Alexander Befelein
Befelein was born in Bremen, Germany in 1952 but spent his youth in Nuremberg.
In 1971 he moved to Munich to study fine art and has lived there ever since. In 1977 he traveled to Italy, England, and Yugoslavia to continue his studies. He received his degree from the University of Munich in 1981 and then began his career as an artist and teacher.
During the early 80’s he took short trips to Vienna, Venice, and the south of Tyrol, filling many sketch books with renderings of well-known sites in each city.Subsequent trips to Switzerland, Venice, and Vienna inspired Befelein to experiment with the medium of watercolor, which he quickly mastered.
However, he remains best known for his subtle etchings of the cities he has visited, capturing in a few delicate lines the essence of each place.
Since the beginning of his career Befelein has regularly exhibited in numerous galleries in Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Japan, and the United States, where he is permanently exhibited by Gallery 71 in New York. His work is recognizable throughout the world and has been received with much enthusiasm.
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| Italy, Florenz Palazzo Vecchio |
18 x 24 in.
Watercolor, Gouache and Pencil on Paper |
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| Paris La Tour Eiffel (2009) |
4 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| China Temple Mount |
3 x 3.75 in.
Etching |
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| China Forbidden City |
3 x 3.75 in.
Etching |
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| Berlin Pariser Platz (2009) |
4 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Washington D.C. Obelisk |
3 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Washington D.C. Kapitol (2009) |
3 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London, St. Paul, Nocturne 2003 |
3.5 x 4 in.
Etching |
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| NY Woolworth Building |
5.5 x 3 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| NY Chrysler Building |
5.5 x 3 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| NY Manhattan Midtown |
5.5 x 3 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| NY Flat Iron Building |
5.5 x 2.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| New York, Manhattan, Empire State Bldg, 2006 |
12 x 6.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Nurnberg, St. Sebald 2007 |
6.25 x 8.25 in.
Hand-Colored Etching |
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| Sankt Petersburg 1998 |
19.5 x 11.75 in.
Hand-Colored Etching |
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| Berlin 1990 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
Hand-Colored Etching |
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| Venezia 2000 |
9 x 11.75 in.
Hand-Colored Etching |
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| Firenze/Toscana 1999 |
9.5 x 12.5 in.
Hand-Colored Etching |
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| Bremgarten 1984 |
3.5 x 5 in.
Hand-Colored Etching |
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| Istanbul II, Hagia Sophia 2010 |
3.75 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Koln, Dom Metropole 2011 |
11.75 x 19.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Istanbul I, Galata 2010 |
3.75 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venezia 1986 |
5.5 x 11.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Hamburg |
3.25 x 5.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venezia (Point of Focus) 1988 |
12.5 x 15.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Augsburg |
2.5 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venezia (Point of Focus) Hand Colored 1988 |
12.5 x 15.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Firenze 1999 |
9.25 x 12.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Budapest Kettensbruke |
3 x 4.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Boston I Blue |
3.5 x 5.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Dubai Burjal Arab |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Milano Duomo |
3 x 4.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Lisbon Torre de Belen |
4 x 3.875 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Aachen |
7.75 x 7 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London Tower Bridge 2005 |
3.875 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Firenze 1986 |
6.5 x 20.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Fribourg |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Koblenz |
5.5 x 11.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Koln Dom |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venice Around the Corner |
5 x 5.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Viel Freude & Gluck |
6.5 x 3.125 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Rom St. Peter |
3 x 4.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Madrid 1993 |
3 x 5.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Lisbon Old City |
4 x 3.875 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London, Tower Bridge-Thames 2007 |
3.875 x 3.875 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Napoli |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London, Millennium |
4.5 x 3.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London, Big Ben 2000 |
4 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Dubai, Tower 2007 |
3.875 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London, Trafalgar Square |
3.5 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Passau 2008 |
7 x 7.75 in.
Etching |
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| Bamberg 2007 |
5 x 7 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venezia Ca' da Mostro |
6.25 x 6.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Munchen 2007 |
3.25 x 6.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Washington DC |
5 x 7 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Florenze Toscana |
9.25 x 12.5 in.
Etching |
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| I Dream of Paris |
7 x 7.5 in.
Etching |
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| Paris, Tour Eiffel, 1995 |
12.5 x 5.75 in.
Etching |
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| Je T'aime, Red |
9.5 x 3 in.
Etching |
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| Sunflower |
4.5 x 3.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Tokonome |
5.75 x 2 in.
Etching |
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| Kopenhagen |
3 x 5 in.
Etching |
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| Konigslilie |
4.5 x 3.25 in.
Etching |
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| Rom Cupolas 2004 |
1.5 x 5.75 in.
Etching |
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| Prague Teyn Church 2004 |
3 x 4.25 in.
Etching |
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| Prague Bridge 2004 |
3 x 4.25 in.
Etching |
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| Paris les Tours 2004 |
1.5 x 5.75 in.
Etching |
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| London, Westminster |
3.5 x 4 in.
Etching |
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| Lilie Iris 2004 |
11.75 x 3.5 in.
Etching |
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| Rom Coliseum 2003 |
2.5 x 4.25 in.
Etching |
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| Munchen Highlights 2003 |
14.25 x 14.25 in.
Etching |
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| London, Big Ben at Night 2003 |
3 x 4.5 in.
Etching |
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| Calla 2003 |
4.5 x 4 in.
Etching |
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| Athens Panorama 2002 |
3.75 x 3.5 in.
Etching |
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| Athens Acropolis 2002 |
3.75 x 4 in.
Etching |
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| Yemen |
5 x 6.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Wein, Downtown 2001 |
9.25 x 3.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| WeinII, Karlskirche, 1988 |
2.75 x 5.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Wein I, St. Stephan |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Venezia 1998 |
5.5 x 7.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venezia 2000 |
9 x 11.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Venedig, Ponte Tres Arch, 2001 |
7 x 7.75 in.
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| Tokonoma |
5.75 x 2 in.
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| Stuttgart, Rathaus, 1997 |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Stauttgart, Altesschloss, 1997 |
3 x 4.5 in.
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| Salzburg |
6.25 x 7.75 in.
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| Portofino |
7 x 7.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Paris, Arc Triumph |
5.75 x 3 in.
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| Palazzo Rosso 1992 |
5.5 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Oslo 1994 |
3 x 5.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Nurnberg Cafe |
6.25 x 6.25 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Munchen III |
3 x 5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Luzern 1986 |
4.5 x 5.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| London, Big Ben |
4 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Kopenhagen 1995 |
3 x 5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Koln St. Martin 2001 |
4 x 4 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Innsbruck |
6.25 x 7.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Hauser am Fleet |
5 x 6.5 in.
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| Hamburg Red House |
5.5 x 11.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Frankfurt Furher |
4.75 x 6 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Dusseldorf 1997 |
3 x 4.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| das Versteck |
7 x 7.75 in.
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| City of London 1998 |
3.75 x 7 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Bruxelles, Grand Palace |
3 x 5.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Brussels Panorama 1996 |
3 x 5.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Boston II |
3.5 x 4.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Berlin II Musik 1999 |
3.5 x 5.25 in.
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| Berlin Tor |
3.25 x 5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Berlin 1990 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Sienna 1986 |
10.5 x 9.75 in.
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| Sankt Petersburg |
11.75 x 19.5 in.
Etching-Aquatint |
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| Nurnberg 1987 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
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| Moskau 1990 |
10.5 x 11.75 in.
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Biographical Information
Exhibitions
1977 – 79 Took part at several exhibitions in Munich,Ingolstadt, Braunschweig and Hanover.
1978 Galerie Mauern, Gilehing, Germany
Kunstverein, Munich
1979 ABC Galerie, Braunschweig Exhibited at the Big Munich Art Show
Galerie Ruf – Munich (1. solo show)
Kunstmarkt, Hannover
Kunstverein, Ingolstadt Kunstmarkt, Gottingen
Neue Galerie, Ingolstadt, Germany
1979-85 Munchner Haus der Kunst, Munich (yearly exhibition at the Munich Museum of Art)
1980 Atelier-Galerie, Burghausen
Galerie Ruf, Munich
House of Art, English Garden, Munich
Munich Artists in the City Hall
1981 International Art Fair, New York
Galerie Lila Haus, Munchen
Atelier Sturm, Nordlingen
Galerie Werkstatt, Wurzburg
1982 International Art Fair, New York
Art 13'82 – Basel, Switzerland
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Cavaliero Fine Arts, New York
Galerie Hanssler, Munchen
House of Art, English Garden, Munich
1983 Art 14'83 – Basel, Switzerland
Art Cologne
Nordingen Kunstverein, Ingolstadt
Galerie Jean-Marc Laik, Koblenz
House of Art, English Garden, Munich
Kunstmarkt , Cologne
Galerie Auf dur Treppe, Oberrursel
Frankfurter Buchmesse, Frankfurt
Ateliergalerie, Nordlingen
Kunstverein, Ingolstadt
1984 Galerie Pasquay, Deggendorf
Galerie Voigt, Nurnberg
Galerie Wolfer, Berlin
Galerie Werkstatt, Wurzburg
Galerie Ecke, Augsburg
Galerie Sigriswil, Thuner See
Galerie Schlegl, Weiden/Amberg
Collector’s Corner, Cliffside Park, USA
Galerie Pasquay, Deggendorf, Germany
Galerie Solbad, Sigriswil, Switzerland
Gallery T, Munich
1985 Galerie T, Munich
Galerie Literart, Genf
Galerie Donath, Koln/Troisdorf
Galerie Lang, Biberach
Galerie Goyert, Cologne
Galerie Hanfstaengl, Munich
Collector’s Corner, Cliffside Park, USA
Frankfurt Buchmesse, Frankfurt
1986 Galerie Jean-Marc Laik, Koblenz
Galerie Am Kesselturm, Luzern
Galerie Welker, Heidelberg
Galerie Voigt, Nurnberg
Burggalerie, Ostseeinsel Fehmarn
Galerie T, Munich
Frankfurter Buchmesse, Frankfurt
1987 Art Fair, Tokyo
Art Gallery Tapies, Kobe, Japan
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Galerie Hanssler, Munich
Gallery Sincerite, Toyohash, Japan
Galerie Voigt, Nurnberg
International Art Expo, New York
NDA, Sapporo, Japan
1988 Galerie Betz, Munich
Galerie Schlegl, Weiden/Amberg
Galerie Sincerite, Toyohash, Japan
Galerie Donath, Cologne/Troisdorf
Kunstmarkt Wein
International Art Fair, New York
Galerie Vita, Bern
Galerie of Graphic Arts, New York
1989 Art Gallery Yumi, Tokyo
Douglas Albert Gallery, State College, PA
Galerie Krombholz
1990 Art Gallery Tapies, Kobe, Japan
Galerie Hanssler, Munich
Galerie Muleta, Tokyo
Galerie am Stubentor, Vienna
Galerie Tinti, Kaiserslautern
1991 Galerie Vita, Bern
Galerie Laik, Koblenz
Galerie S, Nordingen
1992 Galerie Schnake, Munster
Travelling Exhibitions in Japan
1993 Esprit Nouveau Gallery, Okayama, Japan
Galerie Ciel, Tochigi, Japan
Galerie, Muleta, Tokyo
Galerie am Stubentor, Vienna
1994 Art Geneva, Switzerland
Galerie Betz, Munich
Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich
Galerie Vita, Bern
1995 Galerie Donath, Cologne
Galerie Hanssler, Munich
1996 Galerie Appartement, Nice, France
1997 Galerie T, Munich
1998 Galerie Vita, Bern
1999 Galerie Hanssler, Munich
Galerie Stuhentor, Vienna
2000 Galerie Voigt, Nurnberg
2002 Galerie Vita, Bern
2003 Galerie Hanssler, Munich
2005 Galerie Laik, Koblenz
Galerie Higher Art, Australia
2006 Galerie Vita, Bern
Cavaliero Fine Arts
1994-present Permanently exhibited at Gallery 71
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