Elisabeth Apelt
Painter from Deutschland
"Bestimmt werden die groß- und kleinformatigen Ölbilder von einer besonderen, strahlenden Atmosphäre, geschaffen aus Licht und Farbe." - Elisabeth Apelt
Biography of Elisabeth Apelt
was born in Vechta in the Oldenburg region and now lives in Haltern am See. After studying architecture in Münster, she worked as a planning engineer in industrial construction in Gelsenkirchen. Between 1994 and 1997, she lived in Tripoli, Libya, for several years. There she was taught freehand drawing by an Iranian art professor. She also gained experience in painting in many seminars and while travelling. Since 2004, she has been working in her studio in the Künstlerhof Lavesum in Haltern am See, where she has been a member of the open studio community ‘malZEIT’ since February 2007. Since 2006 she has regularly attended the painting academy ‘artur’ in Recklinghausen.
Since 2007 various exhibitions at home and abroad
Last exhibitions (excerpt)
2013 Marl, Gallery at the GiL
2013 Frankfurt, Sanofi-Aventis
2013 Cologne, Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians
2013 Düsseldorf, Adam-Ries University of Applied Sciences
2013 Vienna, VIENNA SHOWCASE - Museum of Young Art
2013 Berlin, German Raiffeisen Association
2013/2014 Hamm, Galerie Kley, Christmas exhibition
2014 Düsseldorf, IUBH
About the art of Elisabeth Apelt
With Elisabeth Apelt, it’s “Where Painting Meets Architecture.” In her exhibition projects focusing on the historical themes "Luxury and Decadence" and "2000 Years of Varus", Elisabeth Apelt artistically explored Roman-era architecture. Her modern still lifes were showcased in official accompanying exhibitions organized by the city of Haltern am See in 2007 and 2009 at the old town hall.
