f2_Eventgallery - Space for Art
Fährstraße 2
D-06114 Halle-Saale (near Leipzig)
Simone Distler and Gian Merlevede exhibit
September 18, 2018 through August 31, 2019
"It's a never-ending journey"
Opening Hours: Though the events are not open for the public (except when OPEN HOUSE) it is
generally possible to visit on appointment. Contact us.
OPEN HOUSE on Friday, 14th of June 2019 - 18:00-22:00
Fährstraße 2
D-06114 Halle-Saale (near Leipzig)
Simone Distler and Gian Merlevede exhibit
September 18, 2018 through August 31, 2019
"It's a never-ending journey"
Opening Hours: Though the events are not open for the public (except when OPEN HOUSE) it is
generally possible to visit on appointment. Contact us.
OPEN HOUSE on Friday, 14th of June 2019 - 18:00-22:00
Bio Simone Distler
Born 1982 in Ochsenfurt-Erlach, Germany/Europe. Formal education as an Clothing Technician/Tailoress and Fashion Assistant in the German city of Aschaffenburg. From 2002 till 2008 she worked within the Young Fashion Company Authentic Style in Marktbreit. Quitting her job she enrolled for a preparational art course at the Haller Akademie der Künste of Schwäbisch Hall. 2009 Simone got selected and matriculated at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in the city of Halle-Saale (Germany). Studying Painting under art professor Ute Pleuger. Graduation in 2014. October 2014 through June 2016 Simone Distler follows an honors course (In Germany this master-class student in art is named "Meisterschüler/Meisterschülerin"). |
Bio Gian Merlevede
Belgian-Swiss painter. Born 1973 in Soest (Westfalen, Germany). Raised in Flanders, Belgium. Education: Graphic Design in Antwerp (St. Lucas University College of Art and Design, 1988-1995). Art history in Ghent (Ghent University, 1995-2000). Master dissertation about the Austrian art historian Hans Sedlmayr and his critique on modern art (Verlust der Mitte 1948 - Art in Crisis 1956). One year of study Philosophical Aesthetics in Toronto, Canada (Institute of Christian Studies, 2001-2002). After his return to Europe, the artist lives and works in the medieval-provincial city of Mechelen, Belgium. November 2007 he gets his first solo exhibition at an art gallery in Antwerp. In the fall of 2009 he marries the German artist Simone Distler. Copyright Artborne Erdeborn 2018-2019 |