» Vita - Claudia Lüke

1963

Born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, where she lives and works

 

82-89       

Study of art at the University of Essen   (Folkwangschule),

she has been working as a freelance artist ever since

 

1990        
Scholarship of the city of Gelsenkirchen for fine arts

 

2001                 
Teaching position at the University of Essen

 

2003

Teaching position at the University of Essen and Düsseldorf University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single exhibitions in Germany (excerpt)

  

» Kunstverein (art club) Grevenbroich

» Kunstverein Tecklenburg  

» Münster theatre      

» Gallery „werkstatt“, Gelsenkirchen

» „ZEK“, Hattingen

»  Kunstverein Schollbrockhaus, Herne 

» Atelier (Studio) Rolf Glasmeier, Gelsenkirchen

» Stadthaus (townhouse) Duisburg

» „ARTort“, Gladbeck

» Forum Bergmannsglück, Gelsenkirchen

» Ev. Akademie Iserlohn

» KunStock, Mülheim

 

International exhibitions (excerpt)

 

» Galerie-librairie „ITINERAIRES“, Paris        

» One Room Gallery, Zürich

 

Joint exhibitions (excerpt)

 

» Gallery of the KVR, Essen       

» Künstlersiedlung (artists quarter) Halfmannshof

» Museum Gelsenkirchen

» Gallery „Kenkmannshof“, Recklinghausen

» Tuchfühlung 2 (body contact 2), Langenberg 

» Gallerie of the city of Remscheid

» Wertanlagen 1 (assets 1), Recklinghausen 

 

International (excerpt)

 

» Global Gallery, Kapstadt

» „galgata“ landscape installation, Perugia

» Olztyn (Allenstein) international symposium

Competitions

2000        
Drafts for the artistic overall design of the     chapel at the Arena „Auf Schalke“ (football stadium) (requested drafts competition)

     

2002

1. prize in poster competition, international women’s synod, Barcelona

 

2003
1. prize solar art competition, Gelsenkirchen

 

 

Major projects

"..e sopra di noi le stelle.."

installation/performance Nordstern coal mine (2003), Duisburger inland port (2004), Wissenschaftspark (science park) Rheinelbe (2005)

 

"BrautSchau"

„looking for a wife“) installation and art direction of a five-week exhibition and series of events (2005) with female artists from various art categories

 

"Glückauf für Brot und Spiele"

(“thumbs up for bread and games”)

installation at the Glückaufkampfbahn (football stadium) for the public viewing events during the world cup 2006

 

"Glückstempel"

(„temple of luck“) installation at the Ruhr Festival 2006

 

"Imago"

room installation, Kunstverein (art club) Hattingen

 

 

Apart from thematic paintings and objects, Claudia Lüke’s work featured major conceptual projects and installations in public areas, in recent years. In her work she gains insight into specific topics and turns it into expressive art, thereby creating new and yet unknown perspectives for the viewers. Thus, Claudia Lüke succeeds in generating an exciting dialog between her own artistic language and the local surroundings.