Dörte Wehmeyer – German Performance and LandArt Artist
Dörte Wehmeyer is a German performance and land art artist known for her powerful conceptual work that addresses social, political, and environmental issues. Raised in Cologne and New York, she has a diverse academic background, more including studies in architecture and psycholinguistics, as well as formal training in sculpture and materials like wood, steel, and stone. Wehmeyer has taught at schools and universities in both Germany and the USA. Her notable project, The Garden of Tolerance in Mallorca, is an evolving environmental art installation that responds to global crises, including human rights abuses and political oppression, emphasizing the sanctity of human dignity as a universal principle.
Performance Art
Conceptual Landart
ART SHOWS | FAIRS
Dörte Wehmeyer
Solo Exhibition
2021 – 2024 THE GARDEN OF TOLERANCE, Permanent Exhibition, Cala Llombards, Mallorca, Spain
2015 – 2018 TRACES, Permanent Exhibition, Cala Llombards, Mallorca, Spain
2010 – 2015 CONCEPTUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ART WORK IN PROGESS, Cala Llombards, Mallorca, Spain
2007 – 2010 TOTAL INSTALLATION TRACES, Cala Llombards, Mallorca, Spain
2009 PREPARATION OF TRACES, Cologne and Mallorca, Germany and Spain
2006 LANGUAGE WORLDS, Galerie Benninger, Cologne, Germany
2005 STRANGELY CLOSE, Oberlandesgericht, Cologne, Germany
2004 ART+TREASURES to SIT ON, Galerie Benninger, Cologne, Germany
2003 THREE WORLDS, Galerie Mronz, Cologne, Germany
2003 … NO LIFE WITHOUT, Kunstforum Faulturm, Cologne, Germany
1999 More than Just Hope, Mertenshof, Cologne, Germany
1997 From Shadow to Light, Mertenshof, Cologne, Germany
1995 Violence and Humanity, Mertenshof, Cologne, Germany
Art Fairs | Biennials
2017 Biennale di Venezia, TASTE OF FUTURE, Venice Italy
2015 Biennale di Venezia, PERSONAL STRUCTURES: Crossing Borders, Venice Italy
Group Exhibitions
2017 TASTE OF FUTURE, London, United Kingdom
2004 Querblick, Stadtmuseum, Cologne, Germany
2002 Rhein – Romantik, Frauenmuseum, Bonn, Germany
2002 3rd International Sculpture Exhibition, Kunstverein Hürth, Germany
2000 Landschaftspark Dorn, Fulda, Germany
1999 Kunstoase, Rhein-Main-Hallen, Wiesbaden, Germany
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