Works
Biography
| *1961 | in Cologne |
| 1983 – 1989 | Art studies at the GHS University Essen (class László Lákner) |
| 2008 | Culture Award of the Stadtverband Kultur, Bergisch Gladbach: “Der Bopp” for the project “Farbwechsel” |
Painter Claudia Betzin, who lives in Bergisch Gladbach, studied Art at the GHS University in Essen and is represented in this exhibition with a selection of prints. For some years now, Claudia Betzin has devoted herself to acrylic painting and has been increasingly experimenting with screen printing and woodcut techniques. Sparingly set lines and line fields, so that the underlying layers of paint break out, return in her woodcut works in different variations and are a distinguishing feature of Claudia Betzin.
In the screen prints shown here, the color is treated as a light value. The basis is formed by the artist’s own photos of wind instruments, which are alienated and abstracted by different grids from very coarse to very fine, strong enlargements and extreme cut-outs.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selection)
| 2022 | „Einschnitte“, Kunsthafen Rhenania, Cologne |
| 2018 | „vertont, gerastert, ausgesiebt“, actvideo, Cologne |
| 2017 | “Printmaking”, Art Gallery ART ROOM, Düsseldorf |
| 2013/14 | “auf Linie und Ton”, Caritas Counselling Centre, Bonn |
| 2012 | “GP-S”, Kleine Rathausgalerie Odenthal |
| 2010 | “Tonspuren”, Consgenossen, Lindlar |
Group exhibitions (selection)
| 2022 |
“True Colours – Farbe bekennen”, Galerie Musnadi-Weskamp, Altes Pfandhaus, Köln |
| 2021 |
“Inspire!”, Galerie Musnadi-Weskamp, Altes Pfandhaus, Köln |
| 2020/21 | “Breaking the silence – die Stille durchbrechen”, Galerie Musnadi-Weskamp |
| 2016 | “Parcours”, Dakar |
| 2015 | 150 Jahre danach” – the Rhine album reworked by Caspar Scheuren, Kreishaus, Bergisch Gladbach |
| 2011 | “wegwegweg” installation, Kulturbahnhof, Overath |
Bibliography
| 2009 | Catalogue “>>enzwisch”, Vitrine Paulin, cent lieux d’art, solre le chateaux, text: Gilles Fournet |
| 2007 | Catalogue “Intuition und Bestimmung”, Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, texts: Karin Stempel, Wolfgang Vomm |
| 2006 | Catalogue “Farbwechsel”, Bergisch Gladbach, text: Petra Ölschlägel |
| 2004 | Catalogue “Stuhlwerk”, Bergisch Gladbach, text: Petra Lange |