Julia Venske 1971 Berlin
Gregor Spänle 1969 Munich
Live and work in New York and Munich

EDUCATION

1991-1995 Steinbildhauerfachschule Laas, Italy
1995 Diplom
1996 RMIT Dep. of fine arts, Robert Owen, Melbourne, Australia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012 "Landesmuseum Schleswig," Holstein, Schloss Gottorf, Germany
2012 Museum Bad Arolsen, Kassel, Germany
2011 Atlanta Myzot,   Marcia Wood Gallery,  Atlanta,
2011 Im Raum, Zweigstelle, Berlin
2011 Uno con Otros, Galeria Ana Serratosa, Valencia, Spain
2011 "wanderlust,"  Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2010  Soloposition at Preview, Galerie Robert Drees, Berlin
2010  " - re-import,"  St. Markus Kirche, Laas, Italy
2010 Kunstkammer No.8, Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, Germany
2010 "voyage congolaise"  Arin Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
2010 "Inside," Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta
2009 "smurf and nailfetisch,"  hotel hippopotame,  Brazzaville, Republic du Congo
2009 "voyage congolaise"  Kunstverein W¸rzburg, Germany
2009 “in hannover”, Galerie Robert Drees, Hannover, Germany
2009 “coming together” Thatcher Projects, New York
2009 “among us”, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2009 “venske & spänle at PYD”, PYD Building, Sydney, Austalia
2008 “unter anderen” Delicious art space, Zurich, Switzerland
2008 “unter uns” Kunstverein Aichach, Germany
2007 “on it” Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2007 “perchance to dream,” Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2006 “Flow,” Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2005 “as if we are alone” Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2004 "aussen vor" Lothringer Str. 13/Spiegel, Munich, Germany
2004 “Square and Drops,” Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2003 "we are here," Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, USA
2003 "fluff" Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2002 "smurfs and screens" Renate Schröder Galerie, Köln, Germany
2001 "screen" Museo Sivori, Buenos Aires, Argentina (catalogue)
2000 Renate Schröder Galerie, Köln, Germany
2000 Köln Skulptur, Art Cologne,Germany
1999 "black & white" Margaret Thatcher Projects (2 Person show), New York, USA
1998 "marble", MBM Gallery, New York, USA (catalogue)
1997 "Transformation", MBM Gallery, New York, USA
1997 AR-TS Kunstverein Traunstein, Germany

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 Preview Berlin ,with Robert Drees Gallery, Berlin
2011 Hot water spring park, Icheon , South Korea
2011 Sweet and Savory, Pavel Zoubock Gallery , New York
2011 Glasshouse Gallery, Regional Museum, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
2011 "Blickachsen 8", Bad Homburg, Germany
2011 "Biomorph",  Museum Rolandseck, Arp Museum, Bonn, Germany
2011 "Bodily Functions", Neuer Kunstverein, Kˆln, Germany
2011 Artefiera, Bologna, Robert Drees Galerie, Bologna, Italy
2011 Artstage Singapore, C. Dietzschold Gallery, Singapore
2010 Pulse Miami, Margaret Thatcher Projects, Miami, USA
2010 Art Z¸rich, Galerie Robert Drees, Z¸rich, Switzerland
2010 "Im Dialog", Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland
2010 "survival-¸berleben", neue Kunst in alten G‰rten, Lenthe, Germany (catalogue)
2010 Summergroupshow, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2010 ART HK, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Hong Kong
2009 "wallrocket" Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
2009 "in china" Connyy Dietzschold Gallery, ART HK 09, Hong Kong, China
2009 "Raumfahrt der Burokraten“, Schalrehalle Hbf München, Germany
2008 "wallrocket – tribute to ed ruscha" Flagart Foundation, New York, NY
2008 "This Just In“ Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2008 "schrumpf" Thatcher Projects, Pulse, Miami, F
2008 "las vegas collects contemporary", Las Vegas Art Museum, USA
2007 "cybersmorf" installation, Pulse Art Fair, Miami
2007 "smurf austral", Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007 “Chill,” Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2006 Affair at the Jupiter Hotel (art fair), Marcia Wood Gallery, Portland (OR), USA
2006 flow (art fair), Marcia Wood Gallery, Miami, USA
2006 Pulse (art fair), Thatcher Projects, Miami, USA
2006 “Strafraum,” Lothringerstr. 13/Spiegel, Munich, Germany
2006 “flow,” Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, USA
2005 Pulse (art fair), Marcia Wood Gallery, Miami, USA
2005 “Redefining Space,” Turchin Center for the Arts, Boone, NC, USA
2005 “12. Kunstpreis, Kunstverein Aichach, Germany
2005 “heavenly or a slice of white” Hunter College, New York, USA (catalogue)
2005 “Summer Sensation,” Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2004-5 ”imbenge dreamhouse,” Völkerkunde Museum Munich Germany – Johannesburg, South Africa (catalogue)
2004 “ArtHouse, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2004 “Mindscapes,” Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York
2004 18 th Rosen Outdoor exhibition, Boone, NC (catalogue)
2004 "hard & soft" Thatcher Projects, New York
2004 "under different circumstances", The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta
2003 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Contemporary Art Projects, Sydney, Australia
2003 "tickled pink" Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta
2003 Castel Mareccio, Bolzano, Italy
2002 "Von der Garnison zur Konversion" BBK Augsburg, Germany
2002 "breathing room", Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2002 "Transit", Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2002 "jump", Schmidt-Dean-Gallery, Philadelphia
2002 "benefit", White Columns, New York
2001 Toyamural International Sculpture Biennale, Sapporo , Japan (catalogue)
2001 "heat", Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2001 arte BA, C/C Galeria de Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 "PinkRed", Schmidt Dean Gallery, Philadelphia
2001 Art Brussels, Renate Schröder Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
2001 "in House" Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York
2000 Messe Zurich, Renate Schröder Galerie, Köln, Germany
2000 Messe Zürich, Renate Schröder Galerie, Switzerland
2000 Schmidt Dean Gallery, Philadelphia
1999 Galerie Wolfram Völker, Berlin, Germany
1999 Black and White with Arthur Mednick, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
1998 "Timessquare Ilusions", MBM Gallery, New York
1997 Schloß Goldrain, Bolzano, Italy
1995 "grenzen", St. Moritz, Switzerland
1995 Burg Tschengls, Bolzano, Italy
1994 Flughafen München,"Eigenart", Munich, Germany

GRANTS

2008 LfA Forderbank, Bayern
2006 LfA Forderbank, Bayern
2003 "The Yard", Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, USA

COLLECTIONS

Axa Nordstern
Glenn Fuhmann / MSD Capital
Jean and Micheal Klein
Libby Lumpkin and David Hickey
Ann and Bob Myers

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Der Tagesspiegel, kurz belichtet, Kunstkammer no.8 Georg Kolbe Museum, 6. Juli 2010
Kunstforum, Juli 2010, p.352, - Aktionen und Projekte
Art Scene March 2010 p.67Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, Friday, January 29, 2010
In the arts  B6, Jerry Cullum reviews "Venske & Spanle's impudent sculptures" at Marcia Wood Gallery, Jan 09, 2010 www.artscritical.com
Sculpture Magazine june 2008 Vol.27 No.5 p. 50-51 by Cathy Byrd
Las Vegas Sun, “Marble made light and airy”. Kristen Peterson, dec. 13 2007. 
Las Vegas Weekly,‘Grown up Art”, Danielle Kelly.  Jan. 2008
Atlanta Journal – Constitution, “Gumpfotenpanorama”. Jerry Cullem, 03/04/07
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Art & Antiques, “From big ideas to abstract forms”, Edward M. Gomez, May 2005
Carolina Arts, “Appalachian State opens new exhibit at Truchin Center”. Nov. 05
Venske & Spänle, monograph, published 2006
The Contemporary, issue no. 70, 2005, news p. 15,16, Cathy Byrd
The Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 24-30. 04, Metro p. 27 ”squares and drops”, Dominique Angeloro
Artforum, Sept. 2003, pp.229, "Yard", Kevin Pratt
New York Times, june 2003, pp E28, "Impressions of the Yard, Visual and Olfactory", Roberta Smith
Time Out New York, june 19-26 2003, pp.66
Atlanta Journal - Constitution , "fluff", "Melting marble for a smile", Jerry Cullum, 31 Januar 03
New York Times, "Heat", July 1 2001
hoy en el arte, BA , Laura Feinsilber, venske & spanle "screen", april 2001
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