Curriculum Vitae
WERNER ZELLIEN was born 19/02/1952 in Büren, Westfalen, West Germany. He has lived in the Republic of Ireland and West Berlin. Since 2003 he is living in Norway.
Exhibitions
- Museumsberg Flensburg
- Galerie Achshav. Now Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
- Industrie und Handelskammer Lüneburg
- Kunstamt Thübingen
- Holstein Haus, Schwerin, Germany
- Edvard Munch Haus, Warnemünde, Germany
- Villa Wannsee, Berlin, Germany
- Groupshow: Martin Gropius Bau Berlin, Arkitektur, Denkmal BHF, Wannsee, Germany
- Internationaler Architekturideen Wettbewerb, "Mythos Berlin"
- Drammens Kunstmuseum, Norway
- Bergen Kunstmuseum (KODE), Norway
- Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
- Holocaust Senteret, Oslo, Norway
- Goethe Institut, Oslo, Norway
- Substation Margate, UK (May-June 2011)
- Cliftonville Now, Platform 7, UK, Co. Kent (September 2011)
- TRAFO, Asker, Norway (November-December 2011)
- Holocaust Center, Oslo, Norway (January-May 2012)
- Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Utøya (June-September 2019)
- Drammens Kunstmuseum, group show (February-October 2020)
- Foundation Reinbeckhallen, "Berlin, 1945–2000 A Photographic Subject" (2020-2021)
- Feiring, Norway, group show (December 2020)
- Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, "Utøya", group show "Expand" (September-October 2021)
- Arter Museum, Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, group show, "Locus Solus" (April-December 2022)
- Kunstverein Dresden (January-February 2024)
Collections
- Art Museum Flensburg, Germany
- Drammens Kunstmuseum, Norway
- Bergen Kunstmuseum (KODE), Norway
- Statkraft, Energy Company, Norway
- National Museum of Norway
- Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul
- City of Oslo Art Collection
- Lillehammer Art Museum
- Kupferstich Kabinett Dresden
- Various private collectors in Europe
Publications
- Zeitlos, Harld Szeemann
- Ileana Sonnabend Collection, Christos Joachimides
- Berlinart, Kinaston MacShine, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
- OH, Jenny Holzer, Neue National Galerie, Berlin, Germany
- Metropolis, Christos Joachimides & Norman Rosenthal
- Artscape Nordland, Maaretta Jaukkuri, Norway
- Anselm Kiefer, Neue National Galerie, Berlin, Germany
- Sakprosa i skolen, Fagbokforlaget, Norway
- The Wannsee Conference & The Final Solution, Mark Roseman, The Folio Society, London, UK
Books
- Villa Wannsee — Melancholy Grandeur
- Journalen
- Kurze Geschichten
Grants
- British Arts Council
- NBK Grant
Prizes
- 1st Prize - International Architectural Idea Competition, "Mythos Berlin" (1988)
Organizations
- Member of Society of Fine Art Photographers and Fine Art, Norway
Education & Studies
- Studied Polyfocal drawing at Hochschule der Künste Berlin
- Apprenticeship as a photographer at Marschner Advertisement Studio, Bielefeld, West Germany
Other Experience
- Planning and Construction supervision for the International Building Exhibition (IBA) at Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin (1984)