Biography and Exhibitions

last update 15/03/10

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Born in Rina-Welschellen, painter, who attended his first studies at the Institute for Arts in Ortisei, South-Tyrol and proceeded studing arts in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Venice and Florence.
During this period Albert Mellauner joins the artists-collective of "South-Tyrolean Abstracts" as an active group they staged a great amount of exhibitions in the Athesia Gallery during the years 1973, 1974 and 1975; in 1973 he mounted a selection of his work in the "Erhard - Gallery" In Bressanone, South-Tyrol , during this period he also exhibits in the "Eccel-Gallery" in Bolzano in 1974.
Afterwards he displays his works in 1981 at the Municipal Museum of Bolzano, and again he presents his paintings in the "Eccel-Gallery", Bolzano in 1982 - both exhibitions are followed by the first monografic catalogue of the artist.
In 1996 he diplays a range of collected works in the " Galerie am Grillhof" in Vill (Austria), in 1997 he also exhibits in Eckerfröde (Germany) at the "Copernicus-Gallery", in 1999 in the Municipal - Gallery in Bressanone and in 2002 at the Municipal Museum in Brunico.
The artists also exhibits in 2004 he shows his new collection at the ArtStudio De Bettin, Gallery for Modern & Contemporary Arts in Brunico where he presents his 2nd monografic cataloque.
A very important step in his life history is surely the actual personal exhibition,
which takes place at the Museum Ladin "Ciástel de Tor" in St. Maritn de Tor in Val Badia, from the 26.01 2007 'till the 23.02.2006, where the artist issues a vaste range of his works and paintings during his 30 years of career as an abstract painter - as the title of the exhibition shows:
Albert Mellauner "geometrical games - 30 years of painting".
During his life he takes part at several group displays, like "Situation 76" at the biannual art-fair in Bolzano, another important exhibition is "Tendencies 84" in Innsbruck, Austria, to mention also his presence at the «Artecclesia» art-fair in Rome in 1994, he attende also to 2005 the "Tras(se) North-South"- exhibition from 20.05 to 05.06.2005 a creative ex-change of artworks between artists of the Gadertal and of the Ahrntal. Finally, in 2006, he takes part at the exhibition "Art & Sacred Rooms" ranged at the Bishopric Museum at the Hofburg in Brixen (I).

The following exhibitions are the artists choice!

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

1973 Gallery Athesia, Brunico
1977 Circul Artistich - Artistic Circuit, Ortisei
1984 Gallery Il Sole, Bolzano
1989 Istitut Ladin, S. Martino in Badia
1993 House Of Culture, Campo Tures
1996 Gallery “Grillhof” Vill (A)
1997 Gallery“Capricornus” Eckernförde (D)
1999 Municipal Gallery, Bressanone
2001 The “Neuhaus” Castle, Gais
2002 Civic Museum, Brunico
2004 Artstudio De Bettin - Gallery For Modern & Contemporary Arts, 200 Brunico
2007 Museo Ladin, St. Martin de Tor
2010 Galleria Willy, Hotel Sparerhof - Vilpiano

GROUP DISPLAY & EXHIBITIONS

1976 “Situation 76” group - display / biannual art fair, at the state , 200 parliament (Landtag), Bolzano
1984 "Encounters” Novacella, Bressanone
1984 “Tendencies ‘84” Innsbruck (A)
1986 "Thurn e Taxis" - Palace, Bregenz (A)
1988 “Hommage to Mary”, Firenze
1990 The music week , at the Gustav Mahler auditorium, Dobbiaco
1994 “Artecclesia”, art fair in Roma
2005 group display "Tras(se) North-South " from 20.05 to 05.06.2005
2006 "Art & Sacred Rooms" exhibition in the Bishopric Museum at the 200 Episcopal Palac, Brixen

PUBLIC WORKS & PERFORMANCES

1982 "Fresco - Painting" - Agricultural Institute , Bressanone
1984 Mural painting , interior premises of the "Michael 200 200 200 200 Pacher"-building , Brunico
1986 Glass-wall in the foyer of the Landtag, Bolzano
1987 Chapel of the Agricultural Institute in Teodone, Brunico
1987 Mural painting, interior premises of GKN Birfild, Brunico
1988 Painting inside the Chapel of the Hospital, Brunico
1989 Mural painting on the facade/ silos - company Rieper,Vandoies
1990 Facade of the "Regina Pacis" - Church , Bolzano
1991 Painting in the new cemetery, Bressanone
1991 Mural painting into the Church of S. Giorgio, Brunico
1994 Glass-wall into the Seminary-Church of Bressanone
1995 Mural painting into the mortuary chapel, S. Lorenzo of Sebato
1996 Mural painting and Glass Partition into the Church of Vandoies
1997 Mural painting at the Cultural Building of Campo Tures
1998 Mural painting at the "Villa Elsa ", Brunico
1999 Mural painting at the Building of Congress, Valdaora
2000 Glass-wall into the new mortuary chapel of Rasun
2002 Glass-wall at the Social & Sanitary District in Picolin/Badia
200 triptych into the Church of Siusi
2003 Mural painting into the Church of S. Maddalena, Casies
200 Mural painting into the chapel of the elementary school of San 200 Pietro in Valle Aurina
2004 Artistic creation in the extended part of the cementery of 2003 2003Aldino/Bolzano
2006 Fresco-Painting on the facade of the town hall, Olang/Valdaora

CATALOGUES AND MONOGRAPHIES

1991 Mellauner Albert, monograph, Pluristamp, Bolzano
2004 Mellauner Albert, illustrated catalogue - presentation at 2003 200 Artstudìo De Bettin - art galery, Brunico

REVIEWS

2007 issue-release nr. 5 La USC de Ladins
003 - author: Iaco Rigo
003 issue of 14.02 Dolomiten and local issue Tageszeitung
2003- author: Bertagnolli
2004 issue nr.14 Sonntagsblatt "Emotionales"
2003author: Dr. Peter Schwienbacher
2001 issue nr. 4 - Die Südtirolerin "Motivsuche"
2003 - authoress: Martina Schluderer
1998 issue nr. 2 Dolomiten - "Im Namen der Farbe"
2003- author: K. Tschurtschenthaler
200 magazine 66 Das Fenster "7 Farbtafeln"
2003- authoress:Irmgard Sieglind Hinterhuber
1997 03.11. gloss Alto Adige, "Glosse" - author: Norbert C. Kaser
1996 issue-release nr. 19 La USC de Ladins "Te na Tor a Gais" - 2003author: Iaco Rigo
1990 issue-release nr. 20 Turris Babel "Capella of Teodone"
2003- author: Paolo Biadene
1989 28.01. Tageszeitung - Alto Adige "Wegzeichen"
200 - author: Josef Gasteiger