David Schnell
David Schnell | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Education | Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst |
| Movement | Leipzig school |
Davis Schnell (born 1971, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) is an internationally exhibited German painter.[1] From 1995 until 2000 he studied painting at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig and then from 2000 to 2002 he was a student in the master class of Amo Rink, with whom Neo Rauch had previously studied.[2]
In 2010 Schnell had a solo exhibition at the Stunde Kunstverein in Hannover which then traveled to the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague and the Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen. Schnell is considered to be a younger contemporary of the East German painter, Neo Rauch and a member of the so-called "Leipzig school".[3] 2009 he was commissioned to design the "Friedensfenster" (peace window) at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig.[4] In 2013 Schnell was a recipient Villa Massimo grant. [5] In 2016 he was commissioned to design a church window for the Christuskirche in Cologne.[6]
References
- ^ "Galerie EIGEN+ART". Eigen-art.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ^ "David Schnell Biography – David Schnell on artnet". Artnet.com. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ^ "David Schnell Art Monographs and Museum Exhibition Catalogs". Artbook.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ^ http://www.lvz.de/Leipzig/Lokales/Friedensfenster-in-Leipziger-Thomaskirche-erinnert-an-1989, Leipziger Volkszeitung
- ^ http://www.villamassimo.de/it/borsisti, Villa Massimo
- ^ Homepage of the Christuskirche in Cologne informing about Schnell's church window.
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