Gillian Louise White (born 20 June 1939, in Orpington) is a British-born sculptor who currently resides and works in Leibstadt, Switzerland. [1] [2] She is renowned for her large-scale public works and art commissions for buildings. In 1969, shortly before relocating to Switzerland, Gillian White won her first competition with her sculpture "Gewässerschutzplastik" made of polyester for a public artwork in Olten. [3]
White was born in Orpington, Kent, and attended the Elmhurst Ballet School which was then in Camberley. She studied at Saint Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design in London, and École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. [4]
Her works on public display include Echodrome, created with her husband Albert Siegenthaler (1938-1984), [4] [5] is on display on the campus of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; [5] Lichtung ("Lighting") on the Kulturweg Baden-Wettingen-Neuenhof ; the 7 metres (23 ft)Wave White Wedded Words 2 (2002/2003), with a title inspired by James Joyce, on the Kunstpfad am Mummelsee in Seebach in the Black Forest, Germany; [6] a work in the sculpture garden of Vullierens Castle; [7] an untitled work (1993) in Winterthur; [8] and works at the Villa Berberich in Bad Säckingen. [9] In 2009 the Kunstmuseum Olten held a retrospective exhibition of her work. [4]
Since 1972 she has lived and worked in Leibstadt, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. [4]
Hans Erni was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor.
Olaf Breuning is a Swiss-born artist, born in Schaffhausen, who lives in New York City.
Vullierens Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vullierens in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. An estate of over one hundred hectares, owned by the same family for over 700 years either by marriage or inheritance.
Koblenz railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Aargau and municipality of Koblenz. The station is located at junction of the Turgi to Waldshut railway line with the Winterthur to Koblenz line and the freight only Koblenz to Stein-Säckingen line.
Zimoun is a Swiss artist who lives and works in Bern, Switzerland. As self-taught artist, he is most known for his sound sculptures, sound architectures and installation art that combine raw, industrial materials such as cardboard boxes, plastic bags, or old furniture, with mechanical elements such as dc-motors, wires, microphones, speakers and ventilators.
Marianne Mittelholzer, artist name Mascha Mioni is a Swiss painter and textile artist. Her best known creations are in the area of art to wear, the design of garments as an object of art, and wearable art.
Charles Wyrsch was a Swiss artist and painter.
Kathrin Sonntag is a visual artist who works in photography, sculpture, film, and installations. Her work has been exhibited in museums including the Kunstverein in Hamburg, Germany and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Harry Schaffer is a Swiss artist and interior architect, who lives and works in Basel.
Jean André Evard was a Swiss painter and drafter. His special significance lies in the field of constructive art. He is counted among the first artists who did not work figuratively. In the course of his life he produced hundreds of oil paintings, a large number of drawings as well as approximately 2000 to 3000 watercolor and gouache paintings.
Morice Lipsi was a French sculptor of the School of Paris of Polish Jewish descent. During the period following the Second World War he was one of the most important sculptors of monumental abstract stone sculptures.
Gen Atem is a visual and performance artist, musician, writer, and Zen-master. He lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland.
Christine Streuli is a Swiss-born contemporary artist who lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
The Kunstpfad am Mummelsee is a sculpture path around the Mummelsee, which is located in the municipality of Seebach near Achern in the northern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). The sculpture path is 0,8 kilometres long is primarily used for nature and art walks.
Carmen Perrin is a Bolivian-born Swiss visual artist, designer, and educator. She has worked as a sculptor, site-specific artist, and printmaker, as well as worked in the design public garden spaces and public art in collaboration with architects. From 1989 to 2004, she was the university chair of her alma mater, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève.
Martina Gmür is a Swiss visual artist. She works within many genres, including installation art, painting, drawing, performance art, and sculpture. She lives in Basel.
Karin Karinna Bühler is a Swiss contemporary artist. She is known for her conceptual and audio art as well as for her site-specific installations.
Ana Roldán is a mexican-swiss artist.
Philipp Schaerer is a Swiss artist active in the fields of photography and computer art. His works are represented in various collections of renowned museums, including the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM), among others. Since 2014, Schaerer has been a guest professor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and teaches digital design in the Department of Architecture's "Art and Architecture" program.
Marc Raymond is a Swiss sculptor who works with painted wood and plywood to create abstract sculptures.
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