "Paris, Paris!", Kunsthallensommer Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe/ G
Shop
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www.facebook.com/romana.meissner.art
@artromana
www.linkedin.com/in/romana-meissner-art
Impressions
Exhibition LOVE MY BODY at M.A.D.S. Gallery, Milan/Italy, Feb. 2021, curated by Giorgia Massari
EXPO4ART, Halles Des Blancs Manteaux, Paris/ France, September 2020
Group exhibition MERRY CHRISTMAS, KUN:ST Quartier Leonberg/ Germany, participation with the paintings THIS STORM WILL PASS I+II and SO THIS IS WHERE WE'VE GOT.
December 2019
KU:NST-Preis "Blue Harmony" during the ARTe in Sindelfingen/ G, participation with the painting MIRIAM. UNAFRAID.
March 2019
Packing for the 2nd exhibition at the ROCKARCHIVE GALLERY in Amsterdam/ NL in March 2019
Hamburg zeigt Kunst, Hamburg/ G
August 2018
(Photo: Annerose Petersen)
Parallax Art Fair London/ UK
2018
Hamburg zeigt Kunst, Hamburg/ G
May 2018
Photo: Kevin Ellison
Rockarchive Gallery Amsterdam/ NL
2018
Four Seasons Art Fair Amsterdam/ NL
2017
Kunsthallensommer Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe/ G
2017